[Users] kvm support in openvz kernel

[Scott Dowdle]

Greetings,

----- Original Message -----
> We'er using CentOS with official openvz kernels.
> We'd like to know if we can install kmod-kvm.x86_64 (and deps) with
> openvz kernel.

I echo what Victor said (OpenNode) but with a little more detail than a link.  OpenNode is a stripped down CentOS install with the stock OpenVZ kernel and kvm packages to match it.  While their aim is to be a turnkey virtualization platform they also have repos that you can use on stock CentOS systems if you just want to add KVM support... although they do lag behind official OpenVZ kernel releases a little.

OpenNode:
http://opennode.activesys.org/

The OpenNode folks recently sent out an update on their roadmap which you can find here:
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=BFE635F1-14CA-4D2C-8732-DCE5DFAB847F%40active.ee&forum_name=opennode-announce

I'll also mention another really nice project that offers KVM and OpenVZ together although it is NOT based on CentOS... and that is Proxmox VE... which is based on Debian.  Proxmox VE is basically a stripped down Debian installer with a turnkey virtualization management system.  Proxmox VE is very similar to OpenNode but Proxmox VE has been around longer (so more correctly OpenNode is like Proxmox VE) and is more mature.  I believe Proxmox VE offers a choice of what kernel you want to use and the RHEL/CentOS-based one is an option.

Proxmox VE:
http://pve.proxmox.com/

Enjoy,
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