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| New Virtuozzo Server Virtualization for Linux and Windows IT professionals can now move virtual servers between physical servers without end-user disruption or the need for costly storage capacity with the release of Virtuozzo for Linux 3.0 and Windows 3.5.1 from SWsoft. The "zero downtime migration" capability is one of several major new features in the latest version of Virtuozzo for Linux - which also adds new template management, streamlined resource management and expanded operating system support to greatly enhance performance and automation. SWsoft also introduced Virtuozzo for Windows 3.5.1 - which adds a "physical-to-virtual" tool that enables easy migration from a dedicated physical server to a virtual server, performance increases and updated platform support. Both the Linux and Windows versions of Virtuozzo come with extensive management tools that differentiate the products from other virtualization solutions. Significant enhancements to Virtuozzo tools include a new automated workflow tool to help manage end-user requests for additional virtual servers with pre-determined configurations. The proliferation of servers in the datacenter has led to increased complexity and costs. Virtuozzo reverses this trend by dramatically reducing the need for adding physical servers (and their associated capital, power, software and management costs) by turning an existing single physical server into multiple isolated and secure virtual servers, enabling higher server utilization and availability. The virtual servers perform and execute as independent servers with their own memory, I/O, configuration files, users and applications. Each can be re-booted independently. Virtuozzo management tools provide unified management of up to thousands of virtual servers on hundreds of physical servers. What is New in Virtuozzo for Linux 3.0: -- Zero Downtime Migration, which captures the state of an existing virtual server and its contents and migrates it to a new physical server without any interruption in service or availability. The function executes between any two servers on a network, so the capability works for any server and any application. SWsoft is the first to deliver this capability without additional requirements, such as a storage area network (SAN). -- EZtemplates make it easy for almost instant (generally 20-30 seconds) provisioning of a virtual server, so it is easy to set up and run applications on a virtual server, rather than a full server. -- Streamlined resource management that requires just a few settings to create and manage a virtual server. -- Support for distributions based on the Linux 2.6 kernel including Red Hat Enterprise Server 4.0, Fedora Core 4.0 and CentOS 4.0 and backward compatibility for 2.4 distributions. What is New in Virtuozzo for Windows 3.5.1 -- New graphical VZP2V (Physical-to-Virtual) tool for administrators to easily move from a dedicated physical server to a Virtuozzo virtual server. This feature helps determine what resources a server and application require to ensure that the virtual server delivers the same performance. -- Performance increases for accessing memory and handling read/write operations, as well as making it even faster to create and migrate a virtual server. -- Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 and Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 so that the software can be run in a virtual server. What is New in Virtuozzo Management Tools: -- Extensive upgrades to Virtuozzo's suite of management tools include Virtual Server Provisioning Workflow, expanded Virtuozzo Control Center, Firewall Configuration enhancements, Multi-Virtual Server Commands, Desktop Configuration and several additional features. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Computing News :: home page |