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Citrix XenServer 6.2 goes open source
Free at Last!
Simple, Mature, Stable, and Good for Windows
If you have not yet embraced the cloud and are looking for an easy-to-use virtualization solution, the current version of XenServer is a useful choice. It gives you a working virtualization solution that is mature, fast, and stable and that compares well with competitors. XenServer offers many familiar features found in competitive products at a very attractive price.
Infos
- Release Notes for XenServer 6.2.0: http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX137826
- Tech preview of XenServer with libvirt and Ceph: http://www.xenserver.org/component/easyblog/entry/tech-preview-of-xenserver-libvirt-ceph.html?Itemid=179
- Ceph storage: http://ceph.com/ceph-storage/
- XenServer component licenses: http://xenserver.org/about-xenserver-open-source/gplv2-license.html/
- XenServer community: http://www.xenserver.org
- RHEV: http://www.redhat.com/promo/rhev3/index.html
- OpenStack: http://www.openstack.org/
- Microsoft Server Validation Program: http://windowsservercatalog.com/svvp.aspx?svvppage=svvp.htm
- Rackspace Cloud FAQ: http://www.rackspace.com/cloud/cloud_hosting_faq/
- Hotfix XS62E002: http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX138349
- XenServer blog: "How did we increase VM density in Xenserver 6.2?": http://www.xenserver.org/component/easyblog/entry/how-did-we-increase-vm-density-in-xenserver-6-2.html?Itemid=179/
- Live-migrate VMs and virtual disks with Storage XenMotion and XenServer: http://blogs.citrix.com/2012/08/24/storage_xenmotion/
The Author
Holger Gantikow studied computer science at the University of Furtwangen (Germany) and is a Senior Systems Engineer at Science+Computing in Tübingen, Germany. In his work, he deals with the complexity of heterogeneous systems in CAE computation environments and serves customers with technical and scientific applications.
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