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I've done all of that on XenServer, or rather XCP-ng now. (pfsense (nic passthrough), freenas (SAS controller passthrough) and windows 10 with gpu passthrough)

by tjoff 7y ago

I've done all of that on XenServer, or rather XCP-ng now. (pfsense (nic passthrough), freenas (SAS controller passthrough) and windows 10 with gpu passthrough) It doesn't have the same hype as the others but far more open. Biggest drawback is that the configuration software is windows-only (you can get it running in wine but it is a bit hacky, also xen-orchestra is a free (for personal use, if you build from source) web-configuration utility that one can use). Would not want to be at mercy of vmware. Also don't want to invest time into a system with such restrictions on use. Proxmox might be a decent alternative but I have a few systems and the cost would be prohibitive for hobby use.

plam503711 7y ago
XCP-ng Center (the Windows client) will disappear and Xen Orchestra is the only officially support client. In the next month, we'll bundle "XO Lite" into hosts to manage a simple machine without having to install anything!
- tjoff 7y ago
  So there will be no free alternative left? Not sure if a gimped shareware-like(?) option sounds that appealing.