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

3 points by siculars 14y ago ↗ HN

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!

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bobf 14y ago ↗

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.

mryan 14y ago ↗

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...

jpluscplusm 14y ago ↗

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