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| == Virtualization == | | == Virtualization == |
| In this section, we cover discussion on the @et-mgmnt-tools-list, @fedora-xen-list, @libvirt-list and @ovirt-devel-list of Fedora virtualization technologies. | | In this section, we cover discussion of Fedora virtualization technologies on the |
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| Contributing Writer: [[User:Dale | Dale Bewley]] | | Contributing Writer: [[User:Dale | Dale Bewley]] |
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| === Enterprise Management Tools List ===
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| This section contains the discussion happening on the
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| [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/et-mgmt-tools et-mgmt-tools list]
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| ==== Managing Guest OS Types ====
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| Cole Robinson created<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/et-mgmt-tools/2009-March/msg00023.html</ref> a patch to provide a <code>--list-os-options</code> option to <code>virt-install</code> and <code>virt-convert</code>. Output from this option would be used to help users determine the appropriate argument for <code>--os-type</code>.
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| The <code>--os-type</code> option is used to
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| "Optimize the guest configuration for a type of operating system. This will
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| attempt to pick the most suitable ACPI & APIC settings, optimally supported
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| mouse drivers and generally accommodate other operating system quirks."
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| This touched off a discussion<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/et-mgmt-tools/2009-March/msg00028.html</ref> of how such information is managed.
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| Daniel P. Berrange pointed out shortcomings in the current approach and
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| perscribed the following fixes, and supplied an example XML file.
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| * An XML schema for defining all the information wrt to guest OS distros that is relevant to virt management tools.
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| * A C library for querying the information in the XML file(s).
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| * Bindings of the C library into Python/Ruby etc as needed
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| * Ability for local admins to extend / override the information either by editing the XML files directly, or a pretty GUI
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| Cole later dropped<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/et-mgmt-tools/2009-March/msg00034.html</ref> his patch and automated<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/et-mgmt-tools/2009-March/msg00033.html</ref> the creation of the OS list in the <code>virt-install</code> man page instead.
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| === Fedora Virtualization List === | | === Fedora Virtualization List === |
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| [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-virt fedora-virt list]. | | [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-virt fedora-virt list]. |
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| ==== User Interface Makeover for virt-manager ==== | | ==== Virt Status Report ==== |
| Daniel P. Berrange pointed<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-March/msg00001.html</ref> out
| | [[JustinForbes|Justin Forbes]] |
| "there's a significant redesign of {{package|virt-manager}} in progress" and brought
| | posted<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-December/msg00056.html</ref> a Fedora virtualization status report. |
| attention to Cole Robinson's 'New VM' wizard makeover<ref>http://blog.wikichoon.com/2009/02/virt-manager-in-fedora-11-new-vm-wizard.html</ref>.
| | Justin pointed out F13 bugs<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Virtualization_bugs</ref> now include Important and Pony classifications in addition to Blocker and Target. |
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| "Many more design improvements are targetted for the next few virt-manager
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| releases, impacting nearly every area of the UI, so keep an eye out for
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| more UI review postings during F12 timeframe too."
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| ==== New Release virtinst 0.4.2 ====
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| [[ColeRobinson|Cole Robinson]] announced<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-March/msg00002.html</ref> a new <code>virtinst</code> release, version 0.400.2.
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| {{package|python-virtinst}} is a module that helps build and install <code>libvirt</code> based virtual
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| machines. It currently supports <code>KVM</code>, <code>QEmu</code> and <code>Xen</code> virtual machines. Package
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| includes several command line utilities, including <code>virt-install</code> (build
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| and install new VMs) and <code>virt-clone</code> (clone an existing virtual machine).
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| '''New features:'''
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| * New <code>virt-clone</code> option <code>--original-xml</code>, allows cloning a guest from an xml file, rather than require an existing, defined guest.
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| * New <code>virt-install</code> option <code>--import</code>, allows creating a guest from an existing disk image, bypassing any OS install phase.
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| * New <code>virt-install</code> option <code>--host-device</code>, for connecting a physical host device to the guest.
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| * Allow specifying 'cache' value via <code>virt-install</code>'s <code>--disk</code> options (Ben Kochie)
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| * New <code>virt-install</code> option <code>--nonetworks</code> (John Levon)
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| * Lots of backend cleanups and documentation improvements.
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| === Fedora Xen List === | | ==== RHEL and Fedora Virtualization Feature Parity ==== |
| This section contains the discussion happening on the
| | Robert Day wondered how the virtualization features<ref>http://www.redhat.com/virtualization/rhev/</ref> of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 |
| [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-xen fedora-xen list].
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| ==== dom0 Kernel Inches Closer ====
| | [[DanielBerrange|Daniel Berrange]] |
| Pasi Kärkkäinen walked<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-xen/2009-March/msg00017.html</ref> the bleeding edge while testing Xen dom0 host support. Using Fedora 10 with Xen 3.3.1-9 from [[Releases/Rawhide|Rawhide]] and a custom built 2.6.29-rc7 pv_ops dom0 kernel the system boots, but <code>virt-install</code> and <code>virt-manager</code> fail with the error "<code>Unsupported virtualization type 'xen'</code>".
| | explained<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-December/msg00040.html</ref> |
| | | "The KVM based virtualization in RHEL-5.4 is not nearly so far behind |
| It seems<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-xen/2009-March/msg00023.html</ref> that <code>/sys/hypervisor/properties/capabilities</code> is not present for some unknown reason.
| | Fedora as you might think. The {{package|libvirt}} mgmt stack in RHEL-5.4 was |
| | rebased to be near parity with [[Releases/11|Fedora 11]], and KVM in RHEL-5.4 is |
| | also pretty close to that using what's best described as a hybrid of |
| | kvm-83 and kvm-84." |
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| === Libvirt List ===
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| This section contains the discussion happening on the
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| [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list libvir-list].
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| === oVirt Devel List ===
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| This section contains the discussion happening on the
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| [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ovirt-devel ovirt-devel list].
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