Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 22:07:23 -0500 From: "Dan Langille" <dan@langille.org> To: chat@freebsd.org Subject: building a XEN system Message-ID: <45F0891B.11429.16B9E171@dan.langille.org>
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After a talk on XEN at a local LUG <http://www.oclug.on.ca>, I spoke with the presenter about putting together a small server to run XEN. He said my best bet was to ensure the CPU could handle virtualization, that is, it was VT- enabled. To check this, read the box the CPU comes in. Look for the word virtualization. I checked prices at OEM express (prices are rounded and in $CAD): Antec Sonata II w/smartpower 2.0 450w - $110 ASUS M2N-E AM2 PCI-e GBLan SATA - $115 AMD Athlon64 3800+ (2.4Ghz) 640Kb AM2 - $130 2x DDR400 PC3200 1GB Azen RAM - @$110 = $220 So for about $650 including taxes, you've got a decent beefy system. HDD not included (I have plenty of HDD here so I wasn't pricing them). The AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ Dual Core AM2 is just $20 more, but I was unsure as to whether or not a dual core would be an advantage under XEN, but for $20 more, what a deal! He figured this was my best bet for getting FreeBSD installed and running as guests. Someone else suggested using NetBSD as domU. -- Dan Langille : Software Developer looking for work my resume: http://www.freebsddiary.org/dan_langille.php PGCon - The PostgreSQL Conference - http://www.pgcon.org/
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