RE: [Xen-ia64-devel] Xen does Windows

["Magenheimer, Dan (HP Labs Fort Collins)" <dan.magenheimer@xxxxxx>]

Found it here:

http://www.itjungle.com/two/two082405-story05.html 

The story is a bit garbled.  I don't think Windows (and
certainly not Windows XP) was demo'ed on Xen/ia64 :-)

But, hey, it's press for Xen/ia64, so I'm not complaining!

Dan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Williamson [mailto:mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 7:37 PM
> To: xen-ia64-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Magenheimer, Dan (HP Labs Fort Collins)
> Subject: Re: [Xen-ia64-devel] Xen does Windows
> 
> > 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.
> >
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