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OpenVZ

Score9.1 out of 10

4 Reviews and Ratings

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What is OpenVZ?

OpenVZ is container-based virtualization for Linux supported by Virtuozzo and fundamental to that company's commercial offering. It is open source and free.

Categories & Use Cases

Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features OpenVZ has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
Based on 4 ratings of OpenVZ's features
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Top Performing Features

  • Virtual machine automated provisioning

    Automation of virtual machine provisioning through use of vm templates

    Category average: 7.8

  • Management console

    Management console for central administration of vm environment

    Category average: 8

  • Live virtual machine backup

    Ability to backup vms without interrupting service

    Category average: 8

Areas for Improvement

  • Live virtual machine migration

    Downtime minimization by migrating live vms between hosts and across clusters

    Category average: 7.9

Reviews

What users are saying about OpenVZ.
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OpenVZ + Proxmox is a great way to run and manage your virtualization farm

Incentivized
Vadim KutsView profile
DevOps Engineer in Information Technology at PlayQ (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

  • It is container-based virtualization
  • It is not resource-heavy
  • It is better then KVM

Cons

  • Since it is a container-based solution, you can't run any other OS, except for Linux
  • It is not so popular as Docker, but it's not that bad

Return on Investment

  • It's free, so you can try it and figure out if it suited for your needs

Alternatives Considered

Docker

Other Software Used

CentOS Linux, GIMP, Zoom