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[ladhostcom]

xen hvm or kvm, which is better

[Preetam]

Something useful to look at...
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...0_xenkvm&num=1

[VMStormVPS Dave G]

Originally Posted by ladhostcom

xen hvm or kvm, which is better

Let's not leave VMWare out of the party .

I would rank them:

1. VMWare
2. Xen
3. KVM

It's all about the type of virtualization, how well the hardware instruction set is virtualized and how much flexibility the platform gives you. I left OpenVZ off this list intentionally because it would be ranked somewhere around number 39...

~Dave

[Largo05]

Originally Posted by daveg01

Let's not leave VMWare out of the party .

I would rank them:

1. VMWare
2. Xen
3. KVM

It's all about the type of virtualization, how well the hardware instruction set is virtualized and how much flexibility the platform gives you. I left OpenVZ off this list intentionally because it would be ranked somewhere around number 39...

~Dave

39 is a conservative number isn't it? I would rank it somewhere in the 60-70s range.

[Helix development]

Also remember of Virtuozzo and OpenVZ.

[MaxxTechz-Erick]

VMware network management sucks :/

[VMStormVPS Dave G]

Originally Posted by MaxxTechz-Erick

VMware network management sucks :/

In what way?

Best,
Dave

[Techy]

This thread may interest you http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showth...ated+resources regarding XEN

[sleddog]

Originally Posted by daveg01

It's all about the type of virtualization, how well the hardware instruction set is virtualized and how much flexibility the platform gives you. I left OpenVZ off this list intentionally because it would be ranked somewhere around number 39...

You should've left OpenVZ off the list because it doesn't do hardware virtualization, so it's an apples and pineapples comparison.

In some situations OpenVZ may be a better choice than a fully hardware-virtualized solution like KVM or Xen HVM.

[VMStormVPS Dave G]

Originally Posted by sleddog

You should've left OpenVZ off the list because it doesn't do hardware virtualization, so it's an apples and pineapples comparison.

Of course, but nowhere did anyone specify hardware only. They merely listed only hardware-level virtualization options in the thread. I agree that Kernel-V isn't the same but folks compare it anyway....

Best,
Dave

[sleddog]

Originally Posted by daveg01

Of course, but nowhere did anyone specify hardware only.

I guess I inferred it from the thread title and the OP.

[silasistefan]

Originally Posted by daveg01

I would rank them:

1. VMWare
2. Xen
3. KVM

Why is VMWare above XEN in your post ?

[techjr]

Is better in what way?


Anyways, kvm should perform better for most tasks... Could you clarify your question?

[MaxxTechz-Erick]

Originally Posted by techjr

Is better in what way?


Anyways, kvm should perform better for most tasks... Could you clarify your question?

i have a vCloud trial at GNAX and its always down so i even got moved to production netowrk and its down (paid) so everything is good exept netowrk its very unstable