So i realize a few differences between openvz and xen such as openvz allows burstable ram and xen makes it dedicated, but which would be the wiser choice for creating VMs and what are some of the important differences between the two i should look at when deciding which to use?
OpenVZ tends to have slightly better performance as it requires less overhead, however Xen provides better isolation between VMs (due to dedicated resources). OpenVZ also uses a shared kernel across multiple VMs, whereas Xen allows custom kernels.
It really all depends on what you'll be using the VMs for. For example, if you're running game servers, it may be better to use Xen VMs as they won't disrupt each other since they can't go over their resource limits. For the most part, if what you're doing is fairly basic, either one will do fine.
If you're planning on renting a VPS, note that OpenVZ is easier to oversell, however that doesn't mean that every OpenVZ host is overselling.
Awesome. Thanks for the response. thought no one was going to answer. Definitely helps though, thanks again!
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