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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 @et-mgmnt-tools-list, @fedora-xen-list, and @libvirt-list and lists. |
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| Contributing Writer: [[User:Dale | Dale Bewley]] | | Contributing Writer: [[User:Dale | Dale Bewley]] |
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| === Libvirt List === | | === Enterprise Management Tools List === |
| This section contains the discussion happening on the | | This section contains the discussion happening on the |
| [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list libvir-list]. | | [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/et-mgmt-tools et-mgmt-tools list] |
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| ==== Status and Plans for Next Release ====
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| [[DanielVeillard|Daniel Veillard]]
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| recapped<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-May/msg00220.html</ref>
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| the plans for the next release. A
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| "feature freeze on the 22nd" and a
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| "target for next release is Friday 29th".
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| Work will continue on
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| "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
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| 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
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| everything will make the release cut but we can try !"
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| "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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| ==== PCI Passthrough Support ==== | | === Fedora Virtualization List === |
| [[AaronClausen|Aaron Clausen]] | | This section contains the discussion happening on the |
| had<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-May/msg00122.html</ref>
| | [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-virt fedora-virt list]. |
| trouble using PCI passthrough<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/KVM_PCI_Device_Assignment</ref>.
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| [[DanielBerrange|Daniel Berrange]]
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| noted<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-May/msg00126.html</ref>
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| "there aren't any docs on the [<code>libvirt</code>] website yet, but
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| [[MarkMcLoughlin|Mark McLoughlin]]
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| just wrote up some notes<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Day:2009-05-07_Virtualization_KVM_PCI_Device_Assignment</ref>
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| for the Fedora 11 virt test" day.
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| 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>"
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| (or IOMMU<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOMMU</ref> in general)
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| "for this work - the vast
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| majority of hosts with fullvirt support do *not* yet support VT-D
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| passthrough, but perhaps you're lucky ..."
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| <references /> | | <references /> |
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| ==== Converting Between Domain XML and Native Configurations ==== | | === Fedora Xen List === |
| [[DanielBerrange|Daniel Berrange]] | | This section contains the discussion happening on the |
| updated<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-May/msg00321.html</ref>
| | [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-xen fedora-xen list]. |
| patches for an idea posted in April. Daniel added a public API for converting
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| back and forth between the native hypervisor configurations and {{package|libvirt}} XML representations<ref>http://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html</ref>.
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| Daniel's changes enable
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| Xen guest conversion "to/from both XM config format ({{filename|/etc/xen}} files), and the SEXPR format used by XenD".
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| "For QEMU, it implemnets export of domain XML into the
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| QEMU argv format" and conversion from QEMU argv into domain XML.
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| "With this available, it
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| makes it very easy for people using QEMU to switch over to using <code>libvirt
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| for</code> management."
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| ==== Virtual Box Support Increases ==== | | === Libvirt List === |
| [[PriteshKothari|Pritesh Kothari]]
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| contributed patches improving the VirtualBox<ref>http://www.virtualbox.org/</ref>
| | [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list libvir-list]. |
| driver submitted<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-April/msg00232.html</ref> just last month.
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| * "support for vrdp/sdl/gui"<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-May/msg00157.html</ref>
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| * "support for "Host only" and "Internal" networks"<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-May/msg00115.html</ref>
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| ==== Support for Multi-headed Guests ====
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| Patches from
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| [[PriteshKothari|Pritesh Kothari]]
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| adding support for multiple graphics devices have been
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| committed<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-May/msg00136.html</ref>
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| <references /> | | <references /> |
