Recommended procedure for Proxmox VE on RHEL6?

[yitzhakbg]

How can we use RHEL6 subscription as the underlying foundation?
To the extent possible, we desire to install Proxmox on the RHEL6 foundation, preferably using this:
http://openvz.livejournal.com/38801.html
We wish to assure that our RHEL6 subscription keeps everything up to date, while running OpenVZ and hosting various Linux distros (including, but not necessarily RHEL6)
Thanks in advance,
Yitzhak

 

[tom]

The upcoming Proxmox VE 1.9 and also 2.0 are using the mentionen kernel. But if you want RHEL subscriptions you can only use unmodified RHEL kernels.

In other words, you have no change to get support from Redhat if you want to run OpenVZ. But I do not really understand this request - if you use Proxmox VE, why don´t you buy the server support subscription from Proxmox?

 

[yitzhakbg]

The upcoming Proxmox VE 1.9 and also 2.0 are using the mentionen kernel. But if you want RHEL subscriptions you can only use unmodified RHEL kernels.

In other words, you have no change to get support from Redhat if you want to run OpenVZ. But I do not really understand this request - if you use Proxmox VE, why don´t you buy the server support subscription from Proxmox?

Thanks for the prompt reply. The support issue is probably more psychological/bureaucratic than it is technical. Our Linux servers here at NITE are RedHat based. I'm trying to introduce OpenVZ and would like to use Proxmox. Part of my argument is that we can continue to maintain our high level of reliability since the underlying infrastructure remains RedHat. As much as I'd like to discuss support with you, I doubt it will be feasible since our applications and servers are not on the Internet. When we require RedHat's assistance, their local branch sends someone to work here onsite.
That's not an issue really, since we maintain the servers ourselves and seldom if ever require that onsite support. I'm willing to risk using this RHEL6 kernel with the OpenVZ patches so long as we keep an updated RHEL6 system on the same disk with current updates to the libraries and utilities which would benefit the bootable Proxmox system as well.
My question is how can we do it technically, installing a basic RHEL6 subscription system and then installing Proxmox on it, booting from the patched (non-RHEL-supported) kernel?

 

[tom]

Thanks for the prompt reply. The support issue is probably more psychological/bureaucratic than it is technical. Our Linux servers here at NITE are RedHat based. I'm trying to introduce OpenVZ and would like to use Proxmox. Part of my argument is that we can continue to maintain our high level of reliability since the underlying infrastructure remains RedHat. As much as I'd like to discuss support with you, I doubt it will be feasible since our applications and servers are not on the Internet. When we require RedHat's assistance, their local branch sends someone to work here onsite.

based on my knowledge the support terms of RHEL explicity exclude support if you do not use the "untouched" RHEL kernel. in practice, if you got an issue the will tell you to install their kernel.

That's not an issue really, since we maintain the servers ourselves and seldom if ever require that onsite support. I'm willing to risk using this RHEL6 kernel with the OpenVZ patches so long as we keep an updated RHEL6 system on the same disk with current updates to the libraries and utilities which would benefit the bootable Proxmox system as well.
My question is how can we do it technically, installing a basic RHEL6 subscription system and then installing Proxmox on it, booting from the patched (non-RHEL-supported) kernel?

Pro

Proxmox VE is based on Debian, so you cannot install it on rpm based systems. We will never port it, as for rpm systems there are already other solutions, e.g. from redhat. So if you like Proxmox VE and you wanna use it, you need to move.