Virtualization. Stand-alone server?

Question

linux

Given
by Supermicro X8DTi-LN4F // Xeon L5520
The challenge
is to allocate resources efficiently using pci passthrough (VT-d), SR-IOV, VMDq
1. XCP (Xen) vs Proxmox (KVM): Is there a difference between them in support of the above technologies?
2. Should I disable HT?
3. In addition to XCP, are there any other open source solutions out of the box for zen (like proxmox'a)?

Answer 1

1. Try XCP or just Xen. In it, the probability of catching a call trace or kernel trap is less.
2. Not worth it, in this case.
3. For example, Oracle VM - 1 , 2 .