Proxmox is a good start for a newb. I use Vmware in a cluster but is terribly expensive. Xen is nice too but you'll need to learn about paravirtual vs HVM and its complications.
Out of the box though for someone just getting started Proxmox is very nice. If I hadn't gone the VMware route I probably would have done that. I also ran Xen in tandem for years as well. [ https://www.wavedirect.net/ | ] [ https://www.facebook.com/ruralhighspeed ] [ https://www.instagram.com/wave.direct/ ] [ https://www.linkedin.com/company/wavedirect-telecommunication/ ] [ https://twitter.com/wavedirect1 ] [ https://www.youtube.com/user/WaveDirect ] STEVEN KENNEY DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY & CONTINUITY A: 158 Erie St. N | Leamington ON E: st...@wavedirect.org | P: 519-737-9283 W: www.wavedirect.net From: "Lewis Bergman" <lewis.berg...@gmail.com> To: "af" <af@af.afmug.com> Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2020 10:27:22 AM Subject: [AFMUG] Virtual machines I have decided I needed to get on the VM train. I know, I am only 15 years behind. Honestly, till now I haven't had a compelling reason. I want something that will at least do some monitoring of VM's, backups, snapshots, etc. Managed upgrading would be great but not as big a priority for me (at least I don't think so). Since I don't know what I don't know, I am asking the experienced crowd. It seems the two real choices are VMWare and Zen. Are there others? Commercial support seems nice, is it worth paying for? What I will run is important for sure. I spent a few hours last night and I more confused now than when I started. -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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