From rickard at sanuksystems.com Sun Oct 6 09:25:24 2013 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============8858877926284873961==" MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Rickard Kristiansson To: users at ovirt.org Subject: [Users] CentOS or Fedora? Date: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 15:25:16 +0200 Message-ID: <169467393.328377.1381065916526.JavaMail.root@sanuksystems.com> In-Reply-To: 1461345018.328246.1381065164020.JavaMail.root@sanuksystems.com --===============8858877926284873961== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ------=3D_Part_328376_145288176.1381065916525 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3Dutf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi, = We have been testing oVirt since 3.2.1, and have now upgraded the engine to= 3.3 with the aim to use it in production for about 50 VMs currently runnin= g on 7 standalone CentOS 6.4 KVM hypervisors. = We would prefer to use native GlusterFS integration, but I understand that = CentOS 6.4 doesn't have the necessary library versions. = Would it make sense to reinstall the hypervisors to oVirt nodes on Fedora19= , or should we wait for CentOS 6.5? = I'm not sure it feels very safe to use Fedora in production, even though it= 's the 'native' oVirt distribution..? = I'm also not sure if Dell OpenManage is supported on Fedora, as this would = be required for connecting the hypervisors/nodes into our common surveillan= ce system. = Maybe someone would say that we should use RHEV instead, but since we have = managed with CentOS without vendor support on this particular service until= now, I think we would be very comfortable with oVirt and the great support= provided by the community. = Anyone else having similar thoughts..? = Regards = Rickard = ------=3D_Part_328376_145288176.1381065916525 Content-Type: text/html; charset=3Dutf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi,

We have been t= =3D esting oVirt since 3.2.1, and have now upgraded the engine to 3.3 with the = =3D aim to use it in production for about 50 VMs currently running on 7 standal= =3D one CentOS 6.4 KVM hypervisors.
We wou= ld=3D prefer to use native GlusterFS integration, but I understand that CentOS 6= =3D .4 doesn't have the necessary library versions.
Would it make= =3D sense to reinstall the hypervisors to oVirt nodes on Fedora19, or should w= =3D e wait for CentOS 6.5?
I'm not sure it feels very safe to use= =3D Fedora in production, even though it's the 'native' oVirt distribution..?<= =3D br>
I'm also not sure if Dell OpenManage is supported on Fedora, = =3D as this would be required for connecting the hypervisors/nodes into our com= =3D mon surveillance system.
Maybe someone would say that we shou= =3D ld use RHEV instead, but since we have managed with CentOS without vendor s= =3D upport on this particular service until now, I think we would be very comfo= =3D rtable with oVirt and the great support provided by the community.

Anyone else having similar thoughts..?
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Regards
Rickard

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