Hi Could any one let me know if there is any difference between xen source express and xen that come with RHEL5. as i am not able to get that information. thanks _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
On Feb 1, 2008 11:59 AM, Arpan Jindal <jindalarpan@gmail.com> wrote:> Hi > > Could any one let me know if there is any difference between xen source > express and xen that come with RHEL5. > >I am sure that this is discussed on the xen lists from time to time. Here is one time that I am familiar with: http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-users/2008-01/msg00521.html RHEL is still slightly different case than pure open source xen since Red Hat applies patches that don''t make it immediately into Xen. They also add some value add type things and support it, which are different than Citrix''s XenServer (Express, Standard, Enterprise) -- formerly Xen Source''s XenServer Expres -- in that they are typically open source additions. Citrix may very well base their XenServer product on RHEL or centOS or something similar, but I don''t know that for a fact. They also work differently, XenServer uses a dedicated machine and is access with a client console on another machine. While, normal installs of Xen, such as Xen on RHEL, are used on the machine on which they are installed, with remote management optional. I don''t have direct experience with RHEL, only centOS which is what RHEL is based on.> as i am not able to get that information. > > thanks > >> > _______________________________________________ > 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
> Could any one let me know if there is any difference between xen source > express and xen that come with RHEL5. > > > as i am not able to get that information.Xen Express is a limited version of XenServer, for people to try out and learn about. XenServer is a product of Citrix / XenSource. It uses the Xen Hypervisor but has different control tools / user interface. It completely takes over the machine you install it on and turns it into an appliance for running virtual machines. XenServer includes management tools which run on Windows; you use these to control the virtual machines. Accelerated disk and network drivers for Windows guests are included. RHEL5 is a general purpose operating system for servers. It includes a version of Open Source Xen, including the Xen hypervisor and some open source tools for managing it. When you add Xen to a RHEL5 installation it keeps working as a general purpose server OS but can also run virtual machines. RHEL has a program called "virt-manager" which you can use to control your VMs - it''s more basic than XenServer but it''s simple and open source. CentOS is very similar to RHEL so the same comments apply to it. Cheers, Mark -- Push Me Pull You - Distributed SCM tool (http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~maw48/pmpu/) _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users