#1 most frequent
United States of America
40.0%22 installations of 55
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
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
Who Buys & Uses OpenVZ
#2 most frequent
Germany
14.5%8 installations of 55
#3 most frequent
Canada
12.7%7 installations of 55
OpenVZ + Proxmox is a great way to run and manage your virtualization farm
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