🔗 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
[2] which is a collection of utilities for interrogating virt-mem
KVM
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.
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🔗 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
and posted another RPM. There are still significant problems precluding its use for anything beyond testing.
kernel
🔗 Libvirt List
This section contains the discussion happening on the libvir-list.