RHEL 6 Betas Drop Xen as Dom0 Host

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Chris Samuel

For folks who’ve not yet noticed, the long foreshadowed dropping of Xen from RHEL6 for anything other than as a guest OS is still on:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Beta is supported as a Xen guest for the x86 and x86_64 architectures. Additionally, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Beta can be used as both a Xen paravirtualized (PV) guest or as a Fully virtualized (FV) guest with PV drivers. Due to paravirtualized operations (pv-ops) being included in the kernel, the same kernel can be used for either mode of operation as well as for bare metal. There is no support for using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Beta as a Xen host.

If you are using Xen with RHEL as the base for your virtualisation you’ll be wanting to look for alternatives..

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-04

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Chris Samuel

You'll believe a ZX Spectrum can tweet.. 😉 http://bit.ly/acuUF2 (via @marsroverdriver and @doug_ellison) #
Last 30 days of browser stats for my website: Firefox is more than 50%, Chrome has 16.8% pushing IE into 3rd with 16.21% #
More interestingly for a non-techie site I can see IE is just over 50%, Firefox 29%, Safari 10%, Chrome 6%, Opera 1.6% #
Sample sizes are: for my site about 2,800 visits, for non-techie site it's 5,800 visits. #
At University data center awaiting delivery of the #VLSCI BlueGene/P! #
#VLSCI #IBM BlueGene/P has landed! Along with heaps of other gear which got shifted on w/e into our new room for Stage 1! #
Sigh, it appears Conroy is still Minister for Censorship after the reshuffle #
RT @jsquyres: Quick MPI user poll: MPI_IBarrier — will you use it? #mpi3 #
Summary of #SCOTUS "lack-of-decision" on Bilski @lwnnet – "software innovation in the USA is dangerous because of lawsuit risk" #
Yay! Got my room booking through for #SC10 in New Orleans! Hopefully it won't be New Oileans by the time I get there.. 🙁 #
Another battle in the #UK #Police's war on photographers – http://bit.ly/92YIug (via @astronomyblog @joergheber) #
Fabulous! RT @PlanRad This is so great! First actual image of a confirmed #exoplanet http://bit.ly/a6hfBz #astronomy #
Hmm except, @PlanRad, that press release is September 2008! #astronomy #exoplanet #
#UK Tory MP believes NHS should offer medical astrology, remote psychic healing and homeopathy + he's on HMG health subctte! #
More on #UK Tory MP David Tredinnick @newscientist article "How the UK parliament undermines science" http://bit.ly/dm00O7 #
Hey that's us! (machine went live in March) RT @insideHPC #VLSCI Buys SGI XE Cluster http://bit.ly/cxNYuO #
Monty Python meets fossilised cetaceans – it's got nasty, big, pointy teeth! http://bit.ly/dxica9 #
Supports the #N900 RT @lwnnet The MeeGo Handset Project Day 1 release http://lwn.net/Articles/394347/rss #
Oh dear – "An attachment named ARRAY(0xaeeddc0) was removed from this document" (where document = email) #
Very funny! 🙂 RT @stewartsmith Best "We're being acquired" email EVER: http://is.gd/daQSX #
KDE 4.5.0 RC1 has fixed the memory leak in plasma-desktop, yay! Feels more responsive too. #
#SecureServer net #spam filter wrongly blocks UK Uni from sending e-mail – see http://bit.ly/cO903Z (via @alecmuffett) #
Marcus Ranum chanelling Steven Conroy on #security in #cloud computing – http://bit.ly/cu5qxO – very funny! #
Thanks to @markbate and @irldexter for that link to the MJR video.. 😉 #
#MSL news: wheels and suspension added to Curiosity Mars rover (launch late next year) http://bit.ly/cc207u (via @seanherron @vaxheadroom) #
RT @BreakingNews: Near bankruptcy, video chain Blockbuster to delist from NYSE http://bit.ly/cN2ltG #
#KDE + #Gnome presidents join each others support groups in reciprocal move – world peace next 🙂 – http://bit.ly/9WpQya #
If you are going to #SC10 there is a Google Calendar ICS file of deadlines available here – http://bit.ly/c0Tr0X #
RT @linuxmag CPU vs GPU http://bit.ly/aeR0w3 #HPC (via @hpc_guru) #
Gluten free dairy free cookies by my fabulous wife http://twitpic.com/21xv0t #
Appears that #Digikam doesn't exit properly, meaning I get heaps starting on login, trying to debug why #
Whole tihng is great – RT @alecmuffett: The captions for the Swedish Chef are … excellent 🙂 http://youtu.be/B7UmUX68KtE #
End of #UK war on photography? RT @LDN: Section 44 is dead – celebrate outside Scotland Yard tomorrow http://bit.ly/chuSCD #
Dear @googledownunder, directions from Melbourne to Tokyo don't include customs when arriving in Japan by kayak, kthxbai! #
impressive! RT @astroengine Bright bolt of lightning over Strasbourg #isu #ssp10 #awesome http://twitpic.com/226uvz #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-04

