Xen users - Nov 2007 - XenSource Express 4.0.1 download and free to use...not quite...

Hi All,

I have experienced demand of license using the command "xe create
VLAN"
and the command "xe create source pool".

Furthermore I have written to XenSource about this "problem".They just
advice me to use the http://www.citrixxensource.com/support.

But it does not help me as the knowledgebase contains nothing about this
XenSource problem.

Has anyone experienced this demand of licens when it should be free as
announced from XenSource? 

TIA

Poul Kristensen
 
  

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> I have experienced demand of license using the command "xe create
VLAN"
> and the command "xe create source pool".
Thats normal and expected because xensource express does not have all the
features that the enterprise version has.
E.g. VLANs and resource pools, cpu pinning network rate limiting, PV Windows
Drivers and probably some others as well (just refer the xensource page).

> Has anyone experienced this demand of licens when it should be free as
> announced from XenSource? 
you just need to understand that the xen open source project is NOT equal to
xensource.
xensource is (well, was ... before they got bought by citrix) a company that
bundles (and develops) xen stuff into products to sell and support them.
Just look at xensource as a bundle of xen open source features (just some of the
most stable ones) combined with some proprietary stuff like a nice
clicky-color-shiny frontend client.

If you want to use the features you''ve mentioned - doityourself -  you
have to create your own "package" by using the OSS xen within your
favorite distribution.
Or, if you do not have the time to cobble it together, or want to get good (?!)
tech support - pay xensource ;) - or find free packages that fit your needs.

cheers
Ralf
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Great summary, Ralf, but to be completely correct, the PV Windows Drivers are
included in all of the XenSource commercial products, including the Express
Edition.

Benn

-----Original Message-----
From: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com
[mailto:xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf Of Ralf Kaestner
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 2:39 PM
To: Xen-users@lists.xensource.com
Cc: pok@kb.dk
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] XenSource Express 4.0.1 download and free to use...not
quite...

> I have experienced demand of license using the command "xe create
VLAN"
> and the command "xe create source pool".
Thats normal and expected because xensource express does not have all the
features that the enterprise version has.
E.g. VLANs and resource pools, cpu pinning network rate limiting, PV Windows
Drivers and probably some others as well (just refer the xensource page).

> Has anyone experienced this demand of licens when it should be free as
> announced from XenSource? 
you just need to understand that the xen open source project is NOT equal to
xensource.
xensource is (well, was ... before they got bought by citrix) a company that
bundles (and develops) xen stuff into products to sell and support them.
Just look at xensource as a bundle of xen open source features (just some of the
most stable ones) combined with some proprietary stuff like a nice
clicky-color-shiny frontend client.

If you want to use the features you''ve mentioned - doityourself -  you
have to create your own "package" by using the OSS xen within your
favorite distribution.
Or, if you do not have the time to cobble it together, or want to get good (?!)
tech support - pay xensource ;) - or find free packages that fit your needs.

cheers
Ralf
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