Ask HN: Got new hardware. Want to run vm's. What shim should I use?

3 pointsby sicularsvor 15 Jahren3 comments

Hi All,

I just got some brand spanking new HP hardware. Was wondering what the community would suggest I use if I want to run linux virtual machines. Which hypervisor/shim whatever should I use? I may pay Citrix or VMware in the future but am looking for something to run now on this machine for development purposes.

Links and war stories please. Thank you!

3 comments

mryanvor 15 Jahren

I like VMWare's (free) ESXi. It is lacking some of the higher end features, but I find it great for running dev machines.

http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere-hypervisor/overview.h...

jpluscplusmvor 15 Jahren

KVM gets my vote. It's both free and Free; I personally prefer it to Xen.

bobfvor 15 Jahren

lxc is great for something lightweight that is built into the kernel now. If you need something heavier or with more advanced features, use KVM or Xen.