Hypervisor choice
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@bnrstnr said in Hypervisor choice:
He mentioned something about budgeting for XOA, do the XO people only support XOA or do they also support XS issues as well?
To an extent XOA team will assist with XS issues. As in "The issue is with XS, not XOA". But there is community support available for both XO and XS.
So in a case like this, there are avenues to turn too.
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Ya I'd just pay the $400 for 5nines and be done with it.
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Actually started with the free 5Nine and then purchased a license. It expired though it still shows on my account.
It was worth the $$ to have the full function. Probably won't purchase again. Hyper-V manager works fine IMO. -
If you can get 5nine or hyperv manager working with hyperv host lol
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Although official support would be great (of course), I'm more concerned with a decent size user base, good documentation, and availability of configuration and troubleshooting information on the Web. VMware's pervasive presence makes it appealing in these areas. But, XS and KVM are also very well known and community support seems good.
After considering the options everyone has presented, I'm going to install and test KVM on a spare server, then move forward with either that or XS/XO. I think the value of an open source solution is the deciding factor for me in this particular case.
It does make me feel like less of a dunce that there are differing opinions even amongst smart, experienced IT guys like the group offering help here on ML
I really appreciate all of the effort, information, and suggestions - thank you! -
@jfath said in Hypervisor choice:
I'm more concerned with a decent size user base....
I often consider this a negative. Big user base normally means bad user base and harder to get good support and advice. You want a moderately small, but skilled user base for best results.
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@jfath said in Hypervisor choice:
After considering the options everyone has presented, I'm going to install and test KVM on a spare server, then move forward with either that or XS/XO. I think the value of an open source solution is the deciding factor for me in this particular case.
Their userbases are certainly "big enough" which is the important part.
