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 Release virt-manager 0.7.0
Cole Robinson announce[1]
a new 
virt-manager
Virtual Machine Manager provides a graphical tool for administering virtual
machines for KVM, Xen, and QEmu. Start, stop, add or remove virtual devices,
connect to a graphical or serial console, and see resource usage statistics
for existing VMs on local or remote machines. Uses
New features:
- Redesigned 'New Virtual Machine' wizard (Jeremy Perry, Tim Allen, Cole Robinson)
- Option to remove storage when deleting a virtual machine.
- File browser for libvirt storage pools and volumes, for use when attaching storage to a new or existing guest.
- Physical device assignment (PCI, USB) for existing virtual machines.
- Bug fixes and minor improvements.
New Release virtinst 0.4.3
Cole Robinson announce[1]
a new
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).
This is largely a bug fix release.
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.