On Mon, Feb 26, 2007 at 12:02:44AM +0100, Guenther Fuchs wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> on Sunday, February 25, 2007 at 11:41:47 PM there was posted:
>
> KK> http://linux-vserver.org for installation on Fedora but have not
> KK> seen anything about RH Ent Linux and how you would install it.
>
> RHEL is using a really old kernel (2.6.9) which is not supported by
> recent Linux-VServer patches. Therefore you would need to find some-
> one to donwgrade the patches back to that kernel - and also use the
> RHEL patches to the kernel as well.
>
> Therefore the "official" recommended way for RHEL is to use a vanilla
> kernel or instead use e.g. CentOS installation - wich certainly breaks
> the "certification" of RHEL.
>
> That means: At the moment there is NO way to have a recent Linux-
> VServer system using RHEL except then getting deep into coding and
> patching our RHEL yourself.
well, which IMHO voids the 'certification' anyway
unless you _are_ RedHat and the new kernel will
become the official one :)
> >> why bother with a debian install, when you
> >> are used to RedHat? just install Fedora or
> >> Mandriva on the host (with a Linux-VServer
> >> kernel) and restore the guests there, they
> >> will work regardless of the host distro ...
>
> Main recommendation goes finally to what Herbert recommended though -
> I'm for example using Fedora Core 6 on two AMD64 machines (1x Opteron
> Dual-Core, 1x Athlon XP) without any problems. Remember: Main "work"
> for the host is
> a) supplying the kernel including the network
> b) supplying the tools for the guest handling
>
> That can be (quite secure) done with nearly any available kernel - so
> if no special reason is for RHEL (e.g. certification) I also would
> recommend you to use e.g. Fedora, which is well spread, tested and in
> use (if you want a near RedHat system).
that is correct, fedora seems well maintained
in this regard ...
best,
Herbert
> --
> regards 'n greez,
>
> Guenther Fuchs
> (aka "muh" and "powerfox")
>
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