From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 3 02:08:06 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9EC3A106566B for ; Tue, 3 Nov 2009 02:08:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com (fg-out-1718.google.com [72.14.220.154]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 349DC8FC1A for ; Tue, 3 Nov 2009 02:08:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id d23so861118fga.13 for ; Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:08:05 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=lRIJNPDPUOn4Xhq1Or1vgBGTDu7ppK+uFJDXmH6VGHY=; b=hM92KiSTjVMYwwvDGLs/DMeQIRMV70UNXtNcWguskD28NjfWxwkQ+u4bS+aHp7NNas FP9HvhzJd2RYzcnoeW/9OdYge7HYCeFDxQsFRIEU6wLA8gw0D8c9LRLdeFNIgUCVpgxF ixa0Ho5RWrEvbfQWKvb5KP2S6ZxWVWmMDqGg4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=UF9AVGHkiViQ1f8v93gzcQFSj378UhiqYUO9+3vNlBWtj5Eg3XpoqMJV5lPXkXd277 d6kgh8nWV92DZAzQa6P73afawY/tV4IUTPj2S/qakKCSq8CrTZA/cscsPMKi5FuYV0G8 O/WrsZUFw0HkmAQ+jDHcbaJH3DoNo74lkbQMo= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.59.148 with SMTP id l20mr875491fah.75.1257214084966; Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:08:04 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 21:08:04 -0500 Message-ID: <4ad871310911021808x1927581ak437f2cbc55648507@mail.gmail.com> From: Glen Barber To: Peter Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xen or virtualbox or vmware ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:08:06 -0000 Hi On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Peter wrote: > iH, > =A0 Trying to setup a new 'virtual' environment. > Goal is to run freebsd in a virtual environment for ease of management an= d > just because I've finally got _new_ hardware that isn't ~7++ years old. > > So far thinking of going > =A0netbsd -> xen -> freebsd/whatever [if it'll work] > or would the following be better? > =A0linux -> xen -> freebsd/whatever > or > =A0freebsd -> virtualbox -> freebsd/whatever > or [don't really care for] > =A0linux -> vmware workstation -> freebsd/whatever > =A0 =A0[my generic hardware doesn't work with esx[i]] > > Has anyone done something similar, especially the xen type of setup or > would one recommend a freebsd and virtualbox ? > What dom0 have you found to work best with xen? > > Just looking for thoughts/ideas/experience. If your end result is to run FreeBSD, why not use jails? http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/jails.html --=20 Glen Barber