[89724] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: OT: Xen
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris Adams)
Mon Apr 3 09:04:46 2006
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 08:04:18 -0500
From: Chris Adams <cmadams@hiwaay.net>
To: Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortzmeyer@nic.fr>
Cc: nanog list <nanog@merit.edu>
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Once upon a time, Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortzmeyer@nic.fr> said:
> On Sat, Apr 01, 2006 at 04:51:09PM -0600,
> Chris Adams <cmadams@hiwaay.net> wrote
> a message of 17 lines which said:
> > unixshell.com claims more service (RAM, disk, monthly transfer) for less
> > per month:
> >
> > http://www.unixshell.com/
>
> Apparently, it is no based on Xen which you may find a good or a bad
> thing, depending on your requirments. (For instance, Unixshell's offer
> is limited to Linux, while Panix allows NetBSD.)
Both unixshell and Panix are using Xen. Both have a limited set of OSes
they offer. It looks like Panix includes some support, while unixshell
charges extra for support.
> Virtualization solutions are very different and comparing RAM and disk
> is not sufficient.
No, but for companies offering similar services (e.g. Fedora on Xen if
that is what you are looking for), that's a significant thing to note.
--
Chris Adams <cmadams@hiwaay.net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.
