Xen Virtualization & Intel VT-d: Direct Hardware Access to Graphics Card by Windows Virtual Machines

I have improved on manual focusing using my digital video camera.

This video shows Xen 3.5 (changeset 20143), VT-d, pv-ops dom0 kernel 2.6.31.4, VGA passthrough, and Windows XP HVM guest operating system in action.

Host Operating System Domain 0: Fedora 11 Linux x86-64 64-bit
Domain U: Windows XP Home Edition SP3 32-bit HVM Virtual Machine
Xen Hypervisor Version: 3.5-unstable changeset 20143
Paravirt-Operations Dom0 Kernel: 2.6.31.4 (Jeremy Fitzhardinge’s git tree)
Intel GFX Passthrough Patches Applied: Version 1 (Provided by Han Weidong Intel)

Motherboard: Intel DQ45CB
BIOS Version: 0093
Processor: Intel Pentium Dual Core E6300
Graphics Card: nVidia GeForce 8400 GS PCI Express x16
Memory: 8GB DDR2-800

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Build a Corporate Virtualization Server – Hardware

Want to build an amazing white box ESXi server for under $2000! Can it be done? Here’s the hardware you need to make that happen.

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Virtualization Management with Veeam Software.

http://www.veeam.com/go/the-data-center-of-the-future-by-esg

For instant download of white paper from ESG The False Promises of Virtualization please visit the link above.

Veeam has rallied around server virtualization and built solutions that extend the benefits of virtualization into the business in addition to helping organizations scale deployments with confidence. Veeam recognizes that server virtualization is a top priority for IT and is working with leading server virtualization technology partners to better serve the IT community with management and data protection software designed to reduce costs, increase productivity, and mitigate risk.
Veeams solutions include:

Data protection and disaster recovery, which provide native support for advanced functionality in server virtualization platform integration. Veeam combines backup and data replication into a single product, making it easier to consume and deploy for IT administrators.

Monitoring and reporting tools that provide data collection and analytics to discover, document, and report on virtualized infrastructure. The solutions also include performance monitoring, capacity planning, and troubleshooting—all of which are key components to any virtualization investment.

Management connectors that bridge the gap between VMware virtual infrastructure and enterprise systems management tools from Microsoft and HP. These management connecters integrate with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager and HP Operation Manager.

Businesses are finding themselves falling short of initial virtualization goals and promises. They can quickly achieve the benefits of consolidation and improved resource utilization, but end up hitting roadblocks that have the potential to rapidly degrade the benefits of any investments. Arming IT with tools to help deliver further efficiency and optimization of the virtualization platform can certainly prove to be a worthy investment.

To try any of the Veeam tools for virtualization management please visit http://www.veeam.com/

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VMware Virtualized Hardware Hotel

The catchiest music video on the benefits of VMware virtualization technology you’ll probably ever hear!

“What if the server goes down?”

Who would have thought someone could make a song about virtualization enabled business continuity, datacenter manageability, sever consolidation, power savings and so on. But these guys did it! Kudos!

More information at http://www.vmware.com/products/server_virtualization.html

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