[clug] Seeking FOSS Hypervisor and Management GUI

[Michael Still]

Does this GUI need to be able to manage more than just the local machine?

OpenStack does all that stuff, but is probably overkill. On the other hand,
virt-manager has a GUI, is Open Source, and libvirt can manage Xen. So it
might meet your needs?

Michael

On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 9:38 AM, Bob Edwards <Robert.Edwards at anu.edu.au>
wrote:

> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Links:
>> ------
>> [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
>>
>>
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