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[http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/virt-tools-list virt-tools-list list]. | [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/virt-tools-list virt-tools-list list]. | ||
The very newest releases of virt packages are available (for testing purposes only) in the [[Virtualization Preview Repository]] before they become generally available. | |||
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a new {{package|virt-manager}}<ref>http://virt-manager.org/</ref> release, version 0.8.0. | a new {{package|virt-manager}}<ref>http://virt-manager.org/</ref> release, version 0.8.0. | ||
Virtual Machine Manager provides a graphical tool for administering virtual machines | Virtual Machine Manager provides a graphical tool for administering virtual machines, using {{package|libvirt}} as the backend management API. | ||
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* Many bug fixes and improvements | * Many bug fixes and improvements | ||
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==== New Release virtinst 0.500.0 ==== | |||
[[ColeRobinson|Cole Robinson]] | |||
announced<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/virt-tools-list/2009-July/msg00055.html</ref> | |||
a new {{package|python-virtinst}} release, version 0.500.0. | |||
<code>virtinst</code> is a module that helps build and install <code>libvirt</code> based virtual machines. It currently supports <code>KVM</code>, <code>QEmu</code> and <code>Xen</code> virtual machines. Package includes several command line utilities, including <code>virt-install</code> (build and install new VMs) and <code>virt-clone</code> (clone an existing virtual machine). | |||
'''New features:''' | |||
* New virt-install device options --serial, --parallel, and --video | |||
* Allow various auth types for libvirt connections (PolicyKit, SASL, ...) | |||
* New virt-clone option --auto-clone: generates all needed input. | |||
* Option to specify network device model via virt-install --network (Guido Gunther) | |||
* New virt-install option --virt-type for specifying hypervisor type (kvm, qemu). --accelerate is now the default behavior: To provision a plain qemu VM on a KVM enabled host, use '--virt-type qemu' | |||
* OVF input support for virt-convert | |||
* Many bug fixes and improvements | |||
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==== New Release virt-viewer 0.2.0 ==== | |||
[[DanielBerrange|Daniel Berrange]] | |||
announced<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/virt-tools-list/2009-July/msg00059.html</ref> | |||
a new {{package|python-virtinst|virtinst}}<ref>http://virt-manager.org/</ref> release, version 0.2.0. | |||
'''New features:''' | |||
* Switch UI over to use Glade | |||
* Support graphical dialog for VNC and libvirt authentication | |||
* Resize window to match VNC desktop size where possible | |||
* Scale down VNC desktop if it cannot fit in host desktop space | |||
* Allow user to resize window to arbitrary size, scaling VNC | |||
* Fix blocking of accelerators | |||
* Allow automatic reconnect to a VM via --reconnect | |||
* Use libvirt events to detect when VM changes state | |||
* Wait for VM to appear if it does not exist | |||
* Fix plugin build with newer xulrunner | |||
* Port & build for Mingw32 target | |||
<references /> | <references /> |
Revision as of 01:22, 3 August 2009
Virtualization
In this section, we cover discussion of Fedora virtualization technologies on the @fedora-virt, @fedora-xen-list, @libguestfs, @libvirt-list, @virt-tools-list, and @ovirt-devel-list lists.
Contributing Writer: Dale Bewley
Fedora Virtualization List
This section contains the discussion happening on the fedora-virt list.
Distributing I/O Load Among Guests
Dennis J. asked[1] "What is the best way to deal with I/O load when running several VMs on a physical machine with local or remote storage?" "What I'm primarily worried about is the case when several VMs cause disk I/O at the same time." "What is the best way to soften the impact of such a situation?"
Pasi Kärkkäinen suggested "If the IOS are not split evenly between VMs, you could use some tool like dm-ioband[2] to make sure IOs are split fairly between VMs. Or then get faster disks. Single 15k rpm SAS disk will give you up to 350 IOPS, so it's 2-3x faster than 7200 rpm SATA."
Richard Jones concurred[3] "For KVM, each VM isn't really any different from a host process, so you have to deal with them the same way that you'd deal with having lots of host processes doing I/O. So: lots of spindles, expensive I/O hardware, etc."
Fedora Xen List
This section contains the discussion happening on the fedora-xen list.
Virtualization Tools List
This section contains the discussion happening on the virt-tools-list list.
The very newest releases of virt packages are available (for testing purposes only) in the Virtualization Preview Repository before they become generally available.
New Release virt-manager 0.8.0
Cole Robinson
[1]
a new
[2] release, version 0.8.0.
virt-manager
Virtual Machine Manager provides a graphical tool for administering virtual machines, using
as the backend management API.
libvirt
New features:
- New 'Clone VM' Wizard
- Improved UI, including an overhaul of the main 'manager' view
- System tray icon for easy VM access (start, stop, view console/details)
- Wizard for adding serial, parallel, and video devices to existing VMs.
- CPU pinning support (Michal Novotny)
- Ability to view and change VM security (sVirt) settings (Dan Walsh)
- Many bug fixes and improvements
New Release virtinst 0.500.0
Cole Robinson
announced[1]
a new
release, version 0.500.0.
python-virtinst
virtinst
is a module that helps build and install libvirt
based virtual machines. It currently supports KVM
, QEmu
and Xen
virtual machines. Package includes several command line utilities, including virt-install
(build and install new VMs) and virt-clone
(clone an existing virtual machine).
New features:
- New virt-install device options --serial, --parallel, and --video
- Allow various auth types for libvirt connections (PolicyKit, SASL, ...)
- New virt-clone option --auto-clone: generates all needed input.
- Option to specify network device model via virt-install --network (Guido Gunther)
- New virt-install option --virt-type for specifying hypervisor type (kvm, qemu). --accelerate is now the default behavior: To provision a plain qemu VM on a KVM enabled host, use '--virt-type qemu'
- OVF input support for virt-convert
- Many bug fixes and improvements
New Release virt-viewer 0.2.0
Daniel Berrange
announced[1]
a new
[2] release, version 0.2.0.
virtinst
New features:
- Switch UI over to use Glade
- Support graphical dialog for VNC and libvirt authentication
- Resize window to match VNC desktop size where possible
- Scale down VNC desktop if it cannot fit in host desktop space
- Allow user to resize window to arbitrary size, scaling VNC
- Fix blocking of accelerators
- Allow automatic reconnect to a VM via --reconnect
- Use libvirt events to detect when VM changes state
- Wait for VM to appear if it does not exist
- Fix plugin build with newer xulrunner
- Port & build for Mingw32 target
Libguestfs List
This section contains the discussion happening on the libguestfs list.
Libvirt List
This section contains the discussion happening on the libvir-list.
oVirt Devel List
This section contains the discussion happening on the ovirt-devel list.