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| == Virtualization == | | == Virtualization == |
| In this section, we cover discussion of Fedora virtualization technologies on the @et-mgmnt-tools-list, @fedora-xen-list, and @libvirt-list and lists. | | In this section, we cover discussion of Fedora virtualization technologies on the @et-mgmnt-tools-list, @fedora-xen-list, and @libvirt-list lists. |
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| Contributing Writer: [[User:Dale | Dale Bewley]] | | Contributing Writer: [[User:Dale | Dale Bewley]] |
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| === Fedora Virtualization List === | | === Enterprise Management Tools List === |
| This section contains the discussion happening on the | | This section contains the discussion happening on the |
| [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-virt fedora-virt list]. | | [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/et-mgmt-tools et-mgmt-tools list] |
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| ==== Rawhide Virtualization Repository ====
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| [[MarkMcLoughlin|Mark McLoughlin]]
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| announced<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-May/msg00074.html</ref>
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| the launce of the virt preview repo(FWN#171<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue171#Virtualization_Technology_Preview_Repo </ref>).
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| "We've set up a repository for people running Fedora 11 who would like
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| to test the rawhide/F12 virt packages. To use it, do e.g."
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| <pre>
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| $> cat > /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-virt-preview.repo << EOF
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| [rawvirt]
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| name=Virtualization Rawhide for Fedora 11
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| baseurl=http://markmc.fedorapeople.org/virt-preview/f11/$basearch/
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| enabled=1
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| gpgcheck=0
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| EOF
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| $> yum update
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| </pre>
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| Adding "this is very much a work-in-progress."
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| [[MarkMcLoughlin|Mark McLoughlin]]
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| decribed<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-May/msg00086.html</ref>
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| the different types of users consuming these packages:
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| * 1) Users who want things to stay stable and who aren't necessarily expecting new features until they update to F-12 - these are people with just the updates repo enabled
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| * 2) Same as (1) but who are willing to help out testing updates for the whole distro in order to catch things before they hit the people in category (1) - these people have the updates and updates-testing repos enabled
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| * 3) Mostly the same as (1) or (2), but have a specific interest in testing new virt features and are willing to deal with virt regressions - these people enable the updates, updates-testing and preview repos
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| * 4) People who are interested in helping with helping with F-12 development in general, not just virt - these people run rawhide
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| [[DanielBerrange|Daniel Berrange]]
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| added<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-May/msg00081.html</ref>
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| "The virt-preview repo is intended primarily as an aid to testing / early
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| experimentation. It is not intended for 'production' deployment."
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| <references /> | | <references /> |
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| ==== No libguestfs on Fedora 10 ==== | | === Fedora Virtualization List === |
| [[JánONDREJ|Ján ONDREJ]]
| | This section contains the discussion happening on the |
| referenced<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-May/msg00064.html</ref>
| | [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-virt fedora-virt list]. |
| FWN<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue175#libguestfs_on_non-Fedora_Platforms</ref> when asking if
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| [[RichardJones|Richard Jones]]
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| would consider including {{package|qemu}}-0.10 into {{package|libguestfs}} package to satisfy dependencies for Fedora 10.
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| Richard "had a go at backporting the changes to <code>qemu</code> that we ship in
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| F-10. <code>qemu</code> in F-10 is based on <code>qemu</code> 0.9, and doesn't include the
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| vmchannel patch." But "ended up with a qemu which compiled, but kept
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| segfaulting, and it was tricky to diagnose exactly why."
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| "Is it really a problem to use the <code>libguestfs</code><ref>http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/search?match=glob&type=package&terms=libguestfs</ref> and/or <code>qemu</code><ref>http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/search?match=glob&type=package&terms=qemu</ref> packages from
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| Fedora 11 builds? You can grab the latest builds out of Koji."
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| "This worked OK for me, although I have now moved to using Fedora
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| 11-Preview, and have mostly abandoned Fedora 10."
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| Daniel B and Mark Mc concurred, Fedora 11 is the place to get
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| <code>libguestfs</code> .
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| ==== New Release virt-inspector ====
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| [[RichardJones|Richard Jones]] | |
| announced<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-May/msg00073.html</ref>
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| "the first 'really working' version of <code>virt-inspector</code><ref>http://git.et.redhat.com/?p=libguestfs.git;a=summary
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| </ref>."
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| "This is a tool based around libguestfs which can inspect a virtual
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| machine disk image and tell you some interesting things about what's
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| inside it."
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| Some of the things virt-inspector can tell you:
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| * What operating system(s) are installed, and what distros and versions. It currently covers RHEL releases, Fedora releases, Debian releases, and has limited support for Windows.
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| * How disk partitions are expected to be mounted (''eg. /dev/sda1 -> /boot'')
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| * What applications are installed.
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| * What kernel(s) are installed.
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| * What kernel modules are installed.
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| <references /> | | <references /> |
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| [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-xen fedora-xen list]. | | [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-xen fedora-xen list]. |
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| ==== Xen 3.4.0 Released ==== | | ==== ==== |
| [[PasiKärkkäinen|Pasi Kärkkäinen]]
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| forwarded<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-xen/2009-May/msg00014.html</ref>
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| an announcement from the Xen list.
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| "This release contains a number of important new features and updates
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| * Device passthrough improvements, with particular emphasis on support for client devices (further support is available as part of the XCI project<ref>http://xenbits.xensource.com/xenclient/</ref>)
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| * RAS<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliability,_Availability_and_Serviceability</ref> features: cpu and memory offlining
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| * Power management - improved frequency/voltage controls and deep-sleep support. Scheduler and timers optimised for peak power savings.
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| * Support for the Viridian (Hyper-V) enlightenment interface
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| * Many other x86 and ia64 enhancements and fixes
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| [[Releases/11|Fedora 11]] includes {{package|xen|Xen}} version 3.3.1.
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| [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list libvir-list]. | | [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list libvir-list]. |
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| ==== Libvirt VMWare ESX Driver In Development ==== | | ==== ==== |
| [[MatthiasBolte|Matthias Bolte]]
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| announced<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-May/msg00431.html</ref>
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| "a project of the Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing"<ref>http://pc2.uni-paderborn.de</ref>
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| having "a subgoal is to extend the driver base of {{package|libvirt}}. We've
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| started an VMware ESX driver and are investigating Hyper-V support."
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| "The ESX driver isn't complete yet, currently it supports:"
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| * domain lookup by ID, UUID and name
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| * domain listing
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| * domain suspend and resume
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| * domain reboot, if the VMware tools are installed inside the domain
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| * domain start and shutdown
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| * domain migration
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| "We think this code might be useful for others and would be glad if the
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| driver could be merged into libvirt in medium term." Matthias was met with enthusiasm from the core <code>libvirt</code> developers.
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