Subject: Re: Which Platform?
To: Freidank, Kenneth <Kenneth.Freidank@delta.com>
From: Steven M. Bellovin <smb@cs.columbia.edu>
List: port-xen
Date: 02/09/2007 13:49:48
On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 11:31:38 -0500
"Freidank, Kenneth" <Kenneth.Freidank@delta.com> wrote:
> I'm facing a delima. I want to put Xen on as a production level
> server with individual domains serving the user community. I can't
> figure out from all the posts, which NetBSD and pkgsrc xen tools
> versions would best serve my intentions.
>
> Anyone have recommendations on the best (most stable) platform to use
> for dom0?
> NetBSD 3.1? pkgsrc-2006Q2?
> NetBSD current?
I'd recommend 4.0beta or -current. -current is usually -- but not
always -- stable, but it's a moving target.
>
> Can a higher version of NetBSD run as domU than run as dom0? Are
> there problems mixing and matching pkgsrc versions with the NetBSD
> versions?
>
The issue with mixing pkgsrc versions isn't compatibility, it's the
ability to compile on one VM and install on the others.
--Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb