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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.

Contributing Writer: Dale Bewley

Enterprise Management Tools List

This section contains the discussion happening on the et-mgmt-tools list

virt-manager 0.6.1

Not done
Come back and add refs

This release includes:

VM disk and network stats reporting (Guido Gunther)
VM Migration support (Shigeki Sakamoto)
Support for adding sound devices to an existing VM
Enumerate host devices attached to an existing VM
Allow specifying a device model when adding a network device to an existing VM
Combine the serial console view with the VM Details window
Allow connection to multiple VM serial consoles
Bug fixes and many minor improvements.

virtinst 0.4.1

Not done
Come back and add refs

This release includes:

Add virt-image -> vmx support to virt-convert, replacing virt-pack (Joey Boggs)
Add disk checksum support to virt-image (Joey Boggs)
Enhanced URL install support: Debian Xen paravirt, Ubuntu kernel and boot.iso, Mandriva kernel, and Solaris Xen Paravirt (Guido Gunther, John Levon, Cole Robinson)
Expanded test suite
Numerous bug fixes, cleanups, and minor improvements

Fedora Virtualization List

This section contains the discussion happening on the fedora-virt list.

Fedora Xen List

This section contains the discussion happening on the fedora-xen 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.

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 [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/et-mgmt-tools et-mgmt-tools list]
-==== Improved Device Configuration Support in virt-manager ====
+==== virt-manager 0.6.1 ====
-[[ColeRobinson|Cole Robinson]] posted several device related enhancements to {{package|virt-manager}} including:
+{{Admon/warning|Not done|Come back and add refs}}
-* Support[1] for listing, viewing details of, and removing VM <code>hostdev</code>[2] devices
+This release includes:
-* Add hardware wizard[3] for sound devices
+* VM disk and network stats reporting (Guido Gunther)
-* Support[4] for specifing the <code>model</code>[5] when adding a network device
+* VM Migration support (Shigeki Sakamoto)
+* Support for adding sound devices to an existing VM
+* Enumerate host devices attached to an existing VM
+* Allow specifying a device model when adding a network device to an existing VM
+* Combine the serial console view with the VM Details window
+* Allow connection to multiple VM serial consoles
+* Bug fixes and many minor improvements.
-[1] http://www.redhat.com/archives/et-mgmt-tools/2009-January/msg00039.html
+==== virtinst 0.4.1 ====
+{{Admon/warning|Not done|Come back and add refs}}
-[2] http://www.libvirt.org/formatdomain.html#elementsUSB
+This release includes:
+* Add virt-image -> vmx support to virt-convert, replacing virt-pack (Joey Boggs)
-[3] http://www.redhat.com/archives/et-mgmt-tools/2009-January/msg00033.html
+* Add disk checksum support to virt-image (Joey Boggs)
+* Enhanced URL install support: Debian Xen paravirt, Ubuntu kernel and boot.iso, Mandriva kernel, and Solaris Xen Paravirt (Guido Gunther, John Levon, Cole Robinson)
-[4] http://www.redhat.com/archives/et-mgmt-tools/2009-January/msg00032.html
+* Expanded test suite
+* Numerous bug fixes, cleanups, and minor improvements
-[5] http://www.libvirt.org/formatdomain.html#elementsNICSModel
 === Fedora Virtualization List ===
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 [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-virt fedora-virt list].
-==== Fedora 11 Virtualization Features ====
+=== Fedora Xen List ===
-[[MarkMcLoughlin|Mark McLoughlin]] announced[1] the virtualization features
+This section contains the discussion happening on the
-in development for [[Releases/11 | Fedora 11]].
+[http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-xen fedora-xen list].
-* [[Features/VirtVNCAuth|VirtVNCAuth]]
-: Define a mapping of SASL authentication into the VNC protocol, and implement it for <code>QEMU</code> and <code>GTK-VNC</code>, providing strongly authenticated, securely encrypted remote access of virtual guest consoles.
-* [[Features/KVM_PCI_Device_Assignment|KVM PCI Device Assignment]]
-: Assign PCI devices from your <code>KVM</code> host machine to guest virtual machines. A common example is assigning a network card to a guest.
-* [[Features/KVM_and_QEMU_merge|KVM and QEMU Merge]]
-: Combine the {{package|kvm}} and {{package|qemu}} packages into a single package.
-[1] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-January/msg00024.html
-==== Weekly Status Report ====
-[[MarkMcLoughlin|Mark McLoughlin]] "started sending out a 'Fedora Virtualization status report' to folks at Red Hat to keep people informed about what's going on." Mark also forwarded[1] the report to @fedora-virt. The report identified 186 open bugs, and included information for effectively monitoring the package commits on the @fedora-virt-main[2] list.
-[1] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-January/msg00037.html
-[2] http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-virt-maint/
-==== New Virtualization Wiki Pages ====
-[[MarkMcLoughlin|Mark McLoughlin]] has been busy revising[1] existing, creating
-new, and archiving[2] old Fedora Virtualization wiki pages. You can help[3].
-[1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:Virtualization
-[2] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:Virtualization_archive
-[3] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Gaining_Edit_Access
 === Libvirt List ===
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 [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list libvir-list].
-==== QEMU VM Channel Support ====
+=== oVirt Devel List ===
-[[RichardJones|Richard W.M. Jones]] proposed[1] adding support for
+This section contains the discussion happening on the
-{{package|qemu}} <code>vmchannels</code> to {{package|libvirt}}. A <code>vmchannel</code> is a
+[http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ovirt-devel ovirt-devel list].
-"communication channel between [a VM] host and various agents that are running inside a VM guest."[2] Richard did note that "One problem is that it is qemu/kvm-only."
-As far as [[DanielBerrange|Daniel P. Berrange]] knew[3]
-"this support is not yet merged in upstream <code>QEMU</code> and the syntax
-is still being debated." This made Daniel "wary of committing to support it in <code>libvirt</code>" at this time.
-The fact that it is a feature only for <code>QEMU</code> did not concern
-Daniel, saying "I've no
-problem adding <code>vmchannel</code> support to <code>libvirt</code> even if its only [implemented] for <code>QEMU/KVM</code>. If applications/users of it find that they really badly need it
-for {{package|xen}} too, then someone will step up to [implement] it."
-[1] http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00446.html
-[2] http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/linux-kvm/2008/12/14/4413984
-[3] http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00448.html

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