On 11/16/2010 3:24 PM, Ian Collins wrote:
On 11/17/10 08:11 AM, Shawn Walker wrote:
On 11/16/10 01:04 AM, Bruno Damour wrote:
Hello,
In the repository (http://pkg.oracle.com/solaris/release)
I see :
system/x...@0.5.11,5.11-0.151.0.1:20101105T061852Z
system/virti...@0.5.11,5.11-0.151.0.1:20101105T061851Z
...
Does that mean that xvm is supported to use solaris 11 express as
Dom0 ?
That would be a huge benefit for me, currently stuck with snv_134
The 32-bit dom0 hypervisor has been removed, per the release notes:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/821-1479/fbdtw?l=en&a=view
Other details regarding xvm usage can be found there as well.
Interesting.
Based on the push for Oracle's alternative Xen based offering, I was
expecting xVM to be completely removed.
Me too, but this is a welcomed surprise and, honestly, the one thing
that has suddenly caused me to start thinking again about running
Solaris 11 on my network. I've searched for some time looking for any
other information about xvm support in Solaris 11 Express and have found
nothing. It almost appears to be a hidden feature...
The doc Shawn linked is kind of strange in that it illustrates that
there was a concerted effort to remove 32-bit Dom0 support while leaving
64-bit support. It doesn't really say that 64-bit Dom0 is supported,
other than saying that use of the 64-bit hypervisor won't affect the
ability to run either 32 or 64 bit guest machines.
I have a couple pressing questions, perhaps someone could link me to
relevant docs:
* if xvm Dom0 is in Solaris 11 Express, does that imply that it will
also be in Solaris 11?
* how has xvm been modified since b134? - I can't tell and I know
there were a few bugs in b134, but it seems that if xvm is being
picked up again, then it may have been updated in way other than
stripping out the 32-bit support...
Thanks,
Kent
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