From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 29 17:50:29 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 35482C0B for ; Mon, 29 Jul 2013 17:50:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from outbackdingo@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ob0-x236.google.com (mail-ob0-x236.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4003:c01::236]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id F2D5C254E for ; Mon, 29 Jul 2013 17:50:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ob0-f182.google.com with SMTP id wo10so9919161obc.41 for ; Mon, 29 Jul 2013 10:50:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=433/+DOzfk9nvKPawDSrZpt4U47aMsTk8dD3Yn85gaU=; b=KnCP3IrvptQ80XYaFzjpgtSfdEMkm7NGqhurpcj2d6wh/pahcjVhhs8zMPbpf6GQIb IPqvJgzpfpd0KFDf9kSD2CzJyRl52ebqOYBSsx5LNka4KRBmPK8Prxe/z1QZLD0kpgLu 3zHgXujTkFvbWlQZl58r3kRo2AHoxaOC/SOWGYb59XVmwKSQo/zkpO41uxr9puFneBKO Vkmq86Fh7lxeCHF9JT7XQMr1ykxhTzokJM+V29avLnxgP6skFYe/PnSalEWPD6VeReWi Mz8xc5R9JkcJaQ+57IX0Zi9K0jXVblTaH+AHyEvBheA+yUcx0+rKiBRQzhhtc/tTCk5P Xrbg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.60.145.173 with SMTP id sv13mr58738810oeb.63.1375120228268; Mon, 29 Jul 2013 10:50:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.76.90.197 with HTTP; Mon, 29 Jul 2013 10:50:28 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <156901ce8c7a$22193860$664ba920$@net> References: <51F68EBA.104@ogris.de> <156901ce8c7a$22193860$664ba920$@net> Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:50:28 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Virtualizing FreeBSD... From: Outback Dingo To: vandj@securenet.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org, "Felix J. Ogris" X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 17:50:29 -0000 On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 12:39 PM, Jean M. Vandette wro= te: > Greetings > > I asked the same question, we settled on XEN server > The process to virtualize FreeBSD is not very hard but > takes a few steps. > > We have 8.4 (32 & 64) and 9.x (32 & 64) running on > different machines. > > XEN server ISO can be had at http://www.xenserver.org/ > there are a few how-to's on the virtualization process. > > Ive also chosen XEN, XCP specifically, and XENHVM kernels work great on 9.1, 9.2-BETA2, and CURRENT Personally I wount go anywhere near VMWare > > Regards > > Jean M. Vandette > > SecureNet Information Services > Divisions 159272 Canada Inc. > 283-100 Alexis Nihon Blvd > St Laurent, Quebec H4M 2N7 > 514-744-4242 > 800-469-7774 > 514-744-1552 Fax > > IMPORTANT: > Les informations contenues au pr=E9sent courriel ainsi que dans tout docu= ment > annex=E9 sont de nature privil=E9gi=E9e et confidentielle et ne peuvent = =EAtre > utilis=E9es que par la ou les personnes ou entit=E9s dont le nom para=EEt > ci-dessus. 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Ogris > Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 11:48 AM > To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Virtualizing FreeBSD... > > On 07/29/13 16:23, Karl Pielorz wrote: > > > Anyone got any recommended / "works for them" advice on what's the > > best virtualization platform to run FreeBSD under? (apart from FreeBSD > > itself) - we're looking for something commercial / with management etc. > > (e.g. HyperV/ESXi etc.) > > Hi, > > we've run FreeBSD 7 to 9 amd64 under ESXi for the last years. We had some > issues with emulators/open-vm-tools (stalled network connections resultin= g > in high load, but no crashes). I'd either choose native VMware tools > (available, stable, and decent performance with FreeBSD 9.x under ESXi 5.= x, > though I haven't benchmarked this) or stick to em0. > I've never tried Vmware's paravirtualized disk controller, though. > > --Felix > > > We've got some experience running it under VMware - but are looking > > for one that offers good driver support (i.e. not 'emulated hardware' > > for NIC / disks)? > > > > The experience we've had so far hasn't been brilliant from an I/O > > point of view (hence the push to find out who/what supports FreeBSD > > better for I/O drivers) - there's only so far an emulated E1000 can go > > :) > > > > Thanks, > > > > -Karl > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-isp@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-isp-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-isp@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-isp-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-isp@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-isp-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >