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CentOS as a server OS: on a viirtual machine or real machine?

1 post · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/centos-as-a-server-os-on-a-viirtual-machine-or-real-machine.171020/

Chetan1991
Chetan1991 Original post #1
Mar 4, 2013 at 12:53 PM
Hi everyone.
I'm setting up an intranet as major project, and have decided upon CentOS as the OS; details here:
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/networking/170920-how-set-up-centos-based-intranet-server-need-help.html

So Virtualization vs Non virtualization?
Which one would be better? I see the advantage of a virtual system: easy backup and portability. But I don't know how much performance degradation takes place. Also If virtualization is better what should be the configuration? i.e. which host OS etc.