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Re: [Xen-users] Should I use HVM?

To: John Hannfield <hal9020@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Should I use HVM?
From: Thomas Harold <tgh@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 20:13:34 -0400
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John Hannfield wrote:
Hi,

I'm thinking of getting a new server, and I'm wondering about the AMD
 2000 series processor with support for hardware virtualisation. But
as I only ever use Linux, is this much of an issue?  Everything I
have read seems to say HVM is good for running unmodified guest OS's
- like windows. But I only need Linux which is already ported to xen,
so do I really need hardware virtualisation?  There must be other
benefits to using it? But what are they?

Even if you only run Linux DomUs, if the cost difference between a HVM-capable vs a non-HVM CPU is small enough, I'd go with the HVM-capable CPU. You know, just in case things change 2 years from now and you need the HVM capabilities for some odd corner case.

But then I believe in hedging bets whenever possible.

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