Folks,
We''re pleased to announce the official release of xen 3.0.3!
This release includes many new features as well as enhanced
stability and performance. Some highlights include:
- a new easy-to-use CPU scheduler which includes weights, caps,
and automatic SMP load-balancing;
- support for Xen-oprofile to allow measurement and optimization
of code paths;
- greatly enhanced support for unmodified ("hvm") guests including
Windows and legacy Linux operating systems;
- support for dynamic-allocation and copy-on-write disks
("blktap/qcow");
- packet segmentation offload in guests to improve network
performance;
- enhanced support for IA64 (IPF) systems; and initial support for
Power.
You can download source and binary tarballs, RPMs, and a live
''demo'' CD
from:
http://www.xensource.com/downloads
As always, you can also get the source using mercurial from:
http://xenbits.xensource.com/xen-3.0.3-testing.hg
Cheers,
Ian (on behalf of the whole Xen dev team)
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congrats to the Xen team! just a footnote... watch your checksums. I downloaded the source tarball 3 times and got two corrupt copies. Maybe thats a problem on my end, maybe not... but checking your checksums is always a good idea. [root@xen4 /usr/src]# md5sum xen-3.0.3_0-src.tgz* 9c9a3eedfdc45eb0311a556aa312da2a xen-3.0.3_0-src.tgz 5a890721403f6a7d15260150b98eddbc xen-3.0.3_0-src.tgz.1 75d895858a467405114599abf94d60a2 xen-3.0.3_0-src.tgz.fifteen [root@xen4 /usr/src]# ls -l xen-3.0.3_0-src.tgz* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5465968 Oct 16 09:28 xen-3.0.3_0-src.tgz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5465968 Oct 16 09:28 xen-3.0.3_0-src.tgz.1 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5465968 Oct 17 15:05 xen-3.0.3_0-src.tgz.fifteen The last one is right. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
On Tue, 17 Oct 2006, Tom Brown wrote:> > congrats to the Xen team! > > just a footnote... watch your checksums. I downloaded the source tarball 3 > times and got two corrupt copies. Maybe thats a problem on my end, maybe > not... but checking your checksums is always a good idea.must be my end, I''m not getting good linux kernel images from kernerl.org either... sorry for the false alert. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Just upgraded about 3 dozen servers, various types include : Commodity p4 2.8''s (2GB) Commodity p4 HT 3.2 -> 3.8 (4GB) Pentium D 9xx (mixed) (4GB) Commodity Athalon (2GB) Dual Opteron 242 (16GB) Dual Athalon 64 X2 (dual core) 4200''s (4-16 GB) Issues : none, smooth sailing. All are operating from unique configurations, Debian or Ubuntu based, the newer stuff is pulling guest images from an AoE san. No issues with AoE, no issues with ocfs2, no issues with migration. Think now we can play more with our HVM guests as it seems this release may have fixed our previous issues. Excellent job xen dev team :) Best, -Tim On Tue, 2006-10-17 at 22:55 +0100, Ian Pratt wrote:> Folks, > > We''re pleased to announce the official release of xen 3.0.3! > > This release includes many new features as well as enhanced > stability and performance. Some highlights include: > > - a new easy-to-use CPU scheduler which includes weights, caps, > and automatic SMP load-balancing; > - support for Xen-oprofile to allow measurement and optimization > of code paths; > - greatly enhanced support for unmodified ("hvm") guests including > Windows and legacy Linux operating systems; > - support for dynamic-allocation and copy-on-write disks > ("blktap/qcow"); > - packet segmentation offload in guests to improve network > performance; > - enhanced support for IA64 (IPF) systems; and initial support for > Power. > > You can download source and binary tarballs, RPMs, and a live ''demo'' CD > from: > http://www.xensource.com/downloads > > As always, you can also get the source using mercurial from: > http://xenbits.xensource.com/xen-3.0.3-testing.hg > > Cheers, > Ian (on behalf of the whole Xen dev team) > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Ian Pratt wrote:> Folks, > > We''re pleased to announce the official release of xen 3.0.3!Congratz! Hmm, looking at the announcement page: http://www.xensource.com/xen/downloads/index.html The "hardware configurations" link points back to the same URL?> This release includes many new features as well as enhanced > stability and performance. Some highlights include: > > - a new easy-to-use CPU scheduler which includes weights, caps, > and automatic SMP load-balancing; > - support for Xen-oprofile to allow measurement and optimization > of code paths; > - greatly enhanced support for unmodified ("hvm") guests including > Windows and legacy Linux operating systems; > - support for dynamic-allocation and copy-on-write disks > ("blktap/qcow"); > - packet segmentation offload in guests to improve network > performance;So we should see better network performance in the guests without the need to set special flags in the Dom0 kernel? _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
I just noticed in the kernel configuration there is an option
Xen -> Xen version compatibility -> 3.0.2 and later
Does this mean that there are problems running Xen 3.0.1 domU''s under
3.0.3?
