5.6 version of the virtualization guide from RedHat includes Xen and KVM: http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/Virtualization/index.html -Giovanni On Apr 11, 2011, at 9:01 AM, Jussi Hirvi wrote: Later this week I will have to install a serious KVM setup, and I am looking for background material. I found a nice how-to: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/KVM ...but it is probably partly outdated by now. Then there is a fine virtualization manual: http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/5.2/Virtualization/ ...but it seems to be only for xen. I plan to use either CentOS 5.6 or Scientific Linux 6.0 as the host system. Though I don't know yet, if v6.0 will bring any actual benefits over 5.6. My guests will all be CentOS 4 or 5. Disk I/O will probably be a potential bottleneck. I am interested in the "block device" strategy, and could use more info about it. - Jussi -- Jussi Hirvi * Green Spot Topeliuksenkatu 15 C * 00250 Helsinki * Finland Tel. +358 9 493 981 * Mobile +358 40 771 2098 (only sms) jussi.hirvi at greenspot.fi * http://www.greenspot.fi _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS at centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos