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Container and hardware e-virtualization under one roof
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Conclusions
Proxmox offers administrators an easily manageable virtualization platform for OpenVZ and KVM virtual machines. Although you can manage virtual clusters, servers, and machines with the web tools offered by VMware (vSphere) or Citrix (Xen), these tools do entail a substantial investment up front. Proxmox is open source. Additionally, Proxmox lets you set up clusters, provides a backup tool, and supports a variety of storage technologies (LVM Groups, iSCSI, or NFS sharing). However, if your corporate planning envisions desktop virtualization or cloud computing, and you need convenient deployment of virtual desktops or ISOs, commercial solutions will be the better solution in the long term. Proxmox VE offers surprising capability and features for free.
Infos
- Proxmox VE: http://www.proxmox.com/downloads/proxmox-ve
- "OpenVZ" by Thomas Drilling, Admin Network & Security, Issue 01, pg. 52
- KVM: http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Main_Page
- Virtio KVM drivers for Windows http://blog.famzah.net/2010/01/09/kvm-qemu-virtio-storage-and-network-drivers-for-32-bit64-bit-windows-7-windows-vista-windows-xp-and-windows-2000/
- Proxmox 32-bit: http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Lenny_on_32-Bit_Processor
- Install Proxmox VE on Debian Lenny: http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Lenny
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