Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:03:26 -0600 From: Jonathan Horne <freebsd@dfwlp.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD as VM host OS? Message-ID: <200612181903.26955.freebsd@dfwlp.com> In-Reply-To: <4586ADC2.9030807@networktest.com> References: <4586ADC2.9030807@networktest.com>
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On Monday 18 December 2006 09:03, David Newman wrote: > This page compares various virtual machines: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_virtual_machines > > Unfortunately it appears very few support FreeBSD as a host OS. > > I would greatly appreciate advice, anecdotes, or cautionary tales of any > VMs that: > > - run on FreeBSD (amd64 or x86) as a host OS > > - run *nix guest OSs at or near native speed > > "You really need <some other OS> as the host OS" is a perfectly valid > response too. > > many thanks > > dn partially afraid of being flamed, but im sure most will understand, but when i recently downsized my operation into virtual machines on a single host, i chose linux with the free vmware-server. vmware offers any type of networking set up i need, as well as consoles over the web or applications (in linux or windows), and on top of that, vmware server has full sets of vmware-tools that will control freebsd guests perfectly (ie, when i call shutdown on the host, each guests shuts down properly as the host waits for each one). i have 5 (production) separate servers running as guests, and they run well enough that i cant really even tell they are virtual. i really think bang for the buck, linux/vmware is the way to go for a production level VM setup. cheers, jonathan
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