Thanks
John
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Subject: [Xen-devel] Xen 3.0.3 released!
Folks,
We''re pleased to announce the official release of xen 3.0.3!
This release includes many new features as well as enhanced
stability and performance. Some highlights include:
- a new easy-to-use CPU scheduler which includes weights, caps,
and automatic SMP load-balancing;
- support for Xen-oprofile to allow measurement and optimization
of code paths;
- greatly enhanced support for unmodified ("hvm") guests including
Windows and legacy Linux operating systems;
- support for dynamic-allocation and copy-on-write disks
("blktap/qcow");
- packet segmentation offload in guests to improve network
performance;
- enhanced support for IA64 (IPF) systems; and initial support for
Power.
You can download source and binary tarballs, RPMs, and a live
''demo'' CD
from:
http://www.xensource.com/downloads
As always, you can also get the source using mercurial from:
http://xenbits.xensource.com/xen-3.0.3-testing.hg
Cheers,
Ian (on behalf of the whole Xen dev team)
_______________________________________________
Xen-devel mailing list
Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com
http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
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Is there a more detailed changelog somewhere? I can''t seem to find anything in the source tarball. It''d be good to know what the other, smaller, changes are (and also what some of the ones listed here mean in practice - "packet segmentation offload"?) Thanks, Dmitri> -----Original Message----- > From: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com > [mailto:xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf Of Ian Pratt > Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 5:56 PM > To: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com; > xen-users@lists.xensource.com; xen-announce@lists.xensource.com > Cc: ian.pratt@cl.cam.ac.uk > Subject: [Xen-users] Xen 3.0.3 released! > > > Folks, > > We''re pleased to announce the official release of xen 3.0.3! > > This release includes many new features as well as enhanced > stability and performance. Some highlights include: > > - a new easy-to-use CPU scheduler which includes weights, caps, > and automatic SMP load-balancing; > - support for Xen-oprofile to allow measurement and optimization > of code paths; > - greatly enhanced support for unmodified ("hvm") guests including > Windows and legacy Linux operating systems; > - support for dynamic-allocation and copy-on-write disks > ("blktap/qcow"); > - packet segmentation offload in guests to improve network > performance; > - enhanced support for IA64 (IPF) systems; and initial > support for Power. > > You can download source and binary tarballs, RPMs, and a live > ''demo'' CD > from: > http://www.xensource.com/downloads > > As always, you can also get the source using mercurial from: > http://xenbits.xensource.com/xen-3.0.3-testing.hg > > Cheers, > Ian (on behalf of the whole Xen dev team) > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users >The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
On 23 Oct 2006 at 23:26, Dmitri Bichko wrote:> Is there a more detailed changelog somewhere? I can''t seem to find > anything in the source tarball.Hi! Good point! The release of 3.0.3 came with some news statements, but I wondered where I could find the details. No success so far, meaning, the release notes were quite poor! In the interest of bug hunting, a good decription of what''s actually new would be very helpful. Ulrich> > It''d be good to know what the other, smaller, changes are (and also what > some of the ones listed here mean in practice - "packet segmentation > offload"?) > > Thanks, > Dmitri > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com > > [mailto:xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf Of Ian Pratt > > Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 5:56 PM > > To: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com; > > xen-users@lists.xensource.com; xen-announce@lists.xensource.com > > Cc: ian.pratt@cl.cam.ac.uk > > Subject: [Xen-users] Xen 3.0.3 released! > > > > > > Folks, > > > > We''re pleased to announce the official release of xen 3.0.3! > > > > This release includes many new features as well as enhanced > > stability and performance. Some highlights include: > > > > - a new easy-to-use CPU scheduler which includes weights, caps, > > and automatic SMP load-balancing; > > - support for Xen-oprofile to allow measurement and optimization > > of code paths; > > - greatly enhanced support for unmodified ("hvm") guests including > > Windows and legacy Linux operating systems; > > - support for dynamic-allocation and copy-on-write disks > > ("blktap/qcow"); > > - packet segmentation offload in guests to improve network > > performance; > > - enhanced support for IA64 (IPF) systems; and initial > > support for Power. > > > > You can download source and binary tarballs, RPMs, and a live > > ''demo'' CD > > from: > > http://www.xensource.com/downloads > > > > As always, you can also get the source using mercurial from: > > http://xenbits.xensource.com/xen-3.0.3-testing.hg > > > > Cheers, > > Ian (on behalf of the whole Xen dev team) > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-users mailing list > > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > > > > > The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users