[libvirt-users] Base server as file server.

[Stefan Hajnoczi]

On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 03:26:25PM +0530, arun.sasi1 at wipro.com wrote:
> Will I get complete performance on file server since it is in Base
> server where KVM kernel installed...

Yes, applications running on the host will performance as normal.
Remember that virtual machines consume CPU, memory, and other resources
too though.  That means busy VMs can affect application performance on
the host.

Stefan