Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:57:20 -0700 From: Sean Bruno <seanbru@yahoo-inc.com> To: arvind viswanathan <arvind.viswanathan@gmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-xen@freebsd.org" <freebsd-xen@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Q on types of xen virtualization Message-ID: <1344556640.2626.5.camel@powernoodle.corp.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <CAFOzg%2BGd=4RA10s0LJHcc72VZc-OkZvzcHw5o66D95_4H8EwKA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAFOzg%2BGd=4RA10s0LJHcc72VZc-OkZvzcHw5o66D95_4H8EwKA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 2012-08-09 at 16:30 -0700, arvind viswanathan wrote: > Hi, > > I use a version of Freebsd 7 for my work and I was able to brint it up in > Open xen 4.2 However the, OS version I use does not have any xen related > files in it (no xen device folder, no xen folder in sys.., no change to the > kernel config either) But the server we use supports virtualization. So is > the mode that we are currently working in referred to as pure HVM ? I also > hear about PV HVM and purely PV. I guess in PV HVM, we use a XEN > configuration file and run on a machine supporting virtualization and > currently 64 bit machines can only be run this way ? Can some one confirm > if my understanding is right. > Thanks > arvind > _______________________________________________ For full PV support, you can only use a 32bit version of FreeBSD 8 and higher via the XEN kernel config. For HVM mode you can use 64bit FreeBSD 8 and higher with the XENHVM kernel config. There is no PV support in 64bit mode at this time. Sean
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