On Thu, 2006-11-16 at 11:43 -0500, Jeffrey D Lane wrote: > I just hoped someone could clarify the following that I found in the > release notes for Beta 2: > > Server > > * Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Server ): 31cfdaf1358c25da > * Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Server + Virtualization): > 2515dd4e215225dd > * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization Platform: > 49af89414d147589 > Client > * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 660266e267419c67 > * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop / Virtualization > Option: fed67649ff918c77 > * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop / Workstation Option: > da3122afdb7edd23 > * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop / Workstation / > Virtualization Option: 7fcc43557e9bbc42 > > I am assuming the following: > > Server == Generic server packages
(packages in the <base>/Server directory
> Server + Virtualization == Server and Xen Server packages
(packages in the <base>/Server and <base>/VT directories. So this will
provide support for running a dom0 or para-virtualized domU.
> Virtualizaion Platform == installation of DomUs (i.e. use this when
> installing on a DomU)
Not quite . . . includes packages in <base>/Server, <base>/VT,
<base>/ClusterStorage and <base>/Cluster
> Desktop == standard desktop stuff
> Virtualization Option == Desktop with Xen for running DomUs
> Workstation Option == beefed up desktop w/ devel/office and other
> stuff
> Desktop/Workstation/Virtualization == all of the above
>
> Is that correct?
>
You nailed it for Client.
> The biggest question is the distinction between the Server +
> Virtualization selection and the Virtualization Platform selection.
>
> So, anyone know for sure what these mean?
>
Server + Virt is going to give you support for Server functionality as
well as Virtualization. The VirtPlatform is going to give you access to
ClusterStorage (cLVM) as well as Clustering . . . and in addition will
allow their use in virtual environments (domUs)
> Also, do the older S, V, and C options still work for now? and if
> those still work, how long will they work?
They will still work at installation-time (anaconda) but won't work when
attempting to register to RHN. I don't see us ripping out the anaconda
logic until closer to GA which is currently scheduled to be
*)*E)(@*#)$(* . . . oops, something appears to be wrong with my
keyboard :-))
- jkt
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