Sun xVM Ops Center 2.0 is released!

(Cue fanfare)

Sun xVM Ops Center 2.0 is officially available.

So what's in Sun xVM Ops Center 2.0? Well, under the hood, all the same functionality as the original - Gear discovery, OS provisioning and updates, firmware updates, and hardware management. There are also some new functions:

  • Completely new context-driven UI. Rather than a separate section for each function, now you select a gear and the options for that gear are displayed. I talked about the new BUI a while back, and we'll be doing a walkthrough soon.
  • Improved performance, quality, and scalability.
  • Easier to install. I can do an install pretty quickly by myself - take that as you will.
  • A public API -- There are a few examples in the documentation, but the bulk of the information is in the Sun Developer's Kit (SDK) that is part of the software download.
  • Improved support for Solaris Containers.
  • A fully disconnected mode for dark sites.

    For more information about the features, new and old, take a look at the documentation.

    I should also talk about what's not in Sun xVM Ops Center 2.0. Since Sun xVM Server hasn't released yet, you obviously won't be able to manage it in Sun xVM Ops Center for now. But we're working on that. As soon as we have a version of Sun xVM Server you can try out with Sun xVM Ops Center, I'll let you know.

    • Posted on: Jan 30, 2009

    Posted by: Owen Allen

    Category: Sun

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    Posted by Cinetica Blog on February 02, 2009 at 05:21 AM MST #

    Hi,

    Now that Oracle is buying Sun and that Oracle already has a Oracle Enterprise Manager for managing hyphervisors and virtual machines before it purchased Virtual Iron. Does Oracle need xVM Ops Center - no it has Virtual Iron.

    So Will Sun now open source xVM Ops Center so that it is incorporated into the OpenSolaris or can Oracle indicate that it will do this?

    Posted by russell on June 17, 2009 at 03:10 AM MDT #

    Russell,

    Oracle and Sun are still technically separate companies, so I don't know exactly what Oracle is going to do once the acquisition goes through. We'll have to wait and see.

    Posted by Owen Allen on June 17, 2009 at 01:05 PM MDT #

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