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Chris Samuel

You'll believe a ZX Spectrum can tweet.. 😉 http://bit.ly/acuUF2 (via @marsroverdriver and @doug_ellison) #
Last 30 days of browser stats for my website: Firefox is more than 50%, Chrome has 16.8% pushing IE into 3rd with 16.21% #
More interestingly for a non-techie site I can see IE is just over 50%, Firefox 29%, Safari 10%, Chrome 6%, Opera 1.6% #
Sample sizes are: for my site about 2,800 visits, for non-techie site it's 5,800 visits. #
At University data center awaiting delivery of the #VLSCI BlueGene/P! #
#VLSCI #IBM BlueGene/P has landed! Along with heaps of other gear which got shifted on w/e into our new room for Stage 1! #
Sigh, it appears Conroy is still Minister for Censorship after the reshuffle #
RT @jsquyres: Quick MPI user poll: MPI_IBarrier — will you use it? #mpi3 #
Summary of #SCOTUS "lack-of-decision" on Bilski @lwnnet – "software innovation in the USA is dangerous because of lawsuit risk" #
Yay! Got my room booking through for #SC10 in New Orleans! Hopefully it won't be New Oileans by the time I get there.. 🙁 #
Another battle in the #UK #Police's war on photographers – http://bit.ly/92YIug (via @astronomyblog @joergheber) #
Fabulous! RT @PlanRad This is so great! First actual image of a confirmed #exoplanet http://bit.ly/a6hfBz #astronomy #
Hmm except, @PlanRad, that press release is September 2008! #astronomy #exoplanet #
#UK Tory MP believes NHS should offer medical astrology, remote psychic healing and homeopathy + he's on HMG health subctte! #
More on #UK Tory MP David Tredinnick @newscientist article "How the UK parliament undermines science" http://bit.ly/dm00O7 #
Hey that's us! (machine went live in March) RT @insideHPC #VLSCI Buys SGI XE Cluster http://bit.ly/cxNYuO #
Monty Python meets fossilised cetaceans – it's got nasty, big, pointy teeth! http://bit.ly/dxica9 #
Supports the #N900 RT @lwnnet The MeeGo Handset Project Day 1 release http://lwn.net/Articles/394347/rss #
Oh dear – "An attachment named ARRAY(0xaeeddc0) was removed from this document" (where document = email) #
Very funny! 🙂 RT @stewartsmith Best "We're being acquired" email EVER: http://is.gd/daQSX #
KDE 4.5.0 RC1 has fixed the memory leak in plasma-desktop, yay! Feels more responsive too. #
#SecureServer net #spam filter wrongly blocks UK Uni from sending e-mail – see http://bit.ly/cO903Z (via @alecmuffett) #
Marcus Ranum chanelling Steven Conroy on #security in #cloud computing – http://bit.ly/cu5qxO – very funny! #
Thanks to @markbate and @irldexter for that link to the MJR video.. 😉 #
#MSL news: wheels and suspension added to Curiosity Mars rover (launch late next year) http://bit.ly/cc207u (via @seanherron @vaxheadroom) #
RT @BreakingNews: Near bankruptcy, video chain Blockbuster to delist from NYSE http://bit.ly/cN2ltG #
#KDE + #Gnome presidents join each others support groups in reciprocal move – world peace next 🙂 – http://bit.ly/9WpQya #
If you are going to #SC10 there is a Google Calendar ICS file of deadlines available here – http://bit.ly/c0Tr0X #
RT @linuxmag CPU vs GPU http://bit.ly/aeR0w3 #HPC (via @hpc_guru) #
Gluten free dairy free cookies by my fabulous wife http://twitpic.com/21xv0t #
Appears that #Digikam doesn't exit properly, meaning I get heaps starting on login, trying to debug why #
Whole tihng is great – RT @alecmuffett: The captions for the Swedish Chef are … excellent 🙂 http://youtu.be/B7UmUX68KtE #
End of #UK war on photography? RT @LDN: Section 44 is dead – celebrate outside Scotland Yard tomorrow http://bit.ly/chuSCD #
Dear @googledownunder, directions from Melbourne to Tokyo don't include customs when arriving in Japan by kayak, kthxbai! #
impressive! RT @astroengine Bright bolt of lightning over Strasbourg #isu #ssp10 #awesome http://twitpic.com/226uvz #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-04

