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    Virtuozzo vs. HyperVM

    So which is better. Neither site has much info. I see a lot of Virtuozzo here but I have to say that they are using a really old kernel that scares me. So what's the difference and is there any others?

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    openvz also use a really old kernel :p
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    From the OpenVZ page, kernel 2.6.18

    Not really that old.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MIYU-HITORI
    openvz also use a really old kernel :p

    If you can't customize your own kernel, that might be a problem...which I suggest doing or hiring someone to do anyways.

    Linux-2.6.18 is the most recent kernel and is available with a patch on their website openvz.org...easy enough.


    I think OpenVZ is fine, haven't seen any issues with it yet...

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    As far as I understand is the OpenVZ kernel has a load of backports. Also Virtuozzo itself is "only "on 2.6.9
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    Question

    Quote Originally Posted by a2b2
    As far as I understand is the OpenVZ kernel has a load of backports. Also Virtuozzo itself is "only "on 2.6.9
    Yes - that's what I'm talking about. And the problem with that is that if you want to run on AMD dual core processors you need at least 2.6.14. And I can't imagine wanting to run virtual servers and mot use multi-core processors.

    Can you buy Virtuozzo and slip in the laters 2.6.18 kernel?

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    The Virtuozzo 2.6.9 kernel has 2.6.18 stuff backported and it will quite happily run on AMD Dual Core boxes as well as Dual Core Dual Xeons
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    I notice though that openvz has more modern kernels and I'm confused as to why Virtuozzo would backport to an old kernel rather than use a new kernel? Or - why not have this sort of virtualization part of the regular kernel?

    However, the backporting is good to know. That's a step up from what I was thinking it was.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mperkel
    I notice though that openvz has more modern kernels and I'm confused as to why Virtuozzo would backport to an old kernel rather than use a new kernel? Or - why not have this sort of virtualization part of the regular kernel?

    However, the backporting is good to know. That's a step up from what I was thinking it was.
    The backport rather that going with the latest/greatest due to stability. I would rather have a kernel that can run for months/years than having to reboot every month to pick up lots of features I don't need
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    Virtuozzo 2.6.9 kernel is based on RedHat Enterprise 4 kernel... take that for what it's worth.
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