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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, @libvirt-list and @ovirt-devel-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]]


=== 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].


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==== Virt Status Report ====
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[[JustinForbes|Justin Forbes]]
 
posted<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-December/msg00056.html</ref> a Fedora virtualization status report.  
 
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.
 
=== Libvirt List ===
This section contains the discussion happening on the
[http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list libvir-list].
 
==== Status and Plans for Next Release ====
[[DanielVeillard|Daniel Veillard]]
recapped<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-May/msg00220.html</ref>
the release plans. A
"feature freeze on the 22nd" and a
"target for next release is Friday 29th".
 
Work will continue on
"reviewing and adding OpenNebula<ref>http://www.opennebula.org/</ref>/Power<ref>http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/virtualization/</ref> drivers and try to get the
NPIV<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPIV</ref>, <code>netcf</code><ref>https://fedorahosted.org/netcf/</ref> and secure migration patches in. It's likely not
everything will make the release cut but we can try !"
 
"So far we have mostly a lot of bug fixes and VirtualBox<ref>http://www.virtualbox.org/</ref> driver updates commited since 0.6.3."
 
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==== Support for Multi-headed Guests ====
Patches from
[[PriteshKothari|Pritesh Kothari]]
adding support for multiple graphics devices have been
committed<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-May/msg00136.html</ref>


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==== Virtual Box Support Increases ====
==== RHEL and Fedora Virtualization Feature Parity ====
[[PriteshKothari|Pritesh Kothari]]
Robert Day wondered how the virtualization features<ref>http://www.redhat.com/virtualization/rhev/</ref> of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4
contributed patches improving the VirtualBox<ref>http://www.virtualbox.org/</ref>
compared to Fedora 12.
driver submitted<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-April/msg00232.html</ref> just last month.


* "support for vrdp/sdl/gui"<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-May/msg00157.html</ref>
[[DanielBerrange|Daniel Berrange]]
* "support for "Host only" and "Internal" networks"<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-May/msg00115.html</ref>
explained<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-December/msg00040.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
rebased to be near parity with [[Releases/11|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."


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==== PCI Passthrough Support ====
[[AaronClausen|Aaron Clausen]]
had<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-May/msg00122.html</ref>
trouble using PCI passthrough<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/KVM_PCI_Device_Assignment</ref>.
[[DanielBerrange|Daniel Berrange]]
noted<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-May/msg00126.html</ref>
"there aren't any docs on the [<code>libvirt</code>] website yet, but
[[MarkMcLoughlin|Mark McLoughlin]]
just wrote up some notes<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Day:2009-05-07_Virtualization_KVM_PCI_Device_Assignment</ref>
for the Fedora 11 virt test" day.
Daniel also noted "you need a machine supporting VT-D<ref>http://www.intel.com/technology/itj/2006/v10i3/2-io/1-abstract.htm</ref>"
(or IOMMU<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOMMU</ref> in general)
"for this work - the vast
majority of hosts with fullvirt support do *not* yet support VT-D
passthrough, but perhaps you're lucky ..."


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==== Converting Between Domain XML and Native Configurations ====
==== ====
[[DanielBerrange|Daniel Berrange]]
updated<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-May/msg00321.html</ref>
patches for an idea posted in April. Daniel added a public API for converting
back and forth between the native hypervisor configurations and {{package|libvirt}} XML representations<ref>http://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html</ref>.
 
Daniel's changes enable
Xen guest conversion "to/from both XM config format ({{filename|/etc/xen}} files), and the SEXPR format used by XenD".
"For QEMU, it implemnets export of domain XML into the
QEMU argv format" and conversion from QEMU argv into domain XML.
 
"With this available, it
makes it very easy for people using QEMU to switch over to using <code>libvirt
for</code> management."
 
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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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