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On 2015-01-22 08:32, Håkon Alstadheim wrote: |
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> Pondering dom0 os for new Xen server (Xeon e5 2620 v3 cpu) . Server is |
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> for home use. (routing/firewall; dns/dhcp, mail servers, etc. etc; |
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> linux gui desktop; linux media-server; windows as separate domains). |
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> I have basic skills in debian, and gentoo. A bit rusty on the |
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> rpm-based distros. Totally unfamiliar with *BSD. Total newbie in XEN |
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> So, given this list is bound to be a bit biased, : why would I pick |
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> gentoo for dom0, and what version of XEN would I use ? |
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Picking gentoo for dom0 is probably the same question as "why would I |
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use gentoo instead of other linux distribution". Me personally have very |
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good experience in running xen dom0 machines on gentoo. If you separate |
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your dom0 machine and the services are in domUs, then the dom0 is very |
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small, clean and easy to maintain (for years). Ask on the debian list |
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and I'm sure they will answer the same way so it's your choice ;) |
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If it's a new server you may try the new 4.5 release. I don't know how |
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stable it is, I just started my first VM on 4.5 today, but I'm running |
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4.3 in production and 4.4 in pre-production. Since you don't need to |
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migrate in production, it's not a problem I believe. |