* OpenVZ introduces virtual environment for Power servers
The OpenVZ project has upped the ante in the virtualization stakes by introducing virtual environment software for Power-based server environments.
The OpenVZ project has upped the ante in the virtualization stakes by introducing virtual environment software for Power-based server environments.
The OpenVZ operating system-level server virtualization software now works on 64-bit IBM Power processor-based machines such as the IBM System p5 and BladeCenter JS21, says Kir Kolyshkin, manager of the OpenVZ project. Kolyshkin says that making the software work on this platform was easy, since the code is platform-independent.
At present, OpenVZ supports x86, x86/64 and IA64 processors. It is built on Linux and creates isolated and secure virtual environments on a single physical server.
With IBM’s Power processors, hardware is often underutilized. Using virtualization technology, the Power-based server can be provisioned to run applications on multiple virtual servers. The OpenVZ software with Power support can be downloaded from the OpenVZ Web site.
The OpenVZ software includes tools that automate the management of virtual servers. Each server created with OpenVZ can be rebooted independently and templates are available for creating and deploying virtual servers.
The OpenVZ project was formed early this year by SWSoft, whose Virtuozzo product is available commercially. OpenVZ went into production last year. SWSoft is one of a number of virtualization competitors to market starter VMware – see “VMware competitors” for more.
