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kernel virtual machine (kvm) virtualisation

There is yet another virtualisation technology on the block !

http://www.vizzr.info/2007/04/24/kernel-virtual-machine-kvm/

kvm only run on processors that supports x86 hvm (vt/svm instructions set) whereas Xen also allows running modified operating systems on non-hvm x86 processors using a technique called paravirtualization. kvm does not support paravirtualization for cpu but may support paravirtualization for device drivers to improve I/O performance.
kvm FAQ

Proprietary vendors take note :
Xen and kvm make use of Intel-VT and AMD-V hardware virtualisation features !

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XenSource the T-shirt

Those nice people XenSource have just sent me a T-shirt

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OpenSolaris Xen DOM0 will be the next virtualisation platform

(and will displace ESX) because you'll get the reliability of Solaris and the flexibility of ZFS

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XenSource XenEnterprise™ 3.2 Beta Program

XenEnterprise™ 3.2 Beta Program

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VMware Server Management User Interface

VMware Server MUI screenshot

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VMware Server MUI is a web based system monitor runs on port 8222 or 8333 and lets you start, stop and see CPU utilisation of your VMs. It is a completely optional component and you can just use VMware Server Console if you prefer.

Even though VMware is free-of-charge it is not an opensource virtualiser like XenSource

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SugarCRM opensource LAMP software appliance

On the rPath rBuilder site there you can now download a pre-built SugarCRM software appliance virtual machine that you can run under VMware or XenSource.

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