> Hello,
>
> I installed Opensolaris 2008.05 to work as a small
> homeserver. In its final configuration, I want it to
> run a linux based Firewall-distribution, a
> Gentoo-Linux System for Software not yet ported to
> opensolaris and to fiddle around, a Windows XP System
> for Stuff like my Scanner and my Walkman and of
> course Opensolaris as Fileserver, Webserver and
> Database.
>
> From what I have read so far, Windows does not run
> too well on Xen plus my board does not suppurt the
> AMD-V Extensions of my CPU, so this is a candidate
> for virtualbox.
> The question now is, if I should realise the
> functionality I want in Opensolaris in the Dom0
> Installation, or if I should use another DomU
> Opensolaris which then will be my Web- and Fileserver
> and will run Windows in Virtualbox too.
>
> Maybe it's even better to completely forget Xen and
> simply use Virtualbox. So any ideas and advice to
> this configuration are appreciated.
Xen Hypervisor running at OpenSolaris,Nevada,Linux Dom0 has one feature makes
it special.
It's paravirtual guests. I am not sure Gentoo PV DomU would be possible to
install.
Xen port to Gentoo-Linux shouldn't be a problem, but you would need xen-enabled
Gentoo
-Linux root image (?)
HVM guests would be also faster vs VMware's VM, but not on 3.1.4 Xen release
implemented on OpenSolaris. Looks like VirtualBox would be the optimal choice.
Your business requirements seem to have nothing to do either with Dom0 or DomU.
P.S.
Windows HVM runs fine at RHEL 5.2 Dom0 ( with pv drivers and without on Xen 3.3
port)
same option is available for OpenSolaris as well. I just didn't get a chance to
test it.
>
> Thanks in advance
> zwiebel
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