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== Virtualization ==
== Virtualization ==
In this section, we cover discussion of Fedora virtualization technologies on the @et-mgmnt-tools-list, @fedora-xen-list, and @libvirt-list lists.
In this section, we cover discussion of Fedora virtualization technologies on the
@fedora-virt list.


Contributing Writer: [[User:Dale | Dale Bewley]]
Contributing Writer: [[User:Dale | Dale Bewley]]
=== Enterprise Management Tools List ===
This section contains the discussion happening on the
[http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/et-mgmt-tools et-mgmt-tools list]
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=== Fedora Virtualization List ===
=== Fedora Virtualization List ===
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[http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-virt fedora-virt list].
[http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-virt fedora-virt list].


==== New Release libguestfs 1.0.41 ====
==== Virt Status Report ====
[[RichardJones|Richard Jones]]
[[JustinForbes|Justin Forbes]]
announced<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-June/msg00020.html</ref>
posted<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-December/msg00056.html</ref> a Fedora virtualization status report.  
"version 1.0.41 of {{package|libguestfs}}, the library for accessing and modifying virtual machine filesystems."
Justin pointed out F13 bugs<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Virtualization_bugs</ref> now include Important and Pony classifications in addition to Blocker and Target.
 
'''New Features:'''
* squashfs and cramfs support
* better support for read-only access to drives
* many problems with string handling in different language bindings have been fixed
* internationalization support
* ext4 support improved on RHEL 5
* improved support for running commands in the guest
* support for skipping tests
* lvresize and ext2/3 resize support
* pvremove, vgremove, lvremove commands
* sleep command
* IRC channel #libguestfs on FreeNode
 
See previous release announcement for 1.0.15 in FWN#174 <ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue174#New_Release_libguestfs_1.0.15</ref>.


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==== RHEL and Fedora Virtualization Feature Parity ====
Robert Day wondered how the virtualization features<ref>http://www.redhat.com/virtualization/rhev/</ref> of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4
compared to Fedora 12.


==== New virt-inspector Features ====
[[DanielBerrange|Daniel Berrange]]  
[[RichardJones|Richard Jones]]
explained<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-December/msg00040.html</ref>
announced<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-June/msg00049.html</ref>
"The KVM based virtualization in RHEL-5.4 is not nearly so far behind
 
Fedora as you might think. The {{package|libvirt}} mgmt stack in RHEL-5.4 was
"I've added a few extra features to virt-inspector<ref>http://et.redhat.com/~rjones/libguestfs/virt-inspector.1.html</ref> (in
rebased to be near parity with [[Releases/11|Fedora 11]], and KVM in RHEL-5.4 is
{{package|libguestfs}}<ref>http://et.redhat.com/~rjones/libguestfs/</ref> >= 1.0.42)."
also pretty close to that using what's best described as a hybrid of
 
kvm-83 and kvm-84."
"First up is a new 'query mode'"
which prints "out some useful facts about the virtual machine such
as whether it's fully virtualized or needs a Xen hypervisor, and
whether it has various paravirt drivers installed."
 
"Secondly (not covered in the manpage), virt-inspector will try to
discover whether a VM contains the right initrd drivers and module
configuration to boot under various hypervisors.  So for example it
can tell you whether a guest has the virtio drivers available at boot
time to boot from a virtio disk."
 
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=== Fedora Xen List ===
This section contains the discussion happening on the
[http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-xen fedora-xen list].


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=== Libvirt List ===
This section contains the discussion happening on the
[http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list libvir-list].


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Latest revision as of 18:09, 18 December 2009



Virtualization

In this section, we cover discussion of Fedora virtualization technologies on the @fedora-virt list.

Contributing Writer: Dale Bewley

Fedora Virtualization List

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

Virt Status Report

Justin Forbes posted[1] a Fedora virtualization status report. Justin pointed out F13 bugs[2] now include Important and Pony classifications in addition to Blocker and Target.

  1. ↑ http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-December/msg00056.html
  2. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Virtualization_bugs

RHEL and Fedora Virtualization Feature Parity

Robert Day wondered how the virtualization features[1] of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 compared to Fedora 12.

Daniel Berrange explained[2] "The KVM based virtualization in RHEL-5.4 is not nearly so far behind Fedora as you might think. The Package-x-generic-16.pnglibvirt mgmt stack in RHEL-5.4 was rebased to be near parity with Fedora 11, and KVM in RHEL-5.4 is also pretty close to that using what's best described as a hybrid of kvm-83 and kvm-84."

  1. ↑ http://www.redhat.com/virtualization/rhev/
  2. ↑ http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-December/msg00040.html



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