Mikrotik over XEN?

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Hello:
I’m trying to install 2 OS in a AMD 64 x2 “server”, one is Mikrotik to act as the Router office and the other is Trixbox (Asterisk) for IP PBX. I run XEN (over CentOS) but I only can install Mikrotik in FULL virtualization mode, is possible to install Mikrotik in paravirtualization mode?? I read that paravirtualization is faster than full virtualization mode. I read the virtualization configuration on mikrotik’s wiki, but I don’t undertand.
Thanks,

Best regards

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Full virtualization isn’t slow in this situation.

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Hello JP:
Great, I’ve another question..I don’t know if you tested Citrix XEN (it load very fast) but I need to configure the Virtualization module, I need to copy and run some files, but I can’t find the LINUX console in Mikrotik to do steps 1,2 and 3. the system help said that:

"Note that you do not need to install XenServer Tools on new virtual machines based on the supplied Debian Etch 4.0 or Debian Sarge 3.1 templates, as virtualization is already fully optimized in any VMs created using these templates.

Select the VM in the Resources pane, right-click, and then click Install XenServer Tools on the shortcut menu. Alternatively:

on the VM menu, click Install XenServer Tools
click on the XenServer Tools not installed message text wherever it appears in the XenCenter window Properties pane

Step 1 Click OK on the message dialog to go to the VM’s console.
Mount the image into the VM:
mount /dev/xvdd /mnt

Step 2 Execute the installation script as the root user:
/mnt/Linux/install.sh

Step 3 If the VM was upgraded from a previous version of XenServer, you may also need to run:
chkconfig xengmond off

Reboot your VM. "

Any idea?
Best regards

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I use opensuse, and XEN setup/management is integrated into it’s yast management tool. After it’s installed and running, the config looks like this:

xenserver1:~ # cat /etc/xen/vm/mt-hotspot
name="mt-hotspot"
ostype="other"
uuid="d8491ebf-cb1b-d1a9-9a6e-793ea5f72437"
memory=256
vcpus=1
on_crash="destroy"
on_poweroff="destroy"
on_reboot="restart"
localtime=0

builder="hvm"
extid=0
device_model="/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm"
kernel="/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
boot="c"
disk=[ 'file:/images/mt-spots-drive,hda,w', ]
vif=[ 'mac=00:16:3e:7c:fe:5c,model=rtl8139,type=ioemu', ]
stdvga=0
vnc=1
vncunused=1
apic=0
acpi=1
pae=1


serial="pty"

Takes 8 seconds for the MT VM to shutdown and reboot back to normal again!