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@wirestyle22 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

I... I'm not sure that's how it works. He's taking some liberties with the Field of Dreams reference.

Yeah and plenty of guys are throwing their junk out there, doesn't mean women are flocking to it. . .

RojoLoco

@wirestyle22 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

scottalanmiller

scottalanmiller

scottalanmiller

wirestyle22

@scottalanmiller That's next level insanity

scottalanmiller

hobbit666

hobbit666

To Xen or Not to Xen that is the question

i.e. Do I install XenServer on my host or not

Dashrender

@hobbit666 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

To Xen or Not to Xen that is the question

i.e. Do I install XenServer on my host or not

I say no.
The general feeling around here lately has been no, instead use Hyper-V or KVM, unless you have a specific need for ESXi.

DustinB3403

@Dashrender said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

@hobbit666 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

To Xen or Not to Xen that is the question

i.e. Do I install XenServer on my host or not

I say no.
The general feeling around here lately has been no, instead use Hyper-V or KVM, unless you have a specific need for ESXi.

I wouldn't say that there is a feeling to use Hyper-V or KVM, just that you have to consider what you are wanting to do. If all you need is a single host and backup capabilities XS and XO are certainly a heavy contender.

Dashrender

@DustinB3403 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

@Dashrender said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

@hobbit666 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

To Xen or Not to Xen that is the question

i.e. Do I install XenServer on my host or not

I say no.
The general feeling around here lately has been no, instead use Hyper-V or KVM, unless you have a specific need for ESXi.

I wouldn't say that there is a feeling to use Hyper-V or KVM, just that you have to consider what you are wanting to do. If all you need is a single host and backup capabilities XS and XO are certainly a heavy contender.

I totally disagree - your problems of the last few days shows how much of a pain XO is.

I'd argue for single host shops that ESXi free along with Veeam EndPoint protection would solve most peoples problems very well. You could also use the free Unitrends appliance, assuming it's still out there.

I haven't used ESXi 6 or newer, but 5 had a great, easy to use interface. Veeam EndPoint does suffer from needing a Windows box to fun from - so that's a negative, but a pretty small one.

I never found XS to be overly easy to deal with - sure it's not hard, but it's definitely not easy either.