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Quiz: RHEV architecture and management
Think you've mastered the ins and outs of RHEV architecture and management? Put your knowledge to the test by taking this short quiz. Quiz
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Hit the books: RHEV management tutorial
A RHEV infrastructure may be the affordable, flexible strategy your virtual data center needs -- if you review this RHEV management tutorial, that is. Guide
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VMware and Citrix changing course: Buzz from the virtual water cooler
VMware and Citrix made some interesting moves this past week, prompting some colorful commentary. Read up on what you may have missed. Feature
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Command line basics for open source virtualization management
To effectively manage an open source virtualization environment, you must learn the command line basics. Commands and scripts can streamline your efforts. Learning Guide
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Additional resources for open source virtualization platforms
This section provides additional resources for open source virtualization software and particular open source virtualization technologies. Learning Guide
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Open source guide to server virtualization platforms
This open source guide to virtualization platforms covers the major open source hypervisors and server virtualization environments with tips, articles, comparisons and podcasts. Learning Guide
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The Oracle VM virtualization platform
In this section, find out about Oracle VM, Oracle VM architecture, Oracle VM Templates and how Oracle VM compares with the competition. Learning Guide
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4
In this section, we cover how to set up KVM VMs in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 environment -- including setting up KVM hosts, creating KVM VMs and managing VMs in RHEL 5.4. Learning Guide
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Open source virtualization vendor comparisons
This virtualization vendor comparison section compares Oracle VM with VMware, Xen with KVM and explains Xen's prevalence in numerous virtualization platforms. Learning Guide
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The open source Oracle VirtualBox virtualization platform
This Oracle VirtualBox section provides a tutorial on the virtualization platform, advice for physical-to-virtual conversions and a walkthrough on setting up USB devices Learning Guide
- See More: Essential Knowledge on Open source virtualization
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Quotes, insights and anecdotes from the 2012 Red Hat Summit
Couldn’t make it to this year’s Red Hat Summit and JBoss World? We hit the high points with quotes and insight from the event. Feature | 29 Jun 2012
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Can Red Hat’s low-price bundles lure new cloud and virtualization customers?
As Microsoft and VMware battle for supremacy in cloud management and virtualization, Red Hat offers new pricing deals. But price has never been the problem for Red Hat’s software. News | 28 Jun 2012
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How open source Xen lost its footing
Open source Xen initially caused a stir in the industry, but a series of moves from Linux vendors has stunted the hypervisor’s adoption rate. Column | 04 Apr 2012
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RHEV 3.1 to bring storage live migration, scalability
RHEV 3.1 will include storage live migration and other KVM virtualization management features that will give server virtualization users a viable alternative to Microsoft and VMware. News | 19 Jan 2012
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Top 10 server virtualization news stories of 2011
New technologies, new products and new controversies made headlines in 2011. Find out which made our list of the top server virtualization news. News | 20 Dec 2011
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Red Hat open sources RHEV virtualization management tool
Red Hat says the new oVirt project to develop its RHEV-M will result in sophisticated open source virtualization management tools, but so far it’s being met with a lukewarm response. News | 16 Dec 2011
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British ISP deploys open source virtualization
JT Global is marching to the beat of its own drummer with open source software, including Ubuntu virtual machines, ConVirt virtualization management software, and a unique approach to VM clustering. News | 06 Dec 2011
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VMware vFabric App Performance Manager is GA: News in brief
VMware’s Java application performance management software is now available for purchase, and other virtualization news in brief. News | 08 Nov 2011
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Open source hypervisors on VMware shops’ radars
Respondents in our 2011 Virtualization Decisions survey gave Citrix XenServer and Red Hat KVM a new look. News | 11 Oct 2011
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FlashSoft pushes Flash virtualization: News in brief
FlashSoft now supports automated caching for Linux workloads in virtual machines; NetEx supports Hyper-V; Red Hat launches oVirt; Veeam signs on cloud service provider partners. News | 07 Oct 2011
- See More: News on Open source virtualization
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Avoid common mistakes when setting up storage for RHEV
Take care when setting up storage in your RHEV environment. Once you select a type of storage configuration, changing it later is more trouble than it's worth. Tip
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RHEV 3 networking basics: Setting up a logical network
Don't be intimidated by networking. Follow these steps to set up a logical network in RHEV 3. Tip
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Creating VMs with the RHEV-M Web Admin Portal
RHEV-M lets you create VMs from a single interface and gives you many options to customize -- as long as you follow the multiple-step process. Tip
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Using power management to configure RHEV high availability
Get the tools necessary to configure RHEV high availability, provided you architect your data center accordingly and enable power management Tip
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RHEV 3.1 updates place the hypervisor in ranks of Microsoft and VMware
Updates to RHEV 3.1, expected later this year, will make the open source hypervisor more competitive with market leaders Microsoft and VMware. Tip
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The skinny on RHEV live migration
RHEV live migration is a powerful management and maintenance tool that allows IT pros to proactively manage data centers. And it's easy to use. Tip
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Building an inexpensive SAN with RHEV's iSCSI target software
With the right equipment, RHEV's iSCSI target software can build an inexpensive SAN, which is great for cost-conscious IT shops. Tip
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Connecting shared storage to RHEV in three easy steps
Shared storage offers greater availability and mobility over local disks. If you have an iSCSI SAN lyng around, connecting it to a RHEV is a breeze. Tip
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Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization: Overview of RHEV-M, RHEV-H and RHEL
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization consists of the RHEV-M console as well as RHEV-H and RHEL nodes. Understanding how they intertwine is the key to a successful RHEV deployment. Tip
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Using Linux Virtual Machine Manager in mixed Xen, KVM shops
The Linux Virtual Machine Manager can control both Xen and KVM at the same time, and setting it up is simple. Tip
- See More: Tips on Open source virtualization
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I keep hearing about Xen and virtualization. What is it?
