[clug] Seeking FOSS Hypervisor and Management GUI

[Bob Edwards]

On 01/10/14 09:03, George at Clug wrote:
>
> What are you using for an FOSS or OpenSource Hypervisor and Management
> GUI,_ if you are using any_? .
>

For full virtualisation, I am slowly transitioning from VirtualBox (runs
on a bunch of host systems) to KVM (Linux hosts only - but that is all I
am really interested in, at the end of the day). Both have reasonable
GUI management interfaces.

For most of my virtualisation, I can easily get by with O/S level
virtualisation and I have transitioned most of the systems I look after,
or assist in looking after, from OpenVZ to Linux Containers (lxc). I
don't use GUI management interfaces for either, the commandline rules!

Hope this is helpful?

Bob Edwards.

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software
> Free and open-source software (FOSS) is computer software [1] that can
> be classified as both free software [2] _and_ open source software
> [3].
>
> I am still a little confused regards the differences between Xen and
> XenServer. Xen could be the community edition of XenServer which is
> the propriety Citrix version which they may have also released to Open
> Source while offering paid support (I found conflicting statements
> regards the "open"ness of XenServer).
>
> I am Looking for a FOSS GUI management tool for Xen that was not tied
> to a commercial version was very difficult. Maybe Ganeti, OpenNebula
> or OpenXenManager ?
> http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Xen_Management_Tools
> https://github.com/OpenXenManager/openxenmanager
> http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/openxenmanager.html
>       OpenXenManager is an open-source multiplatform clone of
> Citrix XenCenter. It is written in Python, using pyGTK for its
> interface.
> http://opennebula.org/about/contributors/
> http://opennebula.org/about/project/
>       Since its first public release of software in March 2008, it
> has evolved through open-source releases and now operates as an open
> source project.
> https://code.google.com/p/ganeti/
>
> These products did not seem to match FOSS (FOSS would exclude words
> like "price" and "license");
> https://xen-orchestra.com/pricing.html
> http://www.openqrm-enterprise.com/products/enterprise-edition/pricing-and-licensing.html
> http://www.citrix.com/products/xenserver/buy.html (How to Buy
> XenServer)
> http://www.zentific.com/ (For questions, pre-sales...)
> http://www.convirture.com/support_enterprise.php
> http://www.convirture.com/support_opensource.php
>
> ====My research
> notes==================================================
>
> Open Source means that you have influence over the direction of the
> code. You are not at the mercy of some immovable external organization
> which may have priorities which do not align with your organization.
> You can participate and help ensure that your needs are heard in the
> process. And you never have to worry that some entity has decided to
> terminate the product for business reasons. An Open Source project
> will live as long as there are parties interested in advancing the
> software.
>
> Who Uses the Xen Project Code?
>
> Our hypervisor has a user base in the millions, that include cloud
> providers such as Amazon Web Services, Rackspace Hosting, Verizon
> Cloud and many others. You may also want to check out the Directory
> for vendors, products, projects, services and research related to the
> Xen Project.
>
> http://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/Xen_Project_Beginners_Guide
>
> http://www.openqrm-enterprise.com/resources/documentation-howtos/howtos/virtualization-with-xen-and-openqrm-51-on-debian-wheezy.html
>
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/openqrm/files/latest/download
>
> http://www.citrix.com/products/xenserver/overview.html
>
> https://xen-orchestra.com/pricing.html
> http://www.openqrm-enterprise.com/products/enterprise-edition/pricing-and-licensing.html
> http://www.citrix.com/products/xenserver/buy.html (How to Buy
> XenServer)
> http://www.zentific.com/ (For questions, pre-sales...)
> http://www.convirture.com/support_enterprise.php
> http://www.convirture.com/support_opensource.php
>
>
>
> http://xenserver.org/get-support.html
> Citrix XenServer subscription offers customers 24x7 worldwide support,
> commercial license protections and the ability to apply hotfixes via
> the XenCenter user interface in a seamless and easy to understand way.
>
>
> http://blogs.citrix.com/2013/06/25/xenserver-6-2-is-now-fully-open-source/
>
> XenServer 6.2 is now fully open source!
>
> It’s an exciting day for Citrix, our customers and the open source
> community as we announce some BIG news for Citrix XenServer. Today we
> cross another major milestone as XenServer moves to a full open source
> model beginning with the new XenServer 6.2. Cutting right to the
> chase, here are the highlights that I’ll go into more detail on:
>
>      XenServer 6.2 is available as a free open source virtualization
> platform for all users
>      Citrix is also introducing a new XenServer.org community portal
>      Citrix provides a paid version of XenServer that includes
> support and maintenance
>      New CPU socket licensing
>      New simplified packaging and pricing
>
>
> http://blogs.citrix.com/2013/06/25/xenserver-6-2-is-now-fully-open-source/
> Introducing the New XenServer.org Community
>
> On top of all the product announcements, we’re also excited to
> introduce the new XenServer.org community portal to provide source
> code access as well as drive innovation and discussion around server
> virtualization and cloud. To learn more about the community, what it
> means to you and how to participate go check out XenServer.org. But
> who better to talk about the community than Lars Kurth, the Community
> Director of XenServer.org so for the full story take a look at his
> blog on XenServer.org.
>
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> Links:
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> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_software
> [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software
> [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_software
>