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| 679996 | 2008-06-18 23:02:00 | Hi all, I am trying to build a server (Ubuntu based) and I really want to give virtualisation a go. I want to use a Core 2 Duo processor which supports Intel VT (Virtualisation Technology) but I also need a motherboard (chipset) that can support this as well as the BIOS. Has anyone done anything similar? As far as I can tell the Intel Q35 chipset is the only one that supports IVT but on the website it says it is a legacy chipset so I am not so sure anymore. Maybe Intel owners could check their BIOS to see if they have the option to turn on virtualisation? |
pico (4752) | ||
| 679997 | 2008-06-18 23:14:00 | I haven't done this on a server, however my laptop supports IntelVT (with an option in the BIOS to turn it on), and it makes a significant difference to the performance of machines running virtualised on top of it. Just be aware that not all Core2 Duo processors support IntelVT, so make sure you check it carefully before buying. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 679998 | 2008-06-18 23:22:00 | If you're wanting to use server virtualisation on Ubuntu, I strongly suggest you look at Xen (http://www.xen.org/). There should be packages for this in the standard Ubuntu repositories. The performance is excellent, and it's relatively easy to use. VT is fully supported. Xen is one of the main standards for server virtualisation - most VPS providers use this. If you just want to build the equivalent of 'the mother of all chroots', try OpenVZ (http://openvz.org/) - the overhead for this is almost nil. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 679999 | 2008-06-19 11:46:00 | Hi guys, Thanks for the posts. I was originally thinking of using KVM which is apparently the one recommended by Ubuntu on their website and is apparently built into the server installation. I might have to try and contact some system vendors to see if they can help as the MB manufacturers don't make it easy to filter for the technology you want. I'll have to watch out for the Core2duos that don't have IVT. BTW somebody, in the BIOS does the actual setting say "Intel VT?" |
pico (4752) | ||
| 680000 | 2008-06-19 12:09:00 | Hello yes, The BIOS does mention VT enabled on my chipset 'P35' | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 680001 | 2008-06-19 12:34:00 | Hi guys, Thanks for the posts. I was originally thinking of using KVM which is apparently the one recommended by Ubuntu on their website and is apparently built into the server installation. I might have to try and contact some system vendors to see if they can help as the MB manufacturers don't make it easy to filter for the technology you want. I'll have to watch out for the Core2duos that don't have IVT. BTW somebody, in the BIOS does the actual setting say "Intel VT?" KVM is excellent (I use it all the time for testing stuff), but it's designed more for running as a desktop application IMO - last time I looked KVM couldn't support more than one running guest VM at a time, whereas Xen will support as many as your hardware can handle. The setting in the BIOS is often referred to as VT, but not always - you may need to have a hunt around. As far as I know all of Intel's newer chipsets are capable of using VT-enabled CPUs. The one I have is the G33 chipset (DG33BU motherboard). |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 680002 | 2008-06-27 22:06:00 | Hi guys, Just thought I'd come back and let you know that I got the hardware sorted out in case anyone ever finds this page on Google or something. To find an Intel processor with the technology you want go here (processorfinder.intel.com) So I found the chips that support what I want (not all C2Duos) To find Intel chipsets that have the technology you want there isn't a simple search that you can do like with the processors. You have to use this page (www.intel.com) click on each chipset and see if the tech you want is listed. Then you need to find MBs that have the chipset you want. I also wanted to make sure that the BIOS supported the tech I wanted as the MB don't advertise support for this in most cases. So what I did is look at the manuals for the MB and read through looking at the settings available. I found what I was looking for regarding the ability to enable 'Vanderpool' it could also be called 'Intel Virtualisation Technology'. HTH |
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