jds950 Asked: 2011-06-08 08:49:27 +0800 CST2011-06-08 08:49:27 +0800 CST 2011-06-08 08:49:27 +0800 CST XenServer on i7 Processors? 772 Was wondering if anyone is using an i7 XenServer. Didn't see anything in the HCL on the XenServer site. If you are using it how is the performance and should I build one on i7 or a older Xeon processor? virtualization xen citrix xenserver build-server 3 Answers Voted user48838 2011-06-08T09:10:31+08:002011-06-08T09:10:31+08:00 You may want to head over to ark.intel.com to look up the "cherry picked" functionality of each processor. That will give you an idea of what a particular Intel processor can and can not do... Best Answer benathon 2011-08-18T14:18:32+08:002011-08-18T14:18:32+08:00 Yes, it looks like i7 is supported: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMWcy249Ckw http://forums.citrix.com/message.jspa?messageID=1465256 Regards, Port Forward Podcast Lucas Kauffman 2011-08-18T14:27:57+08:002011-08-18T14:27:57+08:00 i7 Has VTx, so you can use them for xenserver if you want to. I have friends running Xenserver on Debian. It runs very smoothly.
You may want to head over to ark.intel.com to look up the "cherry picked" functionality of each processor. That will give you an idea of what a particular Intel processor can and can not do...
Yes, it looks like i7 is supported:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMWcy249Ckw
http://forums.citrix.com/message.jspa?messageID=1465256
Regards, Port Forward Podcast
i7 Has VTx, so you can use them for xenserver if you want to. I have friends running Xenserver on Debian. It runs very smoothly.