XenSource Showcases Dynamic, Policy Based Workload Management Solution for Xen at Intel Developer Forum.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- XenSource, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise grade virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. solutions based on the Open Source Xen hypervisor, today showcased a demonstration of its policy driven workload management solution for transactional enterprise applications, using the Xen hypervisor, at Intel Developer Forum Intel Developer Forum (IDF), is a twice yearly gathering of technologists to discuss Intel products and products based around Intel products. The first IDF was in 1997. There is usually a Spring IDF and a Fall IDF. (IDF (Intermediate Distribution Frame) A wiring rack located between the MDF (main distribution frame) and the intended end user devices (telephones, routers, PCs, etc.). Cables run from the outside world to the MDF and then to the IDFs. See MDF and wiring rack. ). The demonstration shows an e-commerce application -- an online DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. store -- experiencing fluctuating purchase demand from hundreds of simultaneous buyers. The DVD store application is run as a virtual machine on the Xen hypervisor. Xen's ability to closely monitor the performance of each guest virtual machine, combined with Xen's unique live relocation capability enables the running DVD store application to be moved from a two-way server to a four-way server See 4-way. on demand and in real-time, to ensure that application layer service level agreements are met and that customers see no decrease in performance even at peak load. This maximizes customer utility by dynamically automating the placement of running applications on the best-suited server resources while providing application layer service guarantees. "In a data center, Xen's live relocation capability can be used to move running guest operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and applications from one server to another to achieve dynamic load balancing," said Moshe Bar, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of XenSource, Inc. "XenSource's solution allows data center managers to achieve their utility computing ambitions and to dramatically lower their overall operating costs. XenSource's enterprise customers will be able to take advantage of this capability before the end of 2005." The Xen hypervisor provides fine-grained measurements of the performance of the servers and of the hosted guest operating systems. These measurements can be used to automate the decision as to when to use Xen's live relocation capability to move the running DVD store from one server to another, without any perceptible delay. Moreover, Xen's live relocation technology ensures that no network traffic is lost, and that the transactional workload being executed by the DVD store is not impacted in any way. Optimally assigning the workload to the available server capacity allows users to realize the benefits of utility computing, increasing the utilization of their server assets and minimizing their TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. . Xen is a free, open source, industry standard hypervisor developed collaboratively by engineers from over 20 major vendors. Xen has extremely low overhead, unlike expensive, proprietary virtualization solutions on the market today, and is uniquely suited to deployment in the heart of the data center. For more information about the Intel Developer Forum, go to www.intel.com/idf. About XenSource XenSource, Inc. develops enterprise grade virtualization solutions based on the industry's best server virtualization technology, the Open Source Xen hypervisor. Founded and run by the original Xen development team, XenSource products allow enterprises to realize the TCO savings that result from server consolidation, increased utilization, and reduced complexity in the datacenter. For more information, visit http://www.xensource.com. Intel is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries. |
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