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Fedora has been leading the pack of Linux distributions with the introduction of new virtualization features for many years now. This page provides a history of noteworthy milestones in Fedora's virtualization support. | Fedora has been leading the pack of Linux distributions with the introduction of new virtualization features for many years now. This page provides a history of noteworthy milestones in Fedora's virtualization support. | ||
== Fedora | == Fedora 12: <witty tagline here> == | ||
=== Feature list === | |||
* [[Features/KSM|Kernel SamePage Merging (KSM)]] | |||
* [[Features/KVM Huge Page Backed Memory|KVM Huge Page Backed Memory]] | |||
* [[Features/KVM NIC Hotplug|KVM NIC Hotplug]] | |||
* [[Features/KVM qcow2 Performance|KVM qcow2 Performance]] | |||
* [[Features/KVM Stable Guest ABI|KVM Stable Guest ABI]] | |||
* [[Features/libguestfs|libguestfs]] | |||
* [[Features/Network Interface Management|Virtual Network Interface Management]] | |||
* [[Features/SR-IOV|Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV)]] | |||
* [[Features/VirtPrivileges|Virt Privileges]] | |||
* [[Features/VirtgPXE|VirtgPXE]] | |||
* [[Features/VirtStorageManagement|Virt Storage Management]] | |||
* [[Features/VirtTCK|libvirt TCK]] | |||
=== Other notable points === | |||
* Due to be released on November 17, 2009. | |||
== Fedora 11: The walled garden == | |||
== Fedora | |||
=== Feature list === | === Feature list === | ||
* [[ | * [[Features/KVM_PCI_Device_Assignment | PCI device assignment for KVM]] | ||
* [[Features/KVM_and_QEMU_merge | Merged QEMU and KVM RPMs]] | |||
* [[Features/SVirt_Mandatory_Access_Control | sVirt confinement of virtual machines]] | |||
* [[Features/VirtImprovedConsole | Improved VNC console handling]] | |||
* [[Features/VirtVNCAuth | SASL authentication for VNC]] | |||
=== Other notable points === | === Other notable points === | ||
* Released on | * Released on June 9, 2009. | ||
== Fedora | == Fedora 10: Management at a distance == | ||
=== Feature list === | === Feature list === | ||
* [[ | * [[Features/ApplianceTools | Virtual appliance building tools]] | ||
* [[Features/VirtRemoteInstall | Remote deployment of virtualized guests]] | |||
* [[Features/VirtStorage | Storage management in virtualization tools]] | |||
=== Other notable points === | === Other notable points === | ||
* Released on November | * Released on November 25, 2008. | ||
== Fedora 9: Farewell to old friends == | == Fedora 9: Farewell to old friends == | ||
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* Xen Dom0 support dropped, until Xen Dom0 pv-ops work is accepted by upstream kernel community | * Xen Dom0 support dropped, until Xen Dom0 pv-ops work is accepted by upstream kernel community | ||
== Fedora | == Fedora 8: Protection from the bad guys == | ||
=== Feature list === | === Feature list === | ||
* [[ | * [[Releases/FeatureVirtSecurity | Virtualization security]] | ||
=== Other notable points === | === Other notable points === | ||
* Released on November | * Released on November 8, 2007. | ||
== Fedora | == Fedora 7: The new kid on the block == | ||
=== Feature list === | === Feature list === | ||
* [[ | * [[Releases/FeatureKVM | KVM support]] | ||
=== Other notable points === | === Other notable points === | ||
* Released on | * Released on May 31, 2007. | ||
* Continued support for Xen | |||
* The introduction of KVM to native kernels for fullyvirtualized guests. | |||
* libvirt gains a new hypervisor driver for managing QEMU and KVM guests. | |||
* libvirt introduces 'virtual networking' capability providing 'out of the box' NAT based network connectivity for guests which plays nicely with NetworkManager. | |||
== Fedora Core 6: Virtualization grows up == | |||
* Released on October 24, 2006. | |||
* Expanded Xen support including fully virtualized guests. | |||
* Graphical framebuffer for paravirtualized guests | |||
* Graphical installs of para & fully virtualized guests. | |||
* Expanded libvirt APIs to allow monitoring of performance | |||
* Debut of virt-manager tool for managing Xen guests locally with embedded graphical console | |||
* The foundation of Xen support in RHEL-5 | |||
== | == Fedora Core 5: The future is now == | ||
* | * Released on March 20, 2006. | ||
* | * First release to include Xen 3.0 virtualization for host and guest, as officially supported package. | ||
* | * Installs of paravirtualized guests, with a text mode installer | ||
* | * Early version of libvirt for managing Xen guests | ||
== | == Fedora Core 4: Glimpse of the future == | ||
* | * Released on June 13, 2005. | ||
* A preview of Xen (2.x) virtualization as a set of add-on packages, released post-release. | |||
Revision as of 15:28, 21 October 2009
History of Virtualization in Fedora
Fedora has been leading the pack of Linux distributions with the introduction of new virtualization features for many years now. This page provides a history of noteworthy milestones in Fedora's virtualization support.
Fedora 12: <witty tagline here>
Feature list
- Kernel SamePage Merging (KSM)
- KVM Huge Page Backed Memory
- KVM NIC Hotplug
- KVM qcow2 Performance
- KVM Stable Guest ABI
- libguestfs
- Virtual Network Interface Management
- Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV)
- Virt Privileges
- VirtgPXE
- Virt Storage Management
- libvirt TCK
Other notable points
- Due to be released on November 17, 2009.
Fedora 11: The walled garden
Feature list
- PCI device assignment for KVM
- Merged QEMU and KVM RPMs
- sVirt confinement of virtual machines
- Improved VNC console handling
- SASL authentication for VNC
Other notable points
- Released on June 9, 2009.
Fedora 10: Management at a distance
Feature list
- Virtual appliance building tools
- Remote deployment of virtualized guests
- Storage management in virtualization tools
Other notable points
- Released on November 25, 2008.
Fedora 9: Farewell to old friends
Feature list
- Xen fullyvirt direct kernel boot
- SASL authentication support
- PolicyKit authentication support
- Xen pv_ops DomU
Other notable points
- Released on May 13, 2008.
- Xen Dom0 support dropped, until Xen Dom0 pv-ops work is accepted by upstream kernel community
Fedora 8: Protection from the bad guys
Feature list
Other notable points
- Released on November 8, 2007.
Fedora 7: The new kid on the block
Feature list
Other notable points
- Released on May 31, 2007.
- Continued support for Xen
- The introduction of KVM to native kernels for fullyvirtualized guests.
- libvirt gains a new hypervisor driver for managing QEMU and KVM guests.
- libvirt introduces 'virtual networking' capability providing 'out of the box' NAT based network connectivity for guests which plays nicely with NetworkManager.
Fedora Core 6: Virtualization grows up
- Released on October 24, 2006.
- Expanded Xen support including fully virtualized guests.
- Graphical framebuffer for paravirtualized guests
- Graphical installs of para & fully virtualized guests.
- Expanded libvirt APIs to allow monitoring of performance
- Debut of virt-manager tool for managing Xen guests locally with embedded graphical console
- The foundation of Xen support in RHEL-5
Fedora Core 5: The future is now
- Released on March 20, 2006.
- First release to include Xen 3.0 virtualization for host and guest, as officially supported package.
- Installs of paravirtualized guests, with a text mode installer
- Early version of libvirt for managing Xen guests
Fedora Core 4: Glimpse of the future
- Released on June 13, 2005.
- A preview of Xen (2.x) virtualization as a set of add-on packages, released post-release.