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Re: [Xen-API] Compatibility Xen-API XenServer and XCP

To: Dave Scott <Dave.Scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-API] Compatibility Xen-API XenServer and XCP
From: Joshua West <jwest@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:05:28 -0500
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Hi Dave,

Question for you regarding xend vs XCP... Will we see XCP's equivalent
of xend merged into the main xen tree?  Thus fully replacing xend and
its Xen API ... adios Python, hello OCAML?

Thanks.

Dave Scott wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The xapi toolstack (ie the part which exposes the xenapi) in the current XCP 
> is the basically the same as in XenServer. The only differences are:
> 1. the code in XCP is the live, development version (not a final polished 
> release)
> 2. the version numbers are different (XCP 0.1 vs XenServer ...)
> 3. in XCP all features are enabled by default (in XenServer some are disabled 
> by default)
>
> Future XenServer releases will be based on top of the open-source XCP stuff.
>
> Hopefully your client will continue to work on the XCP xapi. If you encounter 
> any problems, please report them and we'll take a look.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:xen-api-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marco Sinhoreli
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> Subject: [Xen-API] Compatibility Xen-API XenServer and XCP
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I have an application write using the xenapi for Citrix XenServer (all
> hosts are too Citrix XenServer) and I'm thinking in migrate the hosts
> to use XCP. This application is integrated with others internals API
> like switches/balancers, monitoring API (nagios), deployment API, etc.
> I will need to change something in code soruce of my application to
> this migration?
>
> Regards,
>
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-- 
Joshua West
Senior Systems Engineer
Brandeis University
http://www.brandeis.edu


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