[Scottish] Virtualisation comparisons
I'm from Edinburgh, but I seem to have a lot of visits to Glasgow booked up, so... hello everyone from http://shearer.org/Computing_and_Technology Anyway. Here's some notes from a bit of experimenting I've been doing. If you're interested in comparing a couple of the virtualisation systems around, Alpha Systems (sponsored by the Japanese government) has just released a new version of Xenoppix: We released new Xenoppix which is consisted of KNOPPIX5.1.1, Xen3.0.4, QEMU/KVM, and HTTP-FUSE(stackable/network virtual disk). You can compare Xen(3.0.4 on Linux2.6.16) and KVM(Release 12 on Linux2.6.19) on the CD-ROM. The boot of CD image is accelerated by LCAT. http://unit.aist.go.jp/itri/knoppix/xen/index-en.html http://www.alpha.co.jp/biz/rdg/ac-knoppix/index_en.html (LCAT is impressive, it's the first fundamental improvement on Rusty's cloop since its release c. 1999. All livecds will benefit from it.) One of the things to compare these two against is QEMU+kqemu. kqemu is now GPL. Another point: since QEMU is a vital part of Xen, QEMU is implicit in the three most-used accellerated virtualisation systems for Linux, four if you count VirtualBox although I don't think many people are using it yet. QEMU 0.9.0 is out ( http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/qemu/ ) Regards, -- Dan Shearer [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Scottish mailing list Scottish@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish
Re: [Scottish] Virtualisation comparisons
Don't suppose anyone would be interested in doing something in one of the meetings about virtualisation? It's quite a hot topic at the moment and I'm sure folks would be interested. Ben [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 09/02/2007 11:47:32: I'm from Edinburgh, but I seem to have a lot of visits to Glasgow booked up, so... hello everyone from http://shearer.org/Computing_and_Technology Anyway. Here's some notes from a bit of experimenting I've been doing. If you're interested in comparing a couple of the virtualisation systems around, Alpha Systems (sponsored by the Japanese government) has just released a new version of Xenoppix: We released new Xenoppix which is consisted of KNOPPIX5.1.1, Xen3. 0.4, QEMU/KVM, and HTTP-FUSE(stackable/network virtual disk). You can compare Xen(3.0.4 on Linux2.6.16) and KVM(Release 12 on Linux2.6.19) on the CD-ROM. The boot of CD image is accelerated by LCAT. http://unit.aist.go.jp/itri/knoppix/xen/index-en.html http://www.alpha.co.jp/biz/rdg/ac-knoppix/index_en.html (LCAT is impressive, it's the first fundamental improvement on Rusty's cloop since its release c. 1999. All livecds will benefit from it.) One of the things to compare these two against is QEMU+kqemu. kqemu is now GPL. Another point: since QEMU is a vital part of Xen, QEMU is implicit in the three most-used accellerated virtualisation systems for Linux, four if you count VirtualBox although I don't think many people are using it yet. QEMU 0.9.0 is out ( http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/qemu/ ) Regards, -- Dan Shearer [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Scottish mailing list Scottish@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish Unless stated otherwise above: IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number 741598. Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU ___ Scottish mailing list Scottish@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish
Re: [Scottish] Virtualisation comparisons
On Fri, Feb 09, 2007 at 12:25:15PM +, Ben Thorp wrote: Don't suppose anyone would be interested in doing something in one of the meetings about virtualisation? It's quite a hot topic at the moment and I'm sure folks would be interested. Never having yet been to a meeting, and the wiki indicating there isn't a normal one this month... what's a meeting like? If there's scope for a computer and maybe a projector I'll have a go. Dunno how that would work in the 20-people-in-a-pub UK model of LUGs though :-) -- Dan Shearer [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Scottish mailing list Scottish@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish
Re: [Scottish] Virtualisation comparisons
Never having yet been to a meeting, and the wiki indicating there isn't a normal one this month... what's a meeting like? If there's scope for a computer and maybe a projector I'll have a go. Dunno how that would work in the 20-people-in-a-pub UK model of LUGs though :-) Meh - ignore the wiki. This months meeting will be on the 22nd. The formalised part of the meeting is in Livingstone Tower, part of Strathclyde Uni. You're likely to get 15-30 people there, and we should be able to arrange a projector, but not internet access. Ben Unless stated otherwise above: IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number 741598. Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU ___ Scottish mailing list Scottish@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish
Re: [Scottish] Virtualisation comparisons
--- Kyle Gordon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As far as I'm aware, the meeting will go ahead as planned on Thursday. If memory serves, the plan involves going to the Paisley Beer Festival on Friday. The meeting room is in Strathclyde University, with a projector provided if need be. Kyle I talketh the crap. I'm getting February and April mixed up for some reason :-) Kyle Must be all the beer, or the lack thereof. ___ All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of unwanted email come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html ___ Scottish mailing list Scottish@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish
[Scottish] Linux apparell in Glasgow
Hi I'm going to a work organised Vista event next Friday. Any good places in Glasgow to get a tasteful, but noticeable Penguin T-Shirt? col -- In Absentia Luci, Tenebrae Vincit!* c.speirs @ equus . demon . co . uk ___ Scottish mailing list Scottish@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish
Re: [Scottish] Linux apparell in Glasgow
On Fri, Feb 09, 2007 at 07:25:10PM +, Colin Speirs wrote: I'm going to a work organised Vista event next Friday. Any good places in Glasgow to get a tasteful, but noticeable Penguin T-Shirt? Great stuff. Any corporates there? They might like a nicely-printed copy of something I wrote just for them, http://shearer.org/VistaForLawyers . Do what you like with it, eg make the heading Special Briefing for Company . Nothing like trying to be helpful. -- Dan Shearer [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Scottish mailing list Scottish@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish
