Re: [Xen-API] Selecting a linux distro for a xen-api involved project

[Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@xxxxxx>]

The way I do it is use CentOS and install the latest released open
source version.  CentOS works well because the Xen 3.3 enabled kernel is
also 2.6.18 based and in the remote case where a driver is missing you
can usually compile it against the xen enabled kernel.   If you do that
I've found it easiest to not install the native Xen w/CentOS and only
the version from Xen (i.e. now Xen 3.3.1) from source or as a binary.

Mike

On Wed, 2009-01-14 at 14:43 +0000, Madhuri Venkatesh wrote:
> Hi,
> I wanted an opinion on the most xen-compatible linux distro.
> 
> Im embarking on a 4 month project  with xen which involves the
> following objectives:
>       1.>Creating a tool with GUI that allows
>                          a)starting,stopping restarting domUs
>                          b)maintaining a status log of domUs
>                          c)migration of dom Us
>                           d) provides status info about domUs
>     2.>Monitoring and Analyzing network usage of domUs using NS2
>     3.>Testing network protocols on the domUs using NS2 in Real time.
> 
> I will need to use Xen-api ,which needs xen3.2 or higher...Fedora 8(my
> current dom0)comes with xen3.1 and i ran into "dependency hell" trying
> to do a yum update.
> I want to select a suitable OS for the dom0...ive heard that CentOS
> and Ubuntu Intrepid are good,i wanted an opinion on which will be the
> most suitable development environment to achieve these goals.Please
> help.
> Thanks
> 
> --
> Madhuri Venkatesh
> Fourth Year Undergraduate Student,Computer Science and
> Engineering,RVCE,Bangalore.
> 
> 
-- 
Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@xxxxxx>
ESS SW Platform Enablement


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