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{{Info|NOTE: XCP is deprecated. It was the open source equivalent to XenServer, but now XenServer is open source as well. People interested in XCP should be exploring the open source XenServer instead, as XCP is no longer updated. For Xenserver, go to [http://xenserver.org/ xenserver.org].}} |
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This table gives a high level overview of the different high-level features of [[:Category:Xen|Xen]], [[:Category:XCP|XCP]] and [[Project_Kronos|XCP-XAPI packages in Linux (Debian & Ubuntu)]] (also see [[Project_Zeus_Fedora_Spec|Project Zeus (for Fedora)]]). |
This table gives a high level overview of the different high-level features of [[:Category:Xen|Xen]], [[:Category:XCP|XCP]] and [[Project_Kronos|XCP-XAPI packages in Linux (Debian & Ubuntu)]] (also see [[Project_Zeus_Fedora_Spec|Project Zeus (for Fedora)]]). |
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Latest revision as of 13:31, 20 April 2015
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NOTE: XCP is deprecated. It was the open source equivalent to XenServer, but now XenServer is open source as well. People interested in XCP should be exploring the open source XenServer instead, as XCP is no longer updated. For Xenserver, go to xenserver.org. |
This table gives a high level overview of the different high-level features of Xen, XCP and XCP-XAPI packages in Linux (Debian & Ubuntu) (also see Project Zeus (for Fedora)).
| Description | Xen | XCP | XCP-XAPI packages in Linux |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hypervisor | latest | lagging | as in latest Linux distro |
| Dom0 OS | See Dom0_Kernels_for_Xen | CentOS (5.7 in XCP 1.6) | See Debian, Ubuntu and Fedora |
| Dom0 | 32 and 64 bits | 32 bits | 32 and 64 bits |
| Linux 3 PVOPS Dom0 | Yes | No | Yes |
| Toolstack | XM (deprecated), XL, libvirt | XAPI with XE | Same as XCP |
| Features | Xen Feature List | Xen Feature List and XCP Feature List | Xen Feature List and XCP Feature List |
| Storage, Network, Drivers | Build and get yourself | Integrated with Open vSwitch, multiple storage types & drivers | Get them yourself (only core components are provided) |
| Configurations | Everything | Constrained by XAPI | Same as XCP |
| Usage Model | Do it yourself | Shrink wrapped and tested | Do it yourself |
| Distribution | Source code or via host Linux or Unix distributions | Delivered as ISO on xen.org | Via host Linux or Unix distributions |
Also see some interesting videos on the subject.
