Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by SamFolkWilliams: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Virtualization?action=diff&rev2=44&rev1=43 The comment on the change is: scrubbing for f8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Virtualization in Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] supports both Xen and KVM virtualization platforms. The {{{libvirt}}} API and its corresponding tools, {{{virt-manager}}} and {{{virsh}}}, have been updated to support both KVM and Xen. Users can choose which virtualization platform to install, and use the same tools without regard to that choice. - Xen in Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] is based on version 3.1.0. + Xen in Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] is based on version ?? - KVM in Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] is based on version 19-1. + KVM in Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] is based on version ?? For more information on the differences between Xen and KVM, refer to http://virt.kernelnewbies.org/TechComparison. For more information on installing and using virtualization in Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]], refer to http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Fedora7VirtQuickStart. - - === Types of Virtualization === - - Using Xen, both paravirtualization and full virtualization can be implemented. Under KVM, only full virtualization is supported. Full virtualization requires a VT-capable processor. Paravirtualization does not require special hardware, but does require the guest OS to be modified. - - === Guest Operating Systems === - - The Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] development team has tested Xen and KVM with Fedora Core 6, Fedora 7 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 4.5 and 5.0 guests. Other guests have not been tested. With full virtualization, users can expect reasonable success with a large variety of operating systems, including some proprietary operating systems. === Changes to the Virtualization Packages === The following improvements have been made in the Virtualization packages in Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]]: + * Secure remote management of guest domains - * The applications {{{virt-manager}}} and {{{virsh}}} can now work with inactive domains. Previously, only {{{xm}}} could handle inactive domains. - * The mouse cursor problems with the virtual frame buffer have been fixed, for a better user experience in GUI modes. - * Miscellaneous other small improvements and fixes have been made. - * 32-bit paravirtualized guests can run on a 64-bit hypervisor. - * Fully virtualized guests support save, restore, and migration. - * When migrating guests, the guest config is saved on the destinaton host. - * The Xen `network-bridge` script does not use the `netloop` kernel module anymore. The default bridge device is now called `eth0` instead of `xenbr0`. The physical device is still renamed to `peth0`. - * The `virt-manager` utility provides a virtual networks enabling NAT for guests on laptops, instead of the Xen `network-bridge` script. - * The `virt-manager` utility is translated into more languages. - * The `virt-manager` can add and remove disks and interfaces to existing guests. - * The `virt-manager` utility provides progress feedback when downloading images, creating disks, and starting guests -- Fedora-relnotes-content mailing list Fedora-relnotes-content@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-relnotes-content
