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Open source virtualization With the open source-based Xen hypervisor, there are alternatives to the market-leading virtualization platforms, such as VMware, Hyper-V and XenServer. These alternatives include Red Hat's KVM, Sun VirtualBox and OpenVZ. Open source-based virtualization can provide lower-cost alternatives to costly virtualization platforms, but they also pose support and in-house expertise challenges. This section covers open source virtualization, provides step-by-step how-to's on using open source virtualization technologies and compares open source virtualization alternatives with market-leading virtualization technologies such as VMware and Microsoft's Hyper-V on the basis of performance, reliability, ease of use, support, security and performance.



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	Xen to get fault tolerance: News in brief SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 10 Nov 2009 ARTICLE - A new open source project strives to bring VMware-like fault tolerance to Xen hypervisor environments, and other news in brief.


	Is a Linux JeOS on VMware's roadmap? SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 06 Nov 2009 ARTICLE - VMware says it won't develop a general-purpose Linux distro, but it may have other tricks – such as a Linux Jeos virtual appliance -- up its sleeve.


	Xen hypervisor users defend virtualization choice SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 26 Oct 2009 ARTICLE - Citrix XenServer and Novell SUSE Xen proponents say these virtualization offerings give them what they need -- at a lower cost than VMware and with more features than Hyper-V.


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EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 13


	Creating KVM virtual machines in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 01 Dec 2009 TIP - Now that Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 supports KVM virtual machines (VMs), administrators have more virtualization options. Learn the ins and outs of KVM VMs running in RHEL 5.4.


	How to configure Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 as a KVM host 03 Nov 2009 TIP - Now that Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 natively supports KVM, you can easily configure a KVM host in your virtual environment. Here we outline how to install KVM on an RHEL server.


	Building high-availability clusters with Xen virtual machines 26 Oct 2009 TIP - High-availability clusters can save your virtualized environment from downtime. Here's how to set up Xen virtual machines in a high-availability cluster.


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The open source scoop at VMworld 2008
SearchServerVirtualization.com | 11 Sep 2008
VIDEO - Red Hat has just purchased Qumranet, and Novell will emphasize SUSE's interoperability with virtualization technologies. Hear the pre-show news on the leading Linux providers at VMworld.


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	Will open source virtualization software help Citrix vs. Microsoft, VMware? SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 12 Nov 2009 ADVISORY BOARD - As XenServer becomes open source virtualization software, our Advisory Board members weigh in on how it will affect Citrix vs. Microsoft and VMware in the virtualization market.


	Sun VirtualBox tutorial: Guest Additions, shared folders and more SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 27 Oct 2009 TUTORIAL - Sun's VirtualBox is desktop virtualization software that can also have benefits for server virtualization. Learn about Guest Additions, shared folders and more in this tutorial.


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	Simon Crosby explains Citrix's open source XenServer move Published by: SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 30 Oct 2009 PODCAST - Why is Citrix making XenServer's core components available to the open source community? Find out in this interview with Simon Crosby, Citrix CTO and XenSource founder.


	Citrix open sources XenServer components Published by: SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 23 Oct 2009 PODCAST - First, Citrix Systems decided to give away its XenServer hypervisor for free. Now the company is making core components of the XenServer code open source.


	Red Hat: Open source virtualization software shifting from Xen to KVM Published by: SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 25 Jun 2009 PODCAST - The new Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization suite is based on KVM, not Xen. A Red Hat exec discusses the shift in this edition of This Week in Virtualization.


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