[Users] oVirt or RHEV ?

Itamar Heim iheim at redhat.com
Thu Feb 6 18:52:22 UTC 2014


On 02/06/2014 06:21 PM, Dan Yasny wrote:
> I haven't tried it recently, but last time I did, the export domains
> were compatible. Worst case, you can always do a manual disk move

there is no direct upgrade path, though it may work.
for now export/import should be ok. a maybe on the future detach/attach 
storage domain use case (not implemented yet).

>
>
> On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 9:18 AM, Martijn Grendelman
> <martijn.grendelman at isaac.nl <mailto:martijn.grendelman at isaac.nl>> wrote:
>
>     Martijn Grendelman schreef op 6-2-2014 17:02:
>      > Hi,
>      >
>      > Dan Yasny schreef op 6-2-2014 16:38:
>      >> This is the same question as in RHEL or Fedora IMO: do you want the
>      >> bleeding edge features and lower code stability and reliability,
>     or do
>      >> you want to have techsupport (and that means a real SLA and an
>      >> escalation path up to the engineering, if need be) behind you,
>     stable
>      >> and reliable, well tested code, but less of the advanced features.
>      >
>      > Thank you, this is what I thought.
>      >
>      > It's still a hard decision. If the stability and "testedness" of
>     RHEL is
>      > anything to go by, it's not reassuring at all (although it may be
>     better
>      > than Fedora, I don't know), although I must say that RedHat
>     support is
>      > helpful at times.
>      >
>      > Thanks again, I think I know enough :-)
>
>     Or not ;-)
>
>     Would it be possible (and doable) to migrate from oVirt to RHEV?
>
>     If we start out with oVirt, but after some time we decide that RHEV
>     would be a better fit after all, would it be possible to hook up
>     existing oVirt/VDSM hosts to a RHEV engine, or am I thinking way too
>     simple now?
>
>     Cheers,
>     Martijn.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>      >>
>      >>
>      >> On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 8:06 AM, Martijn Grendelman
>      >> <martijn.grendelman at isaac.nl
>     <mailto:martijn.grendelman at isaac.nl>
>     <mailto:martijn.grendelman at isaac.nl
>     <mailto:martijn.grendelman at isaac.nl>>> wrote:
>      >>
>      >>     Hi,
>      >>
>      >>     This may be the wrong place to ask, but I'm looking for
>     input to form an
>      >>     opinion on an "oVirt or RHEV" question within my company.
>      >>
>      >>     I have been running oVirt for about 5 months now, and I'm quite
>      >>     comfortable with its features and maintenance procedures. We
>     are now
>      >>     planning to build a private virtualization cluster for
>     hosting clients'
>      >>     applications as well as our own. Some people in the company are
>      >>     questioning whether we should buy RHEV, but at this point, I
>     can't see
>      >>     the benefits.
>      >>
>      >>     Can anyone on this list shed a light on when RHEV might be a
>     better
>      >>     choice than oVirt? What are the benefits? The trade-offs?
>      >>
>      >>     I am looking for pragmatic, real-world things, not marketing
>     mumbo
>      >>     jumbo. That, I can get from redhat.com <http://redhat.com>
>     <http://redhat.com> ;-)
>      >>
>      >>     Best regards,
>      >>     Martijn.
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