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
New Options for Guest Cloning
Cole Robinson posted[1] a patch to enable virt-install to
"build a guest around an existing disk image, skipping the OS install step."
Cole also
posted[2]
a patch for virt-clone which allows for cloning from an XML file
"rather than require the use of a guest defined on the current connection."
Obtaining Guest IP Address from the Host
Thomas Mackell inquired[1] about a way to obtain the IP address of a guest that was easier than logging into it and running ifconfig. Cole Robinson pointed out 
virt-memKVM guests. Tools included are
virt-uname, virt-dmesg, virt-ps, and virt-ifconfig.
Fedora Virtualization List
This section contains the discussion happening on the fedora-virt list.
Fedora Virt Status Update
Mark McLoughlin posted two[1] [2] very detailed weekly status reports since the last FWN Virtualization beat.
Qemu Packaging and noarch BIOS Firmware
The process [1] building of BIOS firmwares to support architecturally diverse guests on architecturally diverse hosts
is very involved and repetitive. Glauber Costa learned[2] of changes coming to Koji which could simplify the process by allowing for bundled BIOS images to be built as "noarch" RPMs which would be readily available to hosts on any architecture in the repository.
Fedora Xen List
This section contains the discussion happening on the fedora-xen list.
dom0 Kernel Experimentation Continues
Michael Young continued[1] to help others experiment with the nacent dom0 support in the
Libvirt List
This section contains the discussion happening on the libvir-list.