Curious about Xen and virtualization? Bernard Golden offers a broad overview in this expert response. Ask the Expert
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Red Hat Summit 2011: Focus on virtualization
At the Red Hat Summit 2011, the company previewed Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 and went on the offensive against VMware. Podcast
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Simon Crosby explains Citrix's open source XenServer move
Why is Citrix making XenServer's core components available to the open source community? Find out in this interview with Simon Crosby, Citrix CTO and XenSource founder. Podcast
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Citrix open sources XenServer
First, Citrix Systems decided to give away its XenServer hypervisor for free. Now the company is making the XenServer code completely open source. Podcast
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Red Hat: Open source virtualization software shifting from Xen to KVM
The new Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization suite is based on KVM, not Xen. A Red Hat exec discusses the shift in this edition of This Week in Virtualization. Podcast
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The open source scoop at VMworld 2008
Red Hat has just purchased Qumranet, and Novell will emphasize SUSE's interoperability with virtualization technologies. Hear the pre-show news on the leading Linux providers at VMworld. Video
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Avoid common mistakes when setting up storage for RHEV
Take care when setting up storage in your RHEV environment. Once you select a type of storage configuration, changing it later is more trouble than it's worth. Tip
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RHEV 3 networking basics: Setting up a logical network
Don't be intimidated by networking. Follow these steps to set up a logical network in RHEV 3. Tip
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Creating VMs with the RHEV-M Web Admin Portal
RHEV-M lets you create VMs from a single interface and gives you many options to customize -- as long as you follow the multiple-step process. Tip
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Using power management to configure RHEV high availability
Get the tools necessary to configure RHEV high availability, provided you architect your data center accordingly and enable power management Tip
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RHEV 3.1 updates place the hypervisor in ranks of Microsoft and VMware
Updates to RHEV 3.1, expected later this year, will make the open source hypervisor more competitive with market leaders Microsoft and VMware. Tip
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The skinny on RHEV live migration
RHEV live migration is a powerful management and maintenance tool that allows IT pros to proactively manage data centers. And it's easy to use. Tip
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Quiz: RHEV architecture and management
Think you've mastered the ins and outs of RHEV architecture and management? Put your knowledge to the test by taking this short quiz. Quiz
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Hit the books: RHEV management tutorial
A RHEV infrastructure may be the affordable, flexible strategy your virtual data center needs -- if you review this RHEV management tutorial, that is. Guide
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Building an inexpensive SAN with RHEV's iSCSI target software
With the right equipment, RHEV's iSCSI target software can build an inexpensive SAN, which is great for cost-conscious IT shops. Tip
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Connecting shared storage to RHEV in three easy steps
Shared storage offers greater availability and mobility over local disks. If you have an iSCSI SAN lyng around, connecting it to a RHEV is a breeze. Tip
- See More: All on Open source virtualization
About Open source virtualization
With the open source-based Xen hypervisor, there are alternatives to the market-leading virtualization platforms, such as VMware, Hyper-V and XenServer. These alternatives include Red Hat's KVM, Sun VirtualBox and OpenVZ. Open source-based virtualization can provide lower-cost alternatives to costly virtualization platforms, but they also pose support and in-house expertise challenges. This section covers open source virtualization, provides step-by-step how-to's on using open source virtualization technologies and compares open source virtualization alternatives with market-leading virtualization technologies such as VMware and Microsoft's Hyper-V on the basis of performance, reliability, ease of use, support, security and performance.