I think it requires HVM ( egrep '^flags.*(vmx|svm)' /proc/cpuinfo ) from the CPU. So if kvm doesn't work you may use your VMs with qemu. Qemu/kvm supports VMware disc format so you might be able to use your old VMs without much effort.
Petri Rosenström On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Konstantinos Agouros <elw...@agouros.de> wrote: > In <aanlkti=c4gb3gub=3zeedak-d6n9sjrexc6o2dhxv...@mail.gmail.com> > petri.rosenst...@gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Petri_Rosenstr=C3=B6m?=) writes: > > Hello, > > does it work with a CPU that does not have the svm (I run on AMD)? > > Konstantin >>Hi, > >>if you are not afraid of the command line I would recommend KVM. I use >>it for my virtualization needs. When you don't want the sdl window you >>may use the -vnc switch. -daemonize switch is great for running in the >>backgroud. the -balloon switch is great for memory savings, I >>recommend KSM in your kernel also. > > >>Petri Rosenstr=C3=B6m > > > >>On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 6:54 PM, Bill Longman <bill.long...@gmail.com> wrot= >>e: >>> On 08/27/2010 12:58 AM, Konstantinos Agouros wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I am currently running a guest with VMware-Server-1. However the modules >>>> needed for that on the host are no longer supported and I am stuck with = >>2.6.31 >>>> for the moment. >>>> So I am thinking of alternatives. My requirements: >>>> >>>> It should only need as much RAM on the host as needed (so XEN with stati= >>c >>>> assignment is out) >>>> >>>> It should run headless (I don't want a window on the desktop but be able >>>> get console access when needed). >>>> >>>> VMWare import/compatibility would be nice but is not a must have. >>>> >>>> I use VirtualBox on a Mac but can it run headless? Any other proposals? >>> >>> VBox runs great headless. I start three VMs at boot time, all over VRDP. >>> Highly recommended. You can migrate it to other systems if you want, too. >>> >>> > > -- > Dipl-Inf. Konstantin Agouros aka Elwood Blues. Internet: elw...@agouros.de > Altersheimerstr. 1, 81545 Muenchen, Germany. Tel +49 89 69370185 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > "Captain, this ship will not survive the forming of the cosmos." B'Elana > Torres > >
