[NBLUG/talk] vmware vs xensource?

Barry Stump barry.stump at gmail.com
Wed Oct 10 10:27:37 PDT 2007


I've used the free VMware player (linux host, windows guests) for more
than a year now with only a single issue (it could not bridge
networking to ath0 wireless network).  Guest performance is slow but
reliable, and since the host system is old and memory is limited, it
seems reasonable.  I have no experience with xensource.

-Barry

On 10/10/07, Sean <seanvanco at gmail.com> wrote:
> I just discovered the xensource product, and was wondering if anyone
> here has had the opportunity to try both vmware and xensource (the
> free or paid versions). Which one do you like and why?
>
> According to my reading xensource wouldn't work too well on older
> machines if you needed Windows guests, as it requires the CPU to have
> VT technology to run windows. Another potential downside is that there
> is no live server migration such as what vmware provides.
>
> Having said that, the interface looks much better than vmware, and the
> performance is supposedly better for Windows and far better for linux.
> The seem to be much cheaper for the paid versions and offer comparable
> support.
>
> I'd love to hear your opinions. Does the fact that Citrix will own
> them by the end of this year cause any problems?
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Sean
>
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