Author: Stephen Nelson-Smith Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] New box for Virtualisation
Hello,
> This is indeed the case for Xen -- if you want a 64-bit guest, you
> have to have a 64-bit host. 64-bit hosts can run 32-bit guests,
> though. This applies to kvm, too.
Just to clarify, on Redhat it is possible to run 32-bit
paravirtualised guests on a 64-bit host, but this is considered a
technology preview only - many features are missing, so it is not
considered production ready. That said, I do run production systems
in this way, as I don't need the missing features atm.
> I recommend using kvm, as it's far easier to set up and administer
> than Xen.
I've not used kvm, but what is difficult about setting up and administering Xen?
