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{{Title|VNX Project Documentation}}
  
Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
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'''VNX (Virtualization over X)''' is the new release of the '''VNUML''' tool. VNX brings important new functionalities that overcome the most important limitations VNUML tool has:
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* Integration of new virtualization platforms to allow virtual machines running other operating systems (Windows, FreeBSD, etc) apart from Linux. In this sense:
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** VNX uses [http://libvirt.org libvirt] to interact with the virtualization capabilities, allowing the use of most of the virtualization platforms available for Linux (KVM, Xen, etc)
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** Integrates [http://www.ipflow.utc.fr/blog/ Dynamips] to allow limited emulation of CISCO routers
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* Restart of individual virtual machines
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* Autoconfiguration and command execution capabilities for several operating systems: Linux, FreeBSD and Windows (XP and 7).
  
== Getting started ==
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== Information for users ==
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
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* [[vnx-install|VNX Installation Guide]]
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
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* [[vnx-examples|Example scenarios]]
* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]
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* [[vnx-troubleshooting|Troubleshooting]]
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* Rootfilesystem creation How-to's:
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** [[vnx-rootfswinxp|How to create a Windows XP rootfilesystem for VNX]]
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** [[vnx-rootfswin7|How to create a Windows 7 rootfilesystem for VNX]]
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** [[vnx-rootfsubuntu|How to create a Ubuntu rootfilesytem for VNX]]
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** [[vnx-rootfsfreebsd|How to create a FreeBSD rootfilesytem for VNX]]
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** [[vnx-rootfsolive|How to create an Olive (juniper router) rootfilesystem for VNX]]
  
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== Downloading VNX ==
  
* Prueba
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You can download VNX from http://www.dit.upm.es/vnx/download
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VNX Root filesystems are temporarily hosted in http://idefix.dit.upm.es/download/vnx/filesystems

Revision as of 02:54, 5 January 2011

VNX Project Documentation

VNX (Virtualization over X) is the new release of the VNUML tool. VNX brings important new functionalities that overcome the most important limitations VNUML tool has:

  • Integration of new virtualization platforms to allow virtual machines running other operating systems (Windows, FreeBSD, etc) apart from Linux. In this sense:
    • VNX uses libvirt to interact with the virtualization capabilities, allowing the use of most of the virtualization platforms available for Linux (KVM, Xen, etc)
    • Integrates Dynamips to allow limited emulation of CISCO routers
  • Restart of individual virtual machines
  • Autoconfiguration and command execution capabilities for several operating systems: Linux, FreeBSD and Windows (XP and 7).

Information for users

Downloading VNX

You can download VNX from http://www.dit.upm.es/vnx/download

VNX Root filesystems are temporarily hosted in http://idefix.dit.upm.es/download/vnx/filesystems