I saw a slot about FreeVSD in the Operating Systems track at OSCon. I thought it was a typo; didn't matter much, because the session was cancelled.
Turns out, it wasn't a typo. FreeVSD is the virtual server daemon, a package that simulates multiple linux boxen on a single machine (shades of IBM's VM/CMS, VMWare, User Mode Linux, or FreeBSD's jail).
Personally, I don't get it. From this introduction, it sounds like freeVSD is rather closely tied to recent stock installs of RedHat, and is a bear to configure, manage and use. I don't see the benefit of this compared to, say, UML or jail.
I know that some ISPs use Virtual Servers as a way of essentially offering colo hosting for very low prices. Hub.org is one example (but don't consider this an endorsement -- I've had a lot of quality problems with their service).
Re:ISPs
ziggy on 2002-08-07T16:14:24
The idea of using virtual servers on *NIX is sound.What I don't understand is what benefit freeVSD provides over User Mode Linux or jail.
Re:ISPs
Theory on 2002-08-07T16:19:23
Ah, yeah. I don't even know what approach Hub.org uses.
