Virtuozzo creates multiple isolated Virtual Private Servers (VPSs) on a single physical server to share hardware, licenses and management effort with maximum efficiency. Each VPS performs and executes exactly like a stand-alone server for its users and applications as it can be rebooted independently and has its own root access, users, IP addresses, memory, processes, files, applications, system libraries, and configuration files. It is like XEN software. I guess it is growing competition from XEN and others force them to open source its kernel.
The new project is called OpenVZ. It is an Operating System-level server virtualization solution, built on Linux. OpenVZ creates isolated, secure virtual private servers (VPSs) or virtual environments on a single physical server enabling better server utilization and ensuring that applications do not conflict.
You can download kernel and precreated OS template caches for different distributions. More information can be found here and official project website.
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OpenVZ does more of jail root with better resource managements and other features. Vserver does something very similar to openVZ. Xen is completely based on different concept.
Cant we get the trial version of Virtuozzo itself. ??
Nilesh,
You can download trial version from official web site : http://www.swsoft.com/en/feedback/p,32
hay nixcraft,
Thanks for the link.
Nilesh
Hay,
Are FC6 template available with Virtuozzo 3.0 versio?
Does anyone know how to create a FC6 template ?
Thanks in advance.
Nilesh,
You can download FC4 or FC5 only http://download.openvz.org/template/precreated/
They don’t have FC6 yet.
Hay,
I tried to upgrade FC5 to FC6 on Virtuozzo 3.0 trial version. It giving an error “Kernl too old”.
I want to try one of my application on FC6.
Nilesh
I like openVZ and I want to try it.
can I know what is the limitations in the trial version of virtuozzo
Hi,
Is it possible to test HA on VPS. Let say i setup 2 os on vps server and setup HA on those 2.
Is it possible?
donwold vps
Can you install Virtuozzo vps software on any type of server. What do I need in order to get this up and running?