Red Hat new-generation operating system will only support KVM

RedHat acquired the KVM virtualization software from Qumranet last year. It is expected that the RedHatEnterpriseLinux (RHEL) 6, which is released in the first quarter of next year, will not support Xen, only KVM, And the RedHatEnterpriseVirtualizationManager virtualization management software, strengthen the Management of the KVM virtualization environment. RedHat is expected to launch the RHEL5.4 operating system in the second half of this year. Xen and KVM virtualization software will be built in at the same time.

Red Hat acquired the KVM virtualization software from Qumranet last year. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6, which is expected to be released in the first quarter of next year, will not support Xen, but KVM, red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager Virtualization management software is released to strengthen the management of KVM Virtualization environments.

RedHat is expected to launch the RHEL5.4 operating system in the second half of this year. Xen and KVM virtualization software will be built in at the same time, so that users can freely choose the appropriate virtualization software, RHEL6, which is expected to be launched by RedHat in the first quarter of next year, will no longer have built-in Xen virtualization software. In the future, the RedHat operating system will only have built-in KVM.

To enhance the application of KVM software, RedHat is expected to launch the Enterprise Virtualization management software in the fourth quarter of this year. Through the Virtualization management platform, it can implement online failover without downtime, and balance the HA and server load, in particular, it also has the Power Saver function. By using management software, it can transfer virtual machines with lower loads and shut down idle servers to save Power.