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
Fedora Virtualization List
This section contains the discussion happening on the fedora-virt list.
Fedora 11 Virtualization Features
Mark McLoughlin announced[1] the virtualization features in development for Fedora 11.
- Define a mapping of SASL authentication into the VNC protocol, and implement it for
QEMUandGTK-VNC, providing strongly authenticated, securely encrypted remote access of virtual guest consoles.
- Assign PCI devices from your
KVMhost machine to guest virtual machines. A common example is assigning a network card to a guest.
[1] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-January/msg00024.html
Weekly Status Report
Mark McLoughlin forwarded[1] a status report compiled to keep Red Hat collegues informed about what's going on.
[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-virt/2009-January/msg00037.html
New Virtualization Wiki Pages
Mark McLoughlin has been busy revising[1] existing, creating new, and archiving[2] old Fedora Virtualization wiki pages. You can help[3].
[1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:Virtualization
[2] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:Virtualization_archive
[3] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Gaining_Edit_Access
Fedora Xen List
This section contains the discussion happening on the fedora-xen list.
Libvirt List
This section contains the discussion happening on the libvir-list.
QEMU VM Channel Support
Richard W.M. Jones proposed[1] adding support for
qemuvmchannels to vmchannel is a
"communication channel between [a VM] host and various agents that are running inside a VM guest."[2] Richard did note that "One problem is that it is qemu/kvm-only."
As far as Daniel P. Berrange knew[3]
"this support is not yet merged in upstream QEMU and the syntax
is still being debated." This made Daniel "wary of committing to support it in libvirt" at this time.
The fact that it is a feature only for QEMU did not concern
Daniel, saying "I've no
problem adding vmchannel support to libvirt even if its only [implemented] for QEMU/KVM. If applications/users of it find that they really badly need it
for
[1] http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00446.html
[2] http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/linux-kvm/2008/12/14/4413984
[3] http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00448.html
oVirt Devel List
This section contains the discussion happening on the ovirt-devel list.