This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on how to install XEN on an Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04) Server System (amd64) without compromising on disk I/O and network throughput. You can find all the software used here in the Ubuntu repositories, so no external files or source compilation are required.

Install the Ubuntu Hardy Heron (x86_64) Server Edition (http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/serveredition) on the first partition only. Afterwards, on this we will be install the Xen stuff and use this as the host OS…

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This is a great article that puts into plain English why Ubuntu picked KVM as the Virtual Manager in the next release (Hardy) over Xen or any other VM.

Finally someone explains the key differentiation of KVM vs Xen. (Ubuntu developers, one would think, might have done this themselves.) At any rate, I would agree that for Ubuntu it might be the right choice, with the understanding that…

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