On 01/17/2017 02:08 PM, ProPAAS DBA wrote: > Hi All; > > I'll try and answer all the questions: > > Why are you expecting stability when the host OS you are using is > betaware? Use CentOS as your host OS and you might get better results. > I use Fedora for the eye-candy, and the fact that the stuff I most often > use just works. I understand that it's a beta but I don't want to go to > a centos desktop. Basically I want it all and I want it now, and most of > the time Fedora delivers for me > > What VM's do you need, e.g., do you need to run Windows or just linux > VM's? Is there are reason to rule out VirtualBox and lightweight tools > (LXC -- Docker, LXD, etc)? > I run mostly Linux VM's although I do have a couple of mac VM's and one > windows VM for clients that force me to use VPN's that I can only get > running on mac or windows. I'm actually testing virtualbox as we speak. > However I may be stuck with VMware to keep the mac VM's running > > - The issue of it breaking every 2-3 kernel updates is a little vague; > though this might simply be the outdatedness of an older instance of > VMware Tools in the VM. Simply keeping VMware Workstation up to date, > and periodically ensuring your VM's get updated (consistent with the > version of VMware Workstation) and that their internal VMware Tools also > get updated will likely reduce the frequency of this problem, again, > assuming it is kernel version to VMware Tools version related. > The current issue is that VMware workstation 12.5 Pro does not start > with kernel 4.9 (the latest update). Luckily I caught it before I > updated my laptop but I see this somewhat often and sometimes there is a > patch and sometimes I just have to wait but I use these VM's for testing > day to day so I need to do what I can to ensure they are running > > > > > I know I'm wanting the moon, looking for a possible replacement cause I > want a fully patched laptop and my VM's to work. Just poking around t > see if there is a better plan. I use kvm/libvirt/VirtualMachineManager for a number of Linux VMs and (grudgingly) Win7, Win8.1 and Win10. I use the virtio drivers for pretty much all of it and it does help. I really don't care about the performance of Windows. I need it for a couple of things (such as clients who use VPNs that only have Windows agents), but I absolutely will NOT put Windows of any variant on my hard drive or boot my machines into it. I'm rather upset that I even have to have it anywhere near me. I'm an honest chap and I've paid for the Windows versions I have (I really don't want to support M$'s questionable business practices, but rules are rules), but I keep them in VMs where damage can be limited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 226437340 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - The trouble with troubleshooting is that trouble sometimes - - shoots back. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
