RE: [Xen-users] Citrix Xen Server

[Dave Scott <Dave.Scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

> Just curious, whats the difference between the citrix xenserver and the
> xen opensource cloud?  I donât understand why there are different
> versions of it.

Xen Cloud Platform is all open-source (except the windows PV drivers), 
collaboratively developed and suitable for exposing/trying out new 
"experimental" features (e.g. basic SRIOV support) 

Citrix XenServer is a commercial product based on the same open-source bits but 
with some non-OSS stuff on top (e.g. Windows console, HA, Workload Balancing)

New features currently in the Xen Cloud Platform (e.g. dynamic memory control; 
role-based admin; live checkpoint) will end up in XenServer, since they are 
both based on the same code. Therefore if you want to try out the latest 
bleeding-edge stuff, you should probably try XCP..

Dave

> 
> Thanks
> 
> Ian
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xen-users-
> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stephen Spector
> Sent: 09 February 2010 18:09
> To: 'Fernando Berretta'; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Citrix Xen Server
> 
> 
> > I'm new in virtualization technologies and have found Citrix Xen
> >Server  seems to provide a free GUI tool for administration of Virtual
> >Machines,  etc. based on Xen. Is Citrix Xen Server the best way to
> >start trying xen ? what limitations has the "Free" licence ?
> 
> > Regards,
> > Fernando
> 
> Fernando,
> Citrix XenServer is a product built upon the open source Xen platform.
> The Open Source community now supports a complete build image
> downloadable in iso format to try called Xen Cloud Platform. It does
> not have the free GUI tool built-in but there are several options
> already available to manage XCP - see
> http://www.xen.org/products/cloud_projects.html.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Stephen Spector

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