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27 Apr 2009 10:32 AM EDT
A Pat On The Back for VMware
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posted by Simon Crosby

It's interesting to see VMware's latest spin on the concept of "free".  They have finally got around to offering service providers free trials of various bits of VMware stuff in the hope that they will adopt the clearly non-free vSomething or vOther. This at a time when just about every public cloud is built on Xen, which is absolutely free, and moreover easily integrated into massively scaleable service provider environments.  However, in a rare moment (for me) I'm about to praise my worthy competitor:  VMware is doing a good job by pushing the virtual appliance vendors to adopt DMTF OVF standard format for their virtual appliances marketplace (VAM).  Our joint work in the DMTF will play a vital role in addressing customers' desire for "mix and match" of public and private clouds.  

VAM is a good place to start if you are interested in the concept of virtualized infrastructure components, and a great place to explore if you are seeking to build an entirely free virtual infrastructure on XenServer, or looking to run a VA on Hyper-V because Citrix Project Kensho allows you to take VAs from the VMware site and pull them into a XenServer or Hyper-V environment. 

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  1. Apr 27, 2009

    Roger Klorese says:

    Actually, it's even easier, now that the Tech Preview of XenConvert 2.0 is avail...

    Actually, it's even easier, now that the Tech Preview of XenConvert 2.0 is available and ready to consume DMTF OVF appliances.

    1. May 26

      Anonymous says:

      XenConverter ... doing now what VMware does for years

      XenConverter ... doing now what VMware does for years

  2. May 02, 2009

    Anonymous says:

    "This at a time when just about every public cloud is built on Xen" .....

    "This at a time when just about every public cloud is built on Xen" ...

    I was reading you're twitter page and I stumbled upon this - "Discussing XenServer 5 inside Eucalyptus as a pre-built cloud" - The eucalyptus node handlers use the libvirt api for communication with the hypervisor. Since xenserver 5.0 doesn't support the xm cli (XenSource) should I wait till someone implements the interface for the xe cli ?

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  3. May 26

    Anonymous says:

    "...clearly non-free vSomething or vOther ..." Citrix XenSomething, XenOther i...

    "...clearly non-free vSomething or vOther ..."

    Citrix XenSomething, XenOther is partially free. If you want enterprise features, and support, it is "clearly" not free.

    Enterprises normally would not use a free product for the core server virtualization.

    SMB companies for sure, and the "free" is a really great strategy to put Xen* on the highlights.

  4. Jun 08

    Anonymous says:

    Free?!?!? Do you guys really think that the free version of xen can be ...

    Free?!?!?

    Do you guys really think that the free version of xen can be deployed on a corporate environment?

    Xen start to do what vmware already do for a long time...

    Free version is great for home users, nothing more...

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