[ILUG] Xen Source

[Terry Cox]

Info only, Xen Source (commercial version of Xen) was released today. 
V3.1 supports Linux & Windows (XP/2003). Free download version, Xen 
Express, at xensource.com which supports 2 sockets, 4GB mem, 4 
concurrent VM's. Note if you want to host Windows you must have an 
Intel-VT or AMD-V processor set, most new hardware ships with these 
chipsets now. Linux only does not require these chipsets. Xen Server is 
a Windows only version hosting 8 VM's supporting 2 sockets and 8GB ram 
and is available on subscription only but at $99 a year. Xen Enterprise 
is the unlimited version supporting up to 32 sockets and aimed squarely 
at VMWare. $750 plus $150 maintenance per year or yearly subscription 
for €488 per pair of sockets. Not quite the same functionality of VMWare 
but 80% at a fraction of the cost. Multi VM Management console is 
included at no cost. Euro pricing out any day now. All versions are 
bare-metal, no guest OS required. No 64-bit support until mid 2007, it 
will include 64-bit Linux & Solaris 10 when that comes out. Regards 
Terry Cox.