> 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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