XenServer 7.1 is out...
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@BRRABill said in XenServer 7.1 is out...:
@scottalanmiller said in XenServer 7.1 is out...:
@BRRABill said in XenServer 7.1 is out...:
So xenserver.org is the totally free, open source version?
Yes, XenServer itself is a product from Linux. But Citrix hosts all of the pages for it and owns the name. So makes things insanely confusing for no good reason.
Right, so when xenserver.org says...
We are pleased to announce the release of XenServer 7.1!
Click here to learn about the new features and enhancements available in 7.1.And that leads you to ...
https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2017/02/23/xenserver-7-1-now-available-for-download/
What are you supposed to think?
You are SUPPOSED to think that Citrix owns it all, because that is their goal as the name owner. That's why they bought the Xen brand years ago, for the express purpose of misleading people. That's what I keep saying... the goal, what you are supposed to be is confused. That's the purpose. Citrix owns the "name" of Xen and XenServer and uses it to be misleading. None of this will make sense if you think that the idea of anything with the Xen name is meant to be straightforward, because it isn't. Linux doesn't own the Xen name and can't control that stuff.
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That doesn't make any sense.
Plus, it's not just the name. Citrix hosts some of the files. Are they putting the product out as well?
Who MAKES/WRITES XenServer?
Forget about the name, who makes the product itself?
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@BRRABill said in XenServer 7.1 is out...:
Forget about the name, who makes the product itself?
XCP is the underlying base, that's the Linux Foundation. It's made by volunteers and run by the LF. XS is the Citrix brand name of XCP.
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@BRRABill said in XenServer 7.1 is out...:
That doesn't make any sense.
Plus, it's not just the name. Citrix hosts some of the files. Are they putting the product out as well?
What does hosting mean, though?
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When you install the free version of "the product formally know to me as XS" ... where does that come from?
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@BRRABill said in XenServer 7.1 is out...:
When you install the free version of "the product formally know to me as XS" ... where does that come from?
It's made by Linux. It's hosted by whatever server hosts the official files. Citrix donates the hosting currently. Just like how many Microsoft products are hosted by Github.
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@matteo-nunziati said in XenServer 7.1 is out...:
Good find.
Important to note that the REAL host of the project is Github. Citrix only hosts the ISOs.
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Would be nice if XenServer was forked or repackaged into a different version. Maybe call it XenOS and include newer XenCenter that is web-based like ESXi Embedded Host Client.
And that doesn't disable SELinux, CentOS Repo and support other file systems like ext4 and XFS and instead of vhd adopt vhdx.
These discussions will be happening every time XenServer is release because it's still linked to Citrix one way or another.
It's open source on xenserver.org. You go to Citrix website and they confuse you with Standard or Enterprise.
And then after all that you have Citrix XenCenter.I've been holding those words in for awhile now.
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@black3dynamite said in XenServer 7.1 is out...:
Would be nice if XenServer was forked or repackaged into a different version. Maybe call it XenOS and include newer XenCenter that is web-based like ESXi Embedded Host Client.
And that doesn't disable SELinux, CentOS Repo and support other file systems like ext4 and XFS and instead of vhd adopt vhdx.
These discussions will be happening every time XenServer is release because it's still linked to Citrix one way or another.
It's open source on xenserver.org. You go to Citrix website and they confuse you with Standard or Enterprise.
And then after all that you have Citrix XenCenter.I've been holding those words in for awhile now.
Someone needs to take the core, update it, replace the missing features that Citrix stripped out years ago (DRBD, Fault Tolerance), integrate XO and package it that way
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@matteo-nunziati said in XenServer 7.1 is out...:
Lots of clarity. My favorite is the last line. Various.
"Additionally, there are a small number of XenServer components which are not able to be open sourced. They are listed below, together with the reason they must remain closed.
Component Description Owner Reason
v6d License server daemon Citrix Links to closed source library
(various drivers) System drivers and user tools Various Third-party components which Citrix does not own" -
Btw... What about opensuse? Now they should move to a 4 year support window(*)... Do they still distribute xen hypervisor components or did they dropped it like redhat?
(*) still I do not know if they change kernel and other base stuff more frequently...
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@matteo-nunziati said in XenServer 7.1 is out...:
Btw... What about opensuse? Now they should move to a 4 year support window(*)... Do they still distribute xen hypervisor components or did they dropped it like redhat?
(*) still I do not know if they change kernel and other base stuff more frequently...
Suse has two models. Leap is in lock step with Suse Enterprise. Tumbleweed updates constantly.
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@scottalanmiller yes but if you look at what has been updated recently in leap, they have diverged from SLES kernel
It is not clear what it is really in leap from SLES and what from community.therefore hardware certifications are not there. it is a trial and error thing. For everything else it seems nice, they also have a great primer for virtualization on leap with xen
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BTW: has anyone actually upgraded to 7.1 yet?
I was on their forums recently and it seems as though people are having a lot of issues with it.
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I am on 7.1, no issues so far except i had to contact unitrends and get a beta patch installed. Didnt read the patch notes for the UEB appliance, 7.1 isnt supported yet.
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@momurda said in XenServer 7.1 is out...:
I am on 7.1, no issues so far except i had to contact unitrends and get a beta patch installed. Didnt read the patch notes for the UEB appliance, 7.1 isnt supported yet.
Did you upgrade? And if so, from which version?
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I did an upgrade from 6.5 to 7.1. I had moved all my vdi off local XS host storage before the upgrade. One of the hosts upgraded to the new partition format, one still has the less than v7.0 partition layout. I am going to fix that soon.
One of the good things about XS is that designating new master is easy. Reinstalling a host is easy. Rejoining a pool and getting its settings is easy.
