Hi.... Answer your questions: -How well does KVM support Windows Guests? I'm already running a Server 2008r2 and WHS 2011 (based on 08r2) machines at home which I want to consolidate into this box. Yes... In fact, I have some server running KVM with Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise. This VM's work together in a Cluster Enviroment... So, this work well! -Does KVM have a concept of virtual switches and and are they tied to physical NICs? ESXi allows me to create a vSwitch that isn't tied to a physical NIC so I can create a DMZ that exists solely within the host system. I'd like to replicate that if possible. Yes... You can use VirtManager to work with this feature... 2011/5/18 Drew <drew.kay at gmail.com>: > Morning Everyone, > > I'm busy doing a rebuild of my home server and am tossing between > VMware and KVM for this build. I already have experience with ESX, we > use it at work, but I'm debating trying out KVM for a while. The > server itself is a budget build using a Supermicro X8SAX board w/ > i7-950 & 12GB RAM, LSI 3081 SAS RAID (1068e based), rolled into a > NorcoTek 16 Bay SAS case. Not fancy but also decent enough for home > use. I don't expect high performance out of this unit so unless the > gear is hopelessly outclassed, I'm not in a position to entertain > upgrading. Right now forking over $1000-$1500 on a $2000 system for a > pair of higher end LSI/3ware/Acreca controller just isn't in the > budget. ;-) > > My question to everyone are these: > > -How well does KVM support Windows Guests? I'm already running a > Server 2008r2 and WHS 2011 (based on 08r2) machines at home which I > want to consolidate into this box. > > -Does KVM have a concept of virtual switches and and are they tied to > physical NICs? ESXi allows me to create a vSwitch that isn't tied to a > physical NIC so I can create a DMZ that exists solely within the host > system. I'd like to replicate that if possible. > > I know these are probably questions that I could answer on my own by > RTFM but I have already, and never really got the answers I needed. > Pretty much every how-to assumed I'd be doing basic stuff and not > dabbling with advanced stuff. I also know that what's written doesn't > always match what's in the field and you folks are the field. And with > CentOS 6 just around the corner (no flame wars please, my nomex pants > are at the cleaners :-P ) I'm wanting to know if it's worth holding > off another month or so on finalizing my build. > > Thanks, > > > -- > Drew > > "Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood." > --Marie Curie > _______________________________________________ > CentOS-virt mailing list > CentOS-virt at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-virt > -- Gilberto Nunes