Re: [Xen-users] Preferred DISTRO

[Nux <nux@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 1 Mar 2010, Paolo Rivetti wrote:

> The documentation for CentOS 5 shows a set of borders between architecture 
> host and guest at this link: 
> http://centos.org/docs/5/html/5.2/Virtualization/chap-Virtualization-Compatibility_of_host_and_guest_combinations.html
> So who is right?
I just told you I run several 64bit dom0s with 32bit domUs. Unless I'm 
dreaming, the darn thing works.
> On Mar 1, 2010, at 12:46 PM, Nux wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 1 Mar 2010, Paolo Rivetti wrote:
> >
> > > I have to create a system based on Xen virtualization. I entrust myself 
> > > those who have experience in the field.
> > > What is the preferred distribution to install Xen hypervisor? Debian, 
> > > CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu?
> > > 
> > > Installing a distribution on x86_64 Xen hypervisor (dom0), you can 
> > > install a PV guest with x86 architecture (domU), not HVM?
> > > 
> >
> > Got around a dozen dom0s running Centos 5 x86_64 with Xen 3.4.2 from 
> > gitco.de/repo/. No problems till now.
> > And yes, you can use 32bit domUs on 64bit dom0 (even in paravirt mode, each 
> > domU can have its own kernel).
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