Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:50:28 -0400 From: Outback Dingo <outbackdingo@gmail.com> To: vandj@securenet.net Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org, "Felix J. Ogris" <fjo-lists@ogris.de> Subject: Re: Virtualizing FreeBSD... Message-ID: <CAKYr3zz5TyxBAaid5iVVQTsdjTa6ZW9jdcCQZLY8be5KmnpiRg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <156901ce8c7a$22193860$664ba920$@net> References: <E1772891B3BA6EDA2EC23274@Mail-PC.tdx.co.uk> <51F68EBA.104@ogris.de> <156901ce8c7a$22193860$664ba920$@net>
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On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 12:39 PM, Jean M. Vandette <vandj@securenet.net>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. Si le lecteur du pr=E9sent message n'est pas le destinataire p= r=E9vu > ou n'a pas =E9t=E9 mis en copie, il est par les pr=E9sentes pri=E9 de not= er qu'il > est strictement interdit de divulguer, de distribuer de copier ou > d'utiliser > de quelconque fa=E7on ce message ou ses annexes. Si ceux-ci vous ont =E9t= =E9 > transmis par m=E9garde, veuillez les effacer et nous en aviser imm=E9diat= ement. > > This E-mail along with its attachments, if any, contain privileged and > confidential information intended only for the use of the individuals or > entities named above. Any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of > the > same by anyone other than the intended recipients is strictly prohibited. > If > you have received this communication in error, please delete both E-mail > and > attachments and notify us immediately. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org= ] > On Behalf Of Felix J. 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" >
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