Best Hardware For Xen?
I'm looking to purchase hardware to specifically run Xen.. What is the best hardware to run Xen? Will the new Intel Xeon (Woodcrest) work? If not then what would you recommend? AMD?
If you want to recommend specific models please recommend supermicro MBs.
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