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> Just out of interest, was there any mention of Xen for Itanium > at IDF? (not necessarily anything about windows... just wondering > if it was mentioned at all in any IDF session) I saw a mention (somewhere) of Xen being demoed on a Montecito (!) at IDF. No further details though (and I can't remember where I saw it - I've already deleted the Google Alert message). Cheers, Mark > > >XenSource Showcases Windows XP Running on Xen, Using Intel VT-Enabled > > >Platforms > > > > > > Intel Developer Forum Fall 2005 > > > > > >SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2005-- > > > Collaboration Highlights Xen's Ability to Virtualize Both > > > > Modified and > > > > >Unmodified Operating Systems Offering Revolutionary Way for > > > > Enterprises > > > > >to Consolidate Hardware in Their Data Centers > > > > > >XenSource, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise grade > > > > virtualization > > > > >solutions based on the Open Source Xen hypervisor, today announced an > > >industry first -- a demonstration of the Xen hypervisor hosting both > > >para-virtualized and fully virtualized guest operating > > > > systems on Intel > > > > >VT enabled processors at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San > > > > Francisco, > > > > >CA. The demonstration features a pre-release version of Xen 3.0 > > >virtualizing both Linux and Microsoft Windows XP SP2. Support for > > >unmodified guests, such as Windows, is made possible by Intel's VT > > >technology, which provides a privileged mode of execution that allows > > >Xen to share platform resources between both modified and unmodified > > >guest operating systems, providing CPU, memory and I/O resource > > >guarantees. Xen is the industry's only hypervisor that supports VT > > >today. Close collaboration between Intel and the Xen Open > > > > Source project > > > > >ensured that the VT feature set was available in the > > > > hypervisor prior to > > > > >Intel's first launch of the VT processor. This will enable > > > > enterprises > > > > >to immediately take advantage of Xen's superior virtualization > > >capabilities to achieve the benefits of increased utilization and > > >workload consolidation on Intel's newest platforms. > > > > > >The demonstration, announced by Ian Pratt, Xen project leader and > > >founder of XenSource, highlights the importance of the Open > > > > Source Xen > > > > >hypervisor as the only independent layer of innovation outside the > > >operating system. "The Xen hypervisor is an Open Source industry > > >standard developed collaboratively by engineers from over 20 major > > >corporations," said Pratt. "This demonstration highlights the close > > >collaboration and support that Intel has given the Xen > > > > project over the > > > > >last three years. Intel's investment in the Xen project has > > > > enabled Xen > > > > >to lead the industry in exploiting Intel's latest innovation > > > > in hardware > > > > >virtualization, and will be included in upcoming enterprise Linux > > >distributions." > > > > > >Nick Gault, CEO of XenSource Inc, stressed the commercial > > > > importance of > > > > >the demonstration. "While this is a pre-production demonstration of > > >Xen's ability to support unmodified guests, it is an important moment > > >for the industry," said Gault. "XenSource is working closely with Xen > > >ecosystem partners to enable full commercial support for Windows > > >virtualized on Xen, using Intel VT platforms in the first > > > > half of 2006. > > > > >Enterprises now have a choice between an open, free, high performance > > >hypervisor, and expensive proprietary solutions. Xen > > > > combined with Intel > > > > >VT is the high performance software/hardware virtualization solution > > >that enterprises have been waiting for to achieve the benefits of > > >consolidation and utility computing." > > > > > >The demonstration showcases new client technologies around > > > > Xen, enabling > > > > >Windows XP to be installed and run in a virtualized environment. This > > >illustrates Xen's capability to support multiple operating > > > > systems with > > > > >the highest quality of service including unmodified, legacy systems, > > >which will enable organizations/IT managers to consolidate > > > > hardware in > > > > >their data centers, saving time and money, all while > > > > achieving greater > > > > >optimization of their various operating systems, > > > > significantly improving > > > > >the speed. > > > > > >Xen 3.0 is currently in community testing and is the industry's only > > >one-hundred percent Open Source hypervisor capable of > > > > virtualizing all > > > > >operating systems. Xen's para-virtualization technology > > > > offers optimal > > > > >performance for Linux and together with Intel's VT technology enables > > >virtualization of unmodified guest operating systems such as > > > > Windows XP. > > > > >Combined, Xen and Intel's VT deliver a comprehensive > > > > high-performance, > > > > >secure virtualization solution to the enterprise. > > > > > >Unlike traditional full virtualization hypervisors, which suffer a > > >tremendous performance overhead from virtualization, Xen and > > > > Intel's VT > > > > >technology complement each other to offer superb performance for > > >para-virtualized guest operating systems and full support > > > > for unmodified > > > > >guests, which run natively on the processor without need for > > > > emulation, > > > > >under VT. As a result, Xen has the potential to deliver high > > >performance, production-grade virtualization for all workloads, > > >exploiting the latest innovation in CPU support. > > > > > >"Intel has been a supporter of the Xen Project since its > > > > inception. This > > > > >showcase is a testament to Intel's commitment and contribution to the > > >Xen hypervisor. Not only has Intel developed the VT support for Xen, > > >they have also contributed to enable EM 64 T support for 64-bit > > >hypervisors," said Pratt. > > > > > >A Xen 3.0 community release is targeted for availability at > > > > the end of > > > > >the third quarter of this year. Hardened, enterprise-ready Xen > > >distributions will be available from enterprise Linux distributors in > > >early 2006. Xen 3.0 features support for SMP guest operating systems, > > >and can take advantage of 64-bit processors as well as supporting > > >Physical Address Extensions (PAE) for 32 bit servers with > > > > more than 4 GB > > > > >of memory. For more information about Xen or to download > > > > releases, go to > > > > >www.getxen.org. > > > > > >For more information about the Intel Developer Forum, go to > > >www.intel.com/idf. > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-ia64-devel mailing list > Xen-ia64-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-ia64-devel _______________________________________________ Xen-ia64-devel mailing list Xen-ia64-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-ia64-devel
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