Subj : Re: VMWare Fusion and Workstation now FREE
To   : Vorlon
From : Accession
Date : Sun Nov 24 2024 19:59:35

Hello Vorlon,

On Sun, Nov 24 2024 17:16:08 -0600, you wrote ..

> One of the things that LXC's use is the server's own kernel.

Ah, I didn't know this part. I thought you install one VM (for example,
Debian) and then your containers ran on and around /that/ kernel. Not
the actual kernel of the host (ie Proxmox).

> Do you need a different kernel for your workload than what is in the
> host? VM

Yes.

> Do you need live migration? VM

This would be nice, also.

> Do you need every ounce of performance and you are willing to
> sacrifice some security? CT

No. Performance is not an issue, but security is.

> Do you need a non-Linux OS such as Windows, FreeBSD or Hackintosh?
> VM

Sure, but not totally necessary.

> A LXC container pretty much behaves as a TTY-only Linux VM. The
> difference is that a LXC will share its kernel with the Proxmox host
> and as such, any hardware-level vulnerability in the host will
> expose the LXC CT and vice-versa.

The debate for me isn't really Proxmox vs XCP-ng, as they both would be 
great for my use case. I guess I was looking at if I needed containers 
or not, which I don't, and never have. Either or, both of the above do 
VMs perfectly fine, Proxmox just offers containers, whereas XCP-ng doesn't.

Thanks for the explanation, it definitely gave me some new information I 
didn't already know!

Regards,
Nick

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