XEN vs OpenVZ

[cheapdedicated]

When running a tight budget, OpenVZ is your choicebecause it is budget friendly

 

[svijayan]

I'd go for Xen as it supports Linux as well as Windows operating systems. It also provides fully independent Kernel install and related modules

 

[Harv45]

OpenVZ servers can be oversold
Xen Servers cannot
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The CORRECT term should be harder to oversell. Why does a lot of people thinks Xen/HVM are "bulletproof" against being oversold?

 

[Pravin]

OpenVZ is manly used for overselling.

I will recommend to go for XEN or KVM.

 

[Andrius]

Well, absolutely all virtualizations can be overselled. Do not have illusions that it is possible with openVZ only.

 

[ExonHost]

OpenVZ perform good if the provider doesn't oversell the server. Otherwise go with Xen.

 

[cheapdedicated]

OpenVZ with VSwap

 

[Andrius]

OpenVZ perform good if the provider doesn't oversell the server. Otherwise go with Xen.

Well, I do not know any provider, which do not use overselling, even the small one...

 

[cheapdedicated]

Well, I do not know any provider, which do not use overselling, even the small one...

Well some providers actually never over sale. We decided against over saling over a year now and actually you wont even notice difference in revenue. Over saling brings insignificant margins in the end

 

[Collabora]

OpenVZ with VSwap

#1 Best Seller!

 

[Andrius]

Well some providers actually never over sale. We decided against over saling over a year now and actually you wont even notice difference in revenue. Over saling brings insignificant margins in the end

Overselling with openVZ became a norm. It is very hard to sell non overselled services, because lot's of potential customer's do not care about overselling, they just see parameters and price.

 

[Silvatech]

Overselling with openVZ became a norm. It is very hard to sell non overselled services, because lot's of potential customer's do not care about overselling, they just see parameters and price.

its becoming to me harder and harder to edgucate clients. As exactly what you said instead of realizing why their hosting is slow is because its oversold. They think if they get a host with SSD or a host with cloud in the name that will fix the issue. So they move to a host way overselling with (insert whatever buzz word.) Then wonder why the issue has not improved.

 

[Collabora]

its becoming to me harder and harder to edgucate clients. As exactly what you said instead of realizing why their hosting is slow is because its oversold.

Its impossible to come to that conclusion without any formal troubleshooting.
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[Mahfuz-SS-EHL]

I would undoubtedly go with Xen. But, if anyone can ensure that they don't oversell, then OpenVZ is Best of All.

 

[cheapdedicated]

Overselling with openVZ became a norm. It is very hard to sell non overselled services, because lot's of potential customer's do not care about overselling, they just see parameters and price.

Its possible not to oversale. We stopped overselling on our shared hosting plans although for obvious reasons we allow it on our reseller servers. A host can decide what is in their interest and implement it.

 

[MangoXchange]

most people will go for XEN, as host can't oversell ram and hdd space.. which mean you get better performance also. rather on a overcrowed server

 

[PittLoh]

Most of my client are using Xen. It looks Xen more popular.

 

[cheapdedicated]

Most of my client are using Xen. It looks Xen more popular.

Xen is definitely a better deal than OpenVZ but OpenVZ is cheaper. At our company we decided to offer different virtualisation so that people choose what is best for them.

 

[storminternet]

Indeed xen is more popular but managing backups and restore the vms from it is more easy in openvz. There is no harm to offer both virtualization technologies to your client. Let them have choice and decide which one they need.

 

[ughosting]

Another useful thing about OpenVZ is that when you upgrade, the resources are made available to your customer immediately with the need to reboot. So no downtime. Even the diskspace is available immediately.