FWN/Beats/Virtualization

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 a patch to enable virt-install to "build a guest around an existing disk image, skipping the OS install step."

Cole also posted 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 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 virt-mem 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 Xen List

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

dom0 Kernel Experimentation Continues

Michael Young continued to help others experiment with the nacent dom0 support in the kernel 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.