[BlueOnyx:16823] Re: Soliciting Suggestions

[Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet]

On 1/8/2015 9:31 PM, Danny O'Day wrote:
> Greetings Group -
>
> I have ordered a new server I will be taking delivery on next week which I
> am hoping to use to delete a few servers out of my rack.  I went with a
> Lenovo TS140 i7-4770 3.4GHz 32GB with 3 3TB 7200 rpm drives.
>
> Currently I have one instance of Blueonyx 5208 running on one server
> (Hosting about 5 sites), another server running mail services(Debian
> ISPconfig for mail only), and 2 additional development servers (indexing
> project and video services through VPN).  I'm hopeful this new box will
> have enough horsepower to knock out 3 of these machines into one by going
> to a virtual server setup.
>
> I've never stepped into this realm very deeply and want to keep with linux
> as the OS on the server.
>
> Anybody have any suggestions on how best to proceed and advice on what
> problems I may hit.

You want it simple?   Then go here:
http://www.solarspeed.net/aventurine/aventurine-iso-image.html

By my count, your BlueOnyx server, ISPconfig server + 2 dev servers = 4 
servers.  That means you'll want the 5 VPS license.  That goes for 
$241.47 currently.

Basically, Aventurin{e} is sort of like the BlueOnyx for virtualization. 
  In fact, you'll find that the GUI for Aventurin{e} is very (VERY) 
familiar.   It's built on CentOS 6 and the OpenVZ virtualization platform.

We run several different types of virtualization, including VMware, 
Aventurin{e}, HyperV and some others that have come and gone.  What I 
have to say about Aventurin{e} is that it *just works*.

It comes pre-loaded with BlueOnyx templates, and you can also load in 
various other OS templates (such as your Debian).

Take the combination of the functionality, efficiency (low kernel 
overhead) and complete lack of learning curve then throw in the pittance 
of a price and that's the winning answer.   I know some will balk at the 
cost, but let's face it; if you cannot afford to put $241.47 into your 
server (especially one you have just ordered) you are doing something 
horribly wrong.

Go for Aventurin{e} and you'll be happy.
-- 
Chris Gebhardt
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