XAPI

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Overview

The Xen Management API or XAPI is

• A Toolstack implementing the XAPI interface
• An interface for remotely configuring and controlling virtualised guests running on a Xen-enabled host

It is the core component of XCP and XenServer. XAPI adds additional functionality compared to other Xen toolstacks, for example (but not limited to)

• Extends Xen to cover multiple hosts
• VM lifecycle: live snapshots, checkpoint, migration 
• Resource pools: live migration, auto configuration, disaster recovery 
• Flexible storage and networking
• Event tracking: progress, notification 
• Upgrade and patching capabilities 
• Real-time performance monitoring and alerting

Further Information

• See Category:XCP

3rd party Integrations and tools

• Open Source
• Commercial

Tutorials and presentations

• XCP: Nuts & Bolts
• XCP: From the Enterprise to the Data Center