[OpenIndiana-discuss] Using OI as a combined storage serverandvirtual server enviroment

[Dan Swartzendruber]

I would argue that running a GUI on top of OI so that you can run VMs under
virtualbox carries the same complexity (if I'm wrong, where is the extra
layer?)  Also, I wasn't aware of your HW limitations - AFAIK you never
stated them.  I don't think either solution is better or more complicated -
nor did I say so - just an alternative.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mats Taraldsvik [mailto:mats.taraldsvik at gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 3:12 AM
To: openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org
Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Using OI as a combined storage
serverandvirtual server enviroment

Thanks.

Doesn't the ESXi solution introduce another layer of complexity, though? 
That is, if my proposed solution with OI as the main OS and "Storage 
server" combined, with the vms on top of OI (and each vm with access to 
the "storage server"), isn't hard to set up/maintain than the ESXi solution.

I should also note that I need to buy new hw. I have a LSI SAS1068E 
controller (reflashed Intel branded) which does not work with my current 
mainboard (only a single pcie x16 port which is reserved for a graphics 
card).

Regards,
Mats

On 04/20/2012 02:51 PM, Dan Swartzendruber wrote:
> Depending on your cpu&motherboard, an alternative 'all in one' server is
to
> run ESXi on it, and virtualize OI.  A key requirement for good performance
> is that cpu/motherboard support vt-d (pci pass-through.)  the only trick
is
> that you need two disk controllers - one that you pass through, and one to
> run a single (small&  cheap) disk for the local datastore that OI would
live
> on.  Be aware though that this is not officially supported by VMWare, so
you
> need to make sure you are using HW that people know works.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike La Spina [mailto:mike.laspina at laspina.ca]
> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 8:41 AM
> To: Discussion list for OpenIndiana
> Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Using OI as a combined storage
> serverandvirtual server enviroment
>
> Hi,
>
> You can do all of that and much more. Here is one example.
>
> http://blog.laspina.ca/ubiquitous/provisioning_disaster_recovery_with_zf
> s
>
> Regards,
> Mike
>
> http://blog.laspina.ca/
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mats Taraldsvik [mailto:mats.taraldsvik at gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 5:31 AM
> To: openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org
> Subject: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Using OI as a combined storage server
> andvirtual server enviroment
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm currently using EON ZFS as a storage server, but would like to be
> able to host a couple of virtual machines as well -- using only a single
> server.
>
> Will I, using OI, be able to share a zpool between the virtual machines
> (created with KVM or another OI-supported technology, and stored in the
> same or a different zpool), either directly,through nfs or iscsi?
>
> Regards,
> Mats Taraldsvik
>
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