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==== Qemu Packaging and noarch BIOS Firmware ====
The process <ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-February/msg00066.html</ref> building of BIOS firmwares to support architecturally diverse guests on architecturally diverse hosts
The process <ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-February/msg00066.html</ref> of building BIOS firmwares to support architecturally diverse guests on architecturally diverse hosts
is very involved and repetitive. Glauber Costa learned<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-February/msg00068.html</ref> of changes coming to [[Koji]] which could simplify the process by allowing for bundled BIOS images to be built as "<code>noarch</code>" RPMs which would be readily available to hosts on any architecture in the repository.
is very involved and repetitive. Glauber Costa learned<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-February/msg00068.html</ref> of changes coming to [[Koji]] which could simplify the process by allowing for bundled BIOS images to be built as "<code>noarch</code>" RPMs. These would be readily available to hosts on any architecture in the repository. Save for some "second class citizens"<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-February/msg00072.html</ref> in the repo.


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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 Package-x-generic-16.pngvirt-mem[2] which is a collection of utilities for interrogating 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.

Fedora Virt Status Update

Mark McLoughlin posted two[1] [2] very detailed weekly status reports since the last FWN Virtualization beat.

Qemu Packaging and noarch BIOS Firmware

The process [1] of building BIOS firmwares to support architecturally diverse guests on architecturally diverse hosts is very involved and repetitive. Glauber Costa learned[2] of changes coming to Koji which could simplify the process by allowing for bundled BIOS images to be built as "noarch" RPMs. These would be readily available to hosts on any architecture in the repository. Save for some "second class citizens"[3] in the repo.

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 Package-x-generic-16.pngkernel and posted another RPM. There are still significant problems precluding its use for anything beyond testing.

Libvirt List

This section contains the discussion happening on the libvir-list.