> Thanks Shuklin (and Matthias for asking this question) this information
> was very usefull.
> The notion of these different management tools for xen was very naive in
> my mind
> Also I want to know where the source code of these are maintained and
> where are they
> located in filesystem in XCP installation
>
> -thanks in advance
>
>
> On 07/13/2011 05:32 PM, George Shuklin wrote:
> > There is some fog around terms.
> >
> > See:
> >
> > xl - is low-level management system for xen (within single host). It
> > allows to do some minimal operations, but used by more complicated
> > components like xapi, so it's better not touch xl without prior thoughts.
> > xapi - an pool (cloud, heh) management system, allowing to do
> > migration, storage and network management for virtual machines and so
> > on. It's name of component, not an 'API-name'.
> > XenAPI - is protocol specification. AFAIK XenAPI is supported by xend
> > and xapi with minor difference around 'pool' conception.
> > xe - command line tool for xapi management
> > XenCenter/OpenXenManager - GUI tools for xapi management (for
> > enterprise only, not very suited for ISP).
> > libvirt - RedHat-driven library (and shell) to control different
> > virtualization systems in same way. Right now RH run away to KVM, so
> > libvirt is not best choice.
> >
> > If you wish to control XCP pool by your own software (ISP things or
> > batch operations control), you must use XenAPI. But I hear some guys
> > use a system ('xe arguments'); call.
> >
> > XenAPI is well described and allow to do about 99% of needed tasks
> > (there is a little troubles with automatic installation, but they are
> > outside the XenAPI scope).
> >
> >
> > On 13.07.2011 08:19, Matthias Blankenhaus wrote:
> >> Hello !
> >>
> >> I am getting into Xen and I am a bit overwhelmed about the competing
> >> offerings in the MGMT-API area. I understand that xend (xm) is going
> >> away some time and that XL is the latest and greatest. However, then
> >> we have of course XenAPI aka XAPI which seemed to be widely used. I
> >> am trying to decide against which API I should code. I was unable to
> >> get the XEN driver working for the latest libvirt, yet another
> >> contender.
> >>
> >> Your input is much appreciated.
> >>
> >> Thanx,
> >> Matthias
> >>
> >>
> >
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