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Re: [Xen-users] RHEL xen vs kvm

To: Arpan Jindal <jindalarpan@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] RHEL xen vs kvm
From: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:43:51 +0300
Cc: Xen List <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Nick Couchman <Nick.Couchman@xxxxxxxxx>
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On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 02:38:21AM +0530, Arpan Jindal wrote:
>    I have been using Xen on RHEL from last 3+ years but today i
>    was seeing some one using KVM on RHEL and, that lead me to ask all which
>    one is better and how .
>    so basically i mean to ask what features xen does have over KVM if any or
>    both same ?
> 

Xen is a secure, high-performance true type-1 baremetal hypervisor, while KVM 
is 
a loadable module for Linux, so kvm is basicly a type-2 hosted hypervisor.

-- Pasi

>    On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 2:20 AM, Nick Couchman
>    <[1]Nick.Couchman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>      That depends on who you ask and what you're doing.  You're asking that
>      question on a Xen mailing list, so I'd venture a guest that most of us
>      here (yes, us, as in, me too) are going to feel that Xen is a better
>      choice.
> 
>      What are you trying to accomplish in terms of virutalization?
> 
>      -Nick
>      >>> On 2010/04/21 at 11:20, Arpan Jindal <[2]jindalarpan@xxxxxxxxx>
>      wrote:
>      > Hello all
>      >
>      > needed your views and review on which one is better on RHEL xen or kvm
>      ?
> 
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