On 01/21/2013 04:27 PM, Dazed_75 wrote:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VirtualBox (look at the hardware
> virtualization section)
>
> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-xen-vmware-kvm-intel-vt-amd-v-support/
>
> http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/linux/linux-tip-how-to-tell-if-your-processor-supports-vt/
>
> https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Virtualization_Administration_Guide/sect-Virtualization-Troubleshooting-Enabling_Intel_VT_and_AMD_V_virtualization_hardware_extensions_in_BIOS.html
>
> http://www.webupd8.org/2010/07/how-to-find-out-if-your-cpu-supports.html
>
> Hope that is SOME help though I guess you don't have that processor yet
>
> On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Nathan England <nathan@nmecs.com
> <mailto:nathan@nmecs.com>> wrote:
>
> __
>
> So many of you offered opinions and experiences with AMD processors
> in response to a comment I made that I am really intrigued now.
>
> This may be a separate thread discussion but I use VirtualBox as my
> virtualization software of choice. Good or bad I use it and want to
> continue using it.
>
> I appreciate that Intel has two extensions they list for their
> processors of VT-x and VT-d. I much prefer processors that support
> these extensions compared to others that do not.
>
> Considering my current primary server is running a Pentium M 1.6
> anything today would be faster. I do not use any virtualization on
> this machine, but with the need to upgrade it I would like to
> offload some of my virtualization needs to this machine as well. I
> looked at various processors on the AMD site but I cannot find more
> than a generic line that says XX processors has AMD
> Virtualization... blah blah
>
> What extensions should I look for in a AMD processor for decent
> virtualization?
>
> Does AMD have any budget processors that have these extensions?
>
> Any recommendations?
>
> I appreciate your input...
>
> P.S. I would love to read a discussion about various virtualization
> softwares and your uses, but in a different thread. I prefer VBox
> because it is free (price) and has a better interface than libvirt
> or whatever Fedora prefers and occasionally I will load up a VBox
> image in Windows where it works and acts the same as my linux
> versions, once I change the network card.
>
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We've been using this to build servers:
http://www.asus.com/Motherboard/E45M1M_PRO/#specifications
While the specs are modest, it has proven adequate in a SOHO
environment. We typically build it with 4 HDDs configured in 2 raid-1
mirrors, one for host and VM software, and another for user data.
While we prefer and use Proxmox VE, I expect that it would do fine with
VB. While the 8G is a bit limiting, using OpenVZ containers let you
share a good bit of ram between VMs.
You can buy several of these for the price a 16G+ board and processor
would run you. I think this is the best bang for the buck presently.
While PVE is great for servers, I don't believe it will allow you the
flexibility of running a VM on your workstation. BL, while VB is great
for desktop virtualization, it's not as well suited to server
virtualization. I don't think any virtualization solution is well suited
to both workstation and server applications, just as workstations and
servers are inherently different.
Which brings us back to hardware. If you're doing desktop
virtualization, you'll likely need a good bit more than the E45. For
server virtualization though, it's quite nice.
We'll be meeting this coming Saturday (every 2nd Sat) at UAT if you'd
like to stop by and discuss your situation.
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-Eric 'shubes'
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