OpenSolaris

1. Community: Xen
   1. Announcements
   2. Goals of Project
   3. Blogs
   4. Discussions
   5. Getting help
   6. Leaders
   7. Observers
   8. Documentation
      1. Xen For OpenSolaris Developers
      2. Release Notes
      3. Download, Installation, and Configuration Information
      4. System Administration Information
      5. Using virt-install to Install a Domain
      6. Booting Solaris dom0
      7. Enabling serial console for the hypervisor
      8. Solaris as an HVM Guest
      9. Running a Windows guest
      10. How to Set Up X VNC in a Solaris domU
      11. Changing domU boot flags
      12. Cloning ZFS-based domains
      13. Installing an OpenSolaris domU on a Linux dom0
      14. Adding a text console to an HVM guest
   9. Demonstrations
      1. xVM Screencast
   10. Useful Link - virt-manager
   11. FAQ
       1. Sun's Announcement on Sun xVM hypervisor

OpenSolaris Community: Xen

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Community Observers

• Crossbow: Network Virtualization and Resource Control
  
• Ethernet bridge module for Solaris
  
• RBridge (IETF TRILL) support
  
• Virtual Network Machines
  

Welcome to the OpenSolaris Xen community!

The Xen Project is an open-source hypervisor developed by the Xen team at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory.

This community is intended to focus specifically on the OpenSolaris xVM project which is based on the work of the Xen community. People interested in the Xen hypervisor should join the Xen mailing lists hosted by the Xen project.

OpenSolaris xVM Features, Bug Fixes and Known Issues in SXCE Builds

• Support Solaris domU, Solaris dom0 on Xen
• Support the Xen domain management model as expressed by the commands and utilities (xm, virt-install & virsh)
• Support live migration and Xen's hotplugging capabilities (but not for HVM guests)
• 3rd party domU guests from XenSource, Red Hat & Novell (SuSE)should work but minimally tested
• HVM guest like Windows should work on capable hardware but will run slowly
• Xen runs on x86/x64 systems only
• HVM plumbing
• PAE support
• Savecore capability
• Creation of Solaris domUs via Solaris install & jumpstart
• Solaris Paravirtualized Network Driver
• Basic save, restore and migration of HVM guests (new in SXCE build 85)
• Improved I/O performance and scalability (new in SXCE build 85)

Click here for a list of xVM bugfixes and known issues in OpenSolaris SXCE builds.

Find Out More

OpenSolaris xVM is available in build 75 of OpenSolaris and Solaris Express: Community edition. See the downloads page for more information.

If you don't have OpenSolaris installed but want to see how the xVM project provides the ability to run multiple operating system instances (domains) on the same hardware simultaneously, check out the xVM screencast. Check out "Introduction to xVM for OpenSolaris Developers" for more information.

Once you've downloaded and started using xVM, you should head over to the Documentation page for more detailed information. You may also want to peruse the various xVM blogs available, which touch on a wide variety of subjects at many different levels.

Announcements

04 May 2008	Xen Summit Boston 2008
14 Jan 2008	Project virt-manager is now available on OpenSolaris
09 Oct 2007	Xen Summit, Fall 2007
19 Jul 2007	OpenSolaris on Xen update 2007-07-18
31 Mar 2007	Solaris Xen update

Blogs

Owen Allen - Mark your calendars: xVM Virtualization Portfolio announcement

Sep 5, 12:47 PM

If, like me, you don't have a calendar handy, mark your desk, bathroom mirror, or forehead, as necessary: On September 10th, next Wednesday, we're officially announcing the Sun xVM Virtualization ...

Owen Allen - Sun xVM VirtualBox 2.0 released!

Sep 4, 3:29 PM

Sun xVM VirtualBox 2.0 was released today. This is a shiny thing for two reasons - new features and support. The new features are the first awesome thing. It's an impressive list, particularly ...

Owen Allen - All of your questions answered

Aug 29, 9:24 AM

Some folks here at Sun have put together a white paper giving a high-level overview of Sun xVM and how it all fits together. If you're curious about the bigger picture for Sun xVM, and how Sun xVM ...

Owen Allen - VMworld

Aug 19, 1:48 PM

VMworld is rapidly approaching! Every year, VMware hosts a big conference for all things related to virtualization. There are educational sessions, product demonstrations, and discussions with ...

raghuraman - JET in Sun xVM Ops Center

Aug 5, 10:57 PM

Jumpstart Enterprise Toolkit (JET) simplifies the use of Jumpstart to install and configure Solaris OS. Solaris OS installation in Sun xVM Ops Center uses JET as the underlying technology. Sun xVM ...