On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 11:27:57AM +0100, carlopmart wrote:
> Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> 
> >> Still it isn't official, but Citrix XenServer will disappears soon ... It 
> >> will be 
> >> integrated under Microsoft Hyper-V ....
> >>
> > 
> > Uhm.. I don't believe this. Where did you read that? 
> > 
> > Citrix XenServer was opensourced last week, or the hypervisor+tools
> > part, the xencenter management interface remains closed source (but it
> > can also manage hyper-v).
> > 
> >> IMHO, it isn't a good option to maintain domO virt servers based on CentOS 
> >> or RHEL 
> >> now ... It is the time to migrate to another solutions ...
> >>
> > 
> > RHEL5, with Xen, will be fully supported by Redhat until 2014. They have
> > clearly stated that many times.
> > 
> > -- Pasi
> 
> Ok, I think I haven't explained well, sorry. Citrix Xenserver's hypervisor 
> and tools 
> was donated by Citrix last week, correct. But Citrix didn't release more 
> versions of 
> the product because it does not intend to develop it and apply new features. 
> Citrix 
> virtualization bussiness will be focused only on Management and Desktop 
> virtualization using Hper-V as a first platform and second VMware.
> 

Where did you read this? You write it like it's a fact - I haven't seen
that anywhere.. ??

> And correct, RHEL5 Xen will be supported till 2014, but did you use a 
> technology 
> that upstream doesn't put the necessary resources to mantain and apply new 
> features??
> 
> RedHat virtaulziation efforts are focused at 99% on KVM solutions, for Xen 
> only 
> applies security updates and nothing else.
> 

That's not true. Upcoming RHEL 5.5 will have Xen-related bugfixes as usual.

-- Pasi

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