OpenxVM Core Projects

OpenxVM currently consists of two core projects within the pool of technologies enabling virtualization:

Learn more about them and get involved through the links below

xVM Server
xVM Server is a data-center grade, bare-metal virtualization engine with advanced features such as live VM migration and dynamic self-healing, and can consolidate Windows, Linux and Solaris operating system instances. This gives the user an edge in performance and scalability, and helps simplify the path to building a more efficient business. The xVMServer.org website will be launched in the Summer of 2008, but you can learn more today by clicking the xVM Server link above.

xVM VirtualBox
xVM VirtualBox enables desktop or laptop PCs running the Windows, Linux, Mac or Solaris operating systems to run multiple, different operating systems side-by-side, switching between them with just a click of the mouse. This allows software developers to more easily build multi-tier or cross-platform applications, or power-users to take advantage of applications that may not be available for their base operating system of choice.

 

Foundational Components and sub-projects within OpenxVM

OpenxVM leverages other open source technologies to build a more robust product. Learn more about these foundational components and other related virtualization projects through the links below. Or join the OpenxVM Community to participate today.



xVM @ OpenSolaris
The Xen Project is an open-source hypervisor developed by the Xen team at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory. This community is intended to focus specifically on the OpenSolaris xVM project which is based on the work of the Xen community

Common Agent Container
The Common Agent Container Project is an open source community project around a Java(TM) / JMX Management Services Container enabling the easy deployment and administration of Java management modules.

OpenServiceTag
OpenServiceTag is Sun's™ Service Tag protocol for product identification and discovery. This protocol allows data center products to be identified and managed by automation products such as Sun's xVM Ops Center. Open Service Tag is designed to provide support for environments and products that are not natively Service Tag enabled.

Ops Center Rocks Integration
The Sun™ xVM Ops Center and Rocks Provisioning Project is an open source community project aimed at extending provisioning functionalities of Sun xVM Ops Center via Rocks.

Ops Center Grid Engine Integration
The Sun™ xVM Ops Center and Sun Grid Engine Integration Project is an open source community project to integrate Sun xVM Ops Center with Sun Grid Engine.

 

Communities Related to OpenxVM

If you are interested in OpenxVM technology, you may also be interested in these related communities. Learn more about them and get involved through the links below.

LDOM @ OpenSolaris
Logical Domains, or LDoms, technology allows a user to allocate a system's various resources, such as memory, CPUs, and devices, into logical groupings and create multiple, discrete systems, each with their own operating system, resources, and identity within a single computer system.

OpenSPARC.net
OpenSPARC.net is the genesis of a vision by engineers, technologists, evangelists, and executives at Sun Microsystems, Inc. to create a larger community where open conversations and collaborative development projects spawn dramatic innovations around chip design.

Open Eco
OpenEco is a global on-line community that provides free, easy-to-use tools to help participants assess, track, and compare energy performance, share proven best practices to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and encourage sustainable innovation.