Re: [Xen-users] new installation of the base operating system

[Nico Kadel-Garcia <nkadel@xxxxxxxxx>]

Abri Nation wrote:
> 2007/4/15, Nico Kadel-Garcia <nkadel@xxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:nkadel@xxxxxxxxx>>:
>     Abri Nation wrote:
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > Thank you for your answer!
>     >
>     > The images are fully virtualized.
>     > An update is not possible, cause now i use FC6 i386, and i have to
>     > install "centos5 with 64 Bit support" (could this change from
>     i386 to
>     > 64Bit support be also a problem for the images to start?)... i made
>     > already a backup of /etc/xen/* and for the images. do i need to
>     attend
>     > something else?
>     Switching from 32-bit to 64-bit "en vivo" this way is begging for
>     pain.
>     Backing up your images and Xen setup is *good*. I've seen reports of
>     people running 32-bit VM's successfully on 64-bit OS's, but I've
>     personally had serious trouble with running non-rebuilt apps from
>     32-bit
>     environments in a 64-bit environment. (Wacom devices, in particular.)
>
>     Why do you have to update your server to 64-bit but not your VM's?
>
>
> 64-bit was the request of the boss for the base operating 
> system, but i could install i386 also. 
> the  
> instantaneous installation was actually not for active service. but now the virtual machines 
> are running, and i have to switch the operating system cause we do no use fedora on our linux servers at all. 
>
> also you do not recommend to install 64-bit? than i will install i386, 
> i think there would not be such a big difference,or?
> thank you Nico!
>  
I haven't tried running 32-bit DomU's under 64-bit operating sytems. I 
may get a chance to in 2 weeks, but it just seems to be begging for trouble.
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