Re: [Xen-users] Windows 7 already installed

[Kristian Hagsted Rasmussen <kristian@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xen-users-
> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Simon Vernhes
> Sent: 6. december 2012 15:06
> To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Xen-users] Windows 7 already installed
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to install a XEN system, to boot up a Archlinux & Windows 7
> (which are both already installed) I would mainly use Archlinux, and
> occasionally run some heavy graphics games under Windows 7 (without the
> need of rebooting)
> 
> So I have some questions :
> 1) Is it possible to run Windows 7 under the hypervisor and sometimes
> baremetal ? Or once it has been run under Xen, there's no way back ?
> 2) Should I let Windows on its physical partition, or move it on a disk image
> file (the Windows partition usage is 50% of 500go)
> 3) All access to Windows will be done through VNC ? Is there any problem
> about reactivity ?
> 4) Is it okay to use the dom0 as the main Os
> 
> Some info :
> * intel i5 3570K, ASRock Z77 Pro 3, 8go RAM, Radeon HD 7870
Just a comment on your hardware or more specific you processer. The i5 3570K 
does not support VT-d which will be a showstopper for the heavy graphic games 
in a windows domU as you will need pci passthrough. You can find the 
specification here: 
http://ark.intel.com/products/65520/Intel-Core-i5-3570K-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_80-GHz
 .

> * Partition :
>    - sda1 : Windows 7 (boot ?) partition
>    - sda2 : Windows 7 OS - NTFS
>    - sda3 : NTFS partition
>    - sda4 : ext4 Archlinux/Xen
> * Also, i would like to use passthrough for Windows
> 
> Is there a good example of xen configuration for this particular use ?
> 
> 
> Thanks
> Simon.

/kristian

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