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I think it requires HVM ( egrep '^flags.*(vmx|svm)' /proc/cpuinfo ) |
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from the CPU. So if kvm doesn't work you may use your VMs with qemu. |
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Qemu/kvm supports VMware disc format so you might be able to use your |
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old VMs without much effort. |
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Petri Rosenström |
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On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Konstantinos Agouros |
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<elwood@×××××××.de> wrote: |
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> In <AANLkTi=c4GB3GUB=3zeEdAk-D6n9sJreXC6o2DhXv4j8@××××××××××.com> petri.rosenstrom@×××××.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Petri_Rosenstr=C3=B6m?=) writes: |
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> Hello, |
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> does it work with a CPU that does not have the svm (I run on AMD)? |
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> Konstantin |
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>>Hi, |
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>>if you are not afraid of the command line I would recommend KVM. I use |
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>>it for my virtualization needs. When you don't want the sdl window you |
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>>may use the -vnc switch. -daemonize switch is great for running in the |
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>>backgroud. the -balloon switch is great for memory savings, I |
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>>recommend KSM in your kernel also. |
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>>Petri Rosenstr=C3=B6m |
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>>On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 6:54 PM, Bill Longman <bill.longman@×××××.com> wrot= |
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>>> On 08/27/2010 12:58 AM, Konstantinos Agouros wrote: |
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>>>> Hi, |
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>>>> I am currently running a guest with VMware-Server-1. However the modules |
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>>>> needed for that on the host are no longer supported and I am stuck with = |
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>>2.6.31 |
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>>>> for the moment. |
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>>>> So I am thinking of alternatives. My requirements: |
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>>>> It should only need as much RAM on the host as needed (so XEN with stati= |
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>>c |
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>>>> assignment is out) |
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>>>> It should run headless (I don't want a window on the desktop but be able |
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>>>> get console access when needed). |
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>>>> VMWare import/compatibility would be nice but is not a must have. |
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>>>> I use VirtualBox on a Mac but can it run headless? Any other proposals? |
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>>> VBox runs great headless. I start three VMs at boot time, all over VRDP. |
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>>> Highly recommended. You can migrate it to other systems if you want, too. |
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> -- |
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> Dipl-Inf. Konstantin Agouros aka Elwood Blues. Internet: elwood@×××××××.de |
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> Altersheimerstr. 1, 81545 Muenchen, Germany. Tel +49 89 69370185 |
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