Xen 3.4.2 Release Candidate Available
10/20/2009
The first release candidate for Xen 3.4.2 is available: http://xenbits.xensource.com/xen-3.4-testing.hg (tagged 3.4.2-rc1) Please test!
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Hosted Xen (HXEN) Users
10/19/2009
I am looking for people working with HXEN to get basic feedback. If you have downloaded HXEN and tried it, please email me offline so I can get some information.
The Book of Xen - A Practical Guide for the System Administrator
10/19/2009
Here are more details on the new Xen book from No Starch Press by by Chris Takemura and Luke S. Crawford. Full Book Promotional Page – Here Read a Sample from the Book – Chapter 7 From Book Promotional Page -> Xen, the open source virtualization tool, is a system administrator’
Avaya Introduces Virtualized Unified Communications Solution
10/19/2009
More details on the Avaya product announcement: * Complete Press Release. * Video Overview: Avaya Auraâ„¢ System Platform Technology http://bit.ly/2YrC5e * Podcast: Avaya Auraâ„¢- Innovation for Midsize Enterpriseshttp://bit.ly/8uESA * Requires Registration – IDC Whitepaper: Virtualizing UC: Reaping the Benefits and Understanding the Issues for Real-Time Communications http://bit.
Things you may have missed while I was out...
10/19/2009
Some exciting Xen news that occurred during my vacation… * New Xen Book – The Book of Xen * ORACLE releases VM 2.2 – News Article * Avaya Aura System Platform uses Xen – News Article I will be posting more information on these items this week and will also be posting information about the
Going on Vacation!
10/09/2009
With the upcoming Xen.org presentation in Brazil at Latinoware and Xen Summit Asia in China I have decided that it is the perfect time to travel even more as I am taking vacation next week. I will not be sending out the community weekly update next Friday as I
Xen Memory Management Overview Presentation
10/09/2009
I was able to get a presentation that Tim Deegan gave earlier this year on Xen Memory Management: Xen Memory Management View more documents from Stephen Spector.
Xen.org Community Weekly Update - Oct 9, 2009
10/09/2009
Good Friday to all ye Xen Folks. Weekly Highlights: •   New HXEN Release Available •   Xen Summit Asia Filling Up Quickly •   Xen SR-IOV Demo at Intel Developer Forum •   Amazing number of Patches and Requests for Comments
Xen Summit Asia Speakers Wanted
10/07/2009
The Xen Summit Asia program committee is busy reviewing submitted topics for the event and is looking for more submissions in the coming weeks. With only a few more weeks remaining for topic submissions, the time to sign up is now. Simply submit your topic idea at http://xensummit.org
New Hosted Xen Release Available
10/07/2009
The HXEN development team has released a new version of the solution for the 32-bit windows platform. You can obtain the source code and binary distribution at http://www.xen.org/products/projects.html. The 64-bit version is close to being release but there are some compiler issues that
Xen Online Forums - Test in Progress
10/06/2009
I am happy to report that people are visiting the online forum for xen-users questions and want to encourage people to consider using this site for Q&A on using the Xen Hypervisor. I realize that many people are comfortable with the mailing list process and will not be
XenServer SR-IOV demo at Intel Developer Forum
10/02/2009
Last week at Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco Citrix demoed a number of industry firsts using XenServer and Intel SR-IOV NICs: * Full line-rate bi-directional 2x10Gb/s performance into virtual machines, using substantially less CPU than conventional software NIC virtualization, along with reduced network latency. * Seamlessly transition between software NIC