Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 19:24:53 +0100 From: David Markey <admin@dmarkey.com> To: Guillaume Seigneuret <gs@omegacube.fr> Cc: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Amazon EC2 Message-ID: <AANLkTikWuM59EVUhgq2Sy1bhqt7U24GN9abOPCSEoZpm@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <007f01caeaec$cd981cc0$68c85640$@fr> References: <mailman.0.1272469131.53615.freebsd-xen@freebsd.org> <SNT121-W15BC09AC45E8355A7B9DF4C8020@phx.gbl> <002301cae6eb$d63549c0$829fdd40$@fr> <SNT121-W549F14CFF310A9FA298AA4C8010@phx.gbl> <003301cae890$c1f760f0$45e622d0$@fr> <SNT121-W3966D2D5CE0D6EFF00685CC8F20@phx.gbl> <007f01caeaec$cd981cc0$68c85640$@fr>
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Eh Xen 4.0 is out. It will be easier for maintainers to include Xen Dom0 support when pv_ops hits kernel.org. Which hopefully wont be too long. On 3 May 2010 19:16, Guillaume Seigneuret <gs@omegacube.fr> wrote: > I agree but I think the major problem is that all the Linux distributions > are abandoning Xen because of its difficulty to maintain. (I fear > especially > for Debian which is the main interesting distrib for Xen dom0) > > For now the only OS who is maintaining Xen as Dom0 is NetBSD and it=92s n= ot > so > great by my humble opinion. > > > > So maybe it would be a good thing to look at alternatives to Xen or > patiently wait for Xen 4.0 :( > > > > Cordialement, > > > Guillaume Seigneuret > > > > logo_625x333 > > > > Network and System Security Architect > Web : <http://www.omegacube.fr>; http://www.omegacube.fr > Address : > H=F4tel Technologique - BP 100 > Technop=F4le de Ch=E2teau Gombert > 13382 Marseille Cedex 13 > > > > De : Zladivliba Voskuy [mailto:nospampam@hotmail.fr] > Envoy=E9 : lundi 3 mai 2010 19:54 > =C0 : gs@omegacube.fr > Cc : freebsd-xen@freebsd.org > Objet : RE: FreeBSD on Amazon EC2 > > > > > Thanks for your interesting view on the subject. Yes I guess I too, would > really love to hear from a FreeBSD developer on this matter. It would be > great to have at least a 386 version working so some of us could put it o= n > ec2 and start with some feedback. > > FreeBSD should really be there in my opinion ! > > -- > My dojo & zend framework experience, the good, the bad with code samples > ;-) > http://practicalphpajax.wordpress.com/ > > > > > > From: gs@omegacube.fr > > To: nospampam@hotmail.fr > > CC: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org > > Subject: RE: FreeBSD on Amazon EC2 > > Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:12:55 +0200 > > > > Dear Zlabivliba, > > > > I think it's going to take a while for FreeBSD to perfectly work as a > > paravirtualized DomU. > > SMP doesn't work, there is no AMD64 kernel available, and the stability > has > > to be improved under heavy load. > > I guess the first work will be done on the stability of the virtualized > OS > > and then some new feature will appear. > > Maybe a FreeBSD developer could tell us about this but I also guess thi= s > is > > not a priority since they added FreeBSD jails. > > > > Cordialement, > > > > Guillaume Seigneuret > > > > > > > > Network and System Security Architect > > Web : http://www.omegacube.fr > > Address : > > H=F4tel Technologique - BP 100 > > Technop=F4le de Ch=E2teau Gombert > > 13382 Marseille Cedex 13 > > > > -----Message d'origine----- > > De : owner-freebsd-xen@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-xen@freebsd.or= g > ] > De > > la part de Zladivliba Voskuy > > Envoy=E9 : jeudi 29 avril 2010 12:38 > > =C0 : freebsd-xen@freebsd.org > > Objet : RE: FreeBSD on Amazon EC2 > > > > > > Ok, that's a good news. In your opinion what exactly is the work > remaining > > to be done for a full implementation, and how long is this going to tak= e > ? > > > > -- > > My dojo & zend framework experience, the good, the bad with code sample= s > ;-) > > > > http://practicalphpajax.wordpress.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > From: gs@omegacube.fr > > > To: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org > > > Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:59:50 +0200 > > > Subject: RE: FreeBSD on Amazon EC2 > > > > > > For the moment FreeBSD is not stable as a paravirtualized DomU. > > > I test it for a while and it crashes under heavy load. > > > If you need to test it, I'm sure it'll work on Amazon EC2 patform but > > don't > > > expect have it as a stable production environment. > > > > > > Cordialement, > > > > > > Guillaume Seigneuret > > > > > > > > > > > > Network and System Security Architect > > > Web : http://www.omegacube.fr > > > Address : > > > H=F4tel Technologique - BP 100 > > > Technop=F4le de Ch=E2teau Gombert > > > 13382 Marseille Cedex 13 > > > > > > -----Message d'origine----- > > > De : owner-freebsd-xen@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-xen@freebsd.org] > > De > > > la part de Zladivliba Voskuy > > > Envoy=E9 : mercredi 28 avril 2010 17:41 > > > =C0 : freebsd-xen@freebsd.org > > > Objet : FreeBSD on Amazon EC2 > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone ! > > > > > > I'm trying to find a solution to run FreeBSD on the Amazon EC2 > platform. > > > Anyone succeded at building an image that could actually run ? > > > > > > There's a lot of interest out there about this subject and my guess i= s > > that > > > FreeBSD would make a great choice for cloud computing. I'd really lik= e > to > > > see it working soon. > > > > > > Thanks for any input ! > > > > > > -- > > > My dojo & zend framework experience, the good, the bad with code > samples > > ;-) > > > > > > http://practicalphpajax.wordpress.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Hotmail : un service de messagerie gratuit, fiable et complet > > > > > > > https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=3D60969___________________________= _____ > > > _______________ > > > freebsd-xen@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-xen > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-xen-unsubscribe@freebsd.org= " > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-xen@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-xen > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-xen-unsubscribe@freebsd.org= " > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Hotmail : un service de messagerie gratuit, fiable et complet > > > > https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=3D60969___________________________= _____ > > _______________ > > freebsd-xen@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-xen > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-xen-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > _____ > > Hotmail : une messagerie fiable avec la protection anti-spam performante = de > Microsoft Inscrivez-vous <https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=3D60969>; > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-xen@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-xen > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-xen-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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