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• Launchpad entry: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/virt-infrastructure

Summary

As virtualization becomes more popular, we need a way to integrate new virtualization software more easily. This spec for feisty describes improvements to what we have already.

Scope

• We aim to provide "just install it" support for an ordinary Ubuntu virtual server with the choice of KVM, OpenVZ, or XEN.
• We will provide the infrastructure to build, package and integrate existing management tools for creating, starting, stopping and maintaining the virtualized environments.

Use Cases

• A system administrator wants to deploy one or more physical servers partitoned into virtual machines to serve different services to his users.
• A data center administrator wants to overhaul his existing virtualisation infrastructure and is looking at various options.
• An Ubuntu developer wants to test the latest development snaphost of Gutsy while still having his workstation running on feisty.

Work Items

Xen

• Port Xen to 2.6.22.
• Synchonrize xen-3.0 up to Xen 3.1
• Re-investigate virt-manager, make it Ubuntu/debian specific if needed.
• Create xen metapackages.

OpenVz

• Work with upstream to get openvz kernel ported to 2.6.22.
• Synchronize openvz* with Debian
• Create openvz metapackages.

Comments

• why not support vserver? I've been using it for a long time and it works very well. (VáclavŠmilauer)