Free Server Distro with Hypervisor
by IT-Jereon from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4SFRC)
Hi,
I am trying to decide which OS to use to set up a server for virtual machines. I have been given a Dell R620 server to play with and I like to set this up with different flavors of Linux using virtual machines.
I am having a hard time to make the distinction between the free open source version and the non free versions, as there seems to be a big overlap between the two. My server driver package has support for; Red Hat, Suse and Xen. So I like to start with these to make live easy
I believe RedHat isn't for free, but I think Xen and Suse do have a free version, but there is where my confusion kicks in.
I think that Xen-project is the open source free version but Citrix XenServer isn't, although they have a free Xenserver7.6, but that is no longer supported as it is past its expiration date. I have checked on my hardware end and at the software end if my server hardware is supported, and Xen 6,7,8 seems to be supported on both ends.
I am under the impression that Xen-project is geared towards light weight hardware and is based around the x86 architecture, which probably makes it not very useful for a server.
Suse seems to only offer a free trial version with 60 days support. That is leaving me with openSUSE Leap I believe, as my host OS which seems to support the Xen and KVM Hypervisor.
Am I on the right track, or have I missed something?
I find it confusing as in the end everything seems to be linked to, or overlap each other, and at the same time go their own way into a free or non free direction. I am not sure, but I think it is important to find software that my hardware is supporting, but feel free to convince me otherwise.
I am trying to decide which OS to use to set up a server for virtual machines. I have been given a Dell R620 server to play with and I like to set this up with different flavors of Linux using virtual machines.
I am having a hard time to make the distinction between the free open source version and the non free versions, as there seems to be a big overlap between the two. My server driver package has support for; Red Hat, Suse and Xen. So I like to start with these to make live easy
I believe RedHat isn't for free, but I think Xen and Suse do have a free version, but there is where my confusion kicks in.
I think that Xen-project is the open source free version but Citrix XenServer isn't, although they have a free Xenserver7.6, but that is no longer supported as it is past its expiration date. I have checked on my hardware end and at the software end if my server hardware is supported, and Xen 6,7,8 seems to be supported on both ends.
I am under the impression that Xen-project is geared towards light weight hardware and is based around the x86 architecture, which probably makes it not very useful for a server.
Suse seems to only offer a free trial version with 60 days support. That is leaving me with openSUSE Leap I believe, as my host OS which seems to support the Xen and KVM Hypervisor.
Am I on the right track, or have I missed something?
I find it confusing as in the end everything seems to be linked to, or overlap each other, and at the same time go their own way into a free or non free direction. I am not sure, but I think it is important to find software that my hardware is supporting, but feel free to convince me otherwise.