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I'm thinking about having a play with OpenVZ, is anybody using it here ? Any suggestions as to what distro to use and what pitfalls to watch out for ?
Best OpenVZ Setup ?
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Seems quite a few VPS providers use it instead of paying for Virtuozzo; also the developers are significant contributers to the Linux kernel in its attempts to provide something similar as standard.
http://wiki.openvz.org/Main_Page - OpenVZ already have a very good tutorial on how to setup the system.
http://wiki.openvz.org/Category:Installation
http://www.vtonf.com/ - Recommended web management software
http://wiki.openvz.org/Category:Installation
http://www.vtonf.com/ - Recommended web management software
Would reccomend CentOS 5 x86_64 as a base
Main pitfalls of OpenVZ is that its container based virtualization and as such kernel modules cannot be loaded inside the VE, it has to be done on the host. It's also generally quite easy for one rouge VPS to slow down everyone else on the same server. Things like quota support also tends to mess up on a regular basis.
Main pitfalls of OpenVZ is that its container based virtualization and as such kernel modules cannot be loaded inside the VE, it has to be done on the host. It's also generally quite easy for one rouge VPS to slow down everyone else on the same server. Things like quota support also tends to mess up on a regular basis.