Re: [Xen-users] VMX Extensions

[Aaron Stewart <aaron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Thorolf,

Thanks for the info.. I think we'll be going with the 930's for our config.

I'll post back our benchmarks once we have them.

Cheers,
-=Aaron

Thorolf Godawa wrote:
> Hi,
>
> >I'm curious to see if anyone has any experience with these vs. standard
> >P4 systems, or versus dual processor systems as well .   We're making
> If you're using unmodified guest you have to get new hardware and the 
> price for a dual-core is not much higher than for a single-core-system 
> with a Pentium 4 with Intel-VT.
> But mostly it depends on how many VMs you want to run on the server, 
> but I would get always more than one CPU-core today!
> >the purchases TODAY, and we're limited to Dell Hardware..
> Personaly I don't like Dell-hardware at all, the ones I know where in 
> comparison with the IBMs I knew really bad. But possibly I'll get a 
> Dell-system with Intel-VT too, either a Dimension 9150 Superior 
> Spezial or a Precision 380 Essential which both come with an Pentium D 
> 930 and should be VT-compatible!
> But these PCs are no servers, they are just for a cheap 
> testing-system, if such a system should go for production I would get 
> an IBM server with Xeon/VT or Opteron/Pacifica (which are both not yet 
> available)!
> >The choices on our table are:
> >- Intel Dual Core P4 (Pentium D 930 2x2MB Cache, 800 FSB)
> This will be my choice for a new system for prototyping that should 
> support unmodified HVM-guests!
> >- 2 x Xeon 2.8 2MB Cache 800 FSB
> Xeons are not yet available with Intel-VT, the Bensley-systems should 
> be available in at about one month!

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