Use proxmox as desktop? No KVM

[rolfbeethoven]

I think I know the answer and it isn't the one I want. I would appreciate someone to confirm that I've understood the available information correctly. Thanks.

I have a machine running 24x7 with a monitor and keyboard running up to the kitchen. We love having "instant on" computing in the kitchen. This machine currently serves up XP. I also have two other boxes running Linux in the basement (Ubuntu file server/Centos Asterisk system-piaf). I would like to collapse all of this down into the one box running Proxmox (dual Xeon CPU 64K, 4GB ram).

I would like to have Proxmox run the two linux servers and also run a virtual copy of XP that sends video and audio to the kitchen. It looks like I can run the XP virtualization to a dedicated video card which is separate from the video card serving the Proxmox install.

Here's my problem. My server doesn't support KVM (no VT support). Is there any way to run Proxmox on a server that also is being used as a desktop without KVM support (prefer XP desktop but Ubuntu would also do)?

Thanks,
VTlessInCT

 

[udo]

I think I know the answer and it isn't the one I want. I would appreciate someone to confirm that I've understood the available information correctly. Thanks.

I have a machine running 24x7 with a monitor and keyboard running up to the kitchen. We love having "instant on" computing in the kitchen. This machine currently serves up XP. I also have two other boxes running Linux in the basement (Ubuntu file server/Centos Asterisk system-piaf). I would like to collapse all of this down into the one box running Proxmox (dual Xeon CPU 64K, 4GB ram).

I would like to have Proxmox run the two linux servers and also run a virtual copy of XP that sends video and audio to the kitchen. It looks like I can run the XP virtualization to a dedicated video card which is separate from the video card serving the Proxmox install.

Here's my problem. My server doesn't support KVM (no VT support). Is there any way to run Proxmox on a server that also is being used as a desktop without KVM support (prefer XP desktop but Ubuntu would also do)?

Thanks,
VTlessInCT

Hi,
pve is debain-based - so you can install X and a windowmanager and so on... It's of course not recommended on a server but for special uses you can do that ( i have this running on a test-laptop).
But i'm not sure if it's a good idea to use a double xenon without kvm-support as allways-on-machine. I think the power consumtion are not to low. If you get an modern cpu you get more speed, vt-support and less power consumtion.

Udo