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Re: [Xen-users] Install Xen on non-op based PC

> We decide to use Citrix Xen Server 4.1 express edition... it side
> support 4 concurrent VMs per PC. Can I set up VMs more than 4 on certain
> pc thus I could choose any of them as the "4 concurrent VM"?

The best place to ask questions about the Citrix Xen projects is on 
http://forums.xensource.com

Cheers,
Mark

>
>
> Regards,
>
> Jeff
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Todd Deshane [mailto:deshantm@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 12:00 PM
> To: Nick Anderson
> Cc: Jeff Wang; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Install Xen on non-op based PC
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 11:37 PM, Nick Anderson <nick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> Jeff Wang wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
>
> I am a newer for Xen and Linux.
>
> I am wondering if I could install Xen to PC directly without any OP has
> installed. Or must I install a linux on PC before install Xen? Somebody
> told me that I can install Xen as a OP.
>
>
>
> They were probably talking about xenenterprise. It is a minimal linux
> distro with management tools for xen. But you do need a dom0 either way
> you look at it there is a base operating system. The difference would be
> installing the xen packages on top of your favorite distro and turning
> that into your dom0 or just using xenenterprise.
>
>
> That's right. Citrix Xen Server has a few editions (express, standard,
> enterprise, etc.). Express is free (in cost). They all install directly
> on bare hardware.
>
> You can also install Xen  (choose the virtualization option) during the
> Fedora (not fedora 9 since no dom0 support), probably also centos, and I
> think opensuse, installation processes and you only get a Xen kernel and
> don't have a normal Linux kernel installed automatically. The normal
> userspace (of some kind) is still there and a dom0 (Linux, Solaris,
> *BSD) of some kind is always needed.
>
> Cheers,
> Todd



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