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Chris Samuel

You'll believe a ZX Spectrum can tweet.. 😉 http://bit.ly/acuUF2 (via @marsroverdriver and @doug_ellison) #
Last 30 days of browser stats for my website: Firefox is more than 50%, Chrome has 16.8% pushing IE into 3rd with 16.21% #
More interestingly for a non-techie site I can see IE is just over 50%, Firefox 29%, Safari 10%, Chrome 6%, Opera 1.6% #
Sample sizes are: for my site about 2,800 visits, for non-techie site it's 5,800 visits. #
At University data center awaiting delivery of the #VLSCI BlueGene/P! #
#VLSCI #IBM BlueGene/P has landed! Along with heaps of other gear which got shifted on w/e into our new room for Stage 1! #
Sigh, it appears Conroy is still Minister for Censorship after the reshuffle #
RT @jsquyres: Quick MPI user poll: MPI_IBarrier — will you use it? #mpi3 #
Summary of #SCOTUS "lack-of-decision" on Bilski @lwnnet – "software innovation in the USA is dangerous because of lawsuit risk" #
Yay! Got my room booking through for #SC10 in New Orleans! Hopefully it won't be New Oileans by the time I get there.. 🙁 #
Another battle in the #UK #Police's war on photographers – http://bit.ly/92YIug (via @astronomyblog @joergheber) #
Fabulous! RT @PlanRad This is so great! First actual image of a confirmed #exoplanet http://bit.ly/a6hfBz #astronomy #
Hmm except, @PlanRad, that press release is September 2008! #astronomy #exoplanet #
#UK Tory MP believes NHS should offer medical astrology, remote psychic healing and homeopathy + he's on HMG health subctte! #
More on #UK Tory MP David Tredinnick @newscientist article "How the UK parliament undermines science" http://bit.ly/dm00O7 #
Hey that's us! (machine went live in March) RT @insideHPC #VLSCI Buys SGI XE Cluster http://bit.ly/cxNYuO #
Monty Python meets fossilised cetaceans – it's got nasty, big, pointy teeth! http://bit.ly/dxica9 #
Supports the #N900 RT @lwnnet The MeeGo Handset Project Day 1 release http://lwn.net/Articles/394347/rss #
Oh dear – "An attachment named ARRAY(0xaeeddc0) was removed from this document" (where document = email) #
Very funny! 🙂 RT @stewartsmith Best "We're being acquired" email EVER: http://is.gd/daQSX #
KDE 4.5.0 RC1 has fixed the memory leak in plasma-desktop, yay! Feels more responsive too. #
#SecureServer net #spam filter wrongly blocks UK Uni from sending e-mail – see http://bit.ly/cO903Z (via @alecmuffett) #
Marcus Ranum chanelling Steven Conroy on #security in #cloud computing – http://bit.ly/cu5qxO – very funny! #
Thanks to @markbate and @irldexter for that link to the MJR video.. 😉 #
#MSL news: wheels and suspension added to Curiosity Mars rover (launch late next year) http://bit.ly/cc207u (via @seanherron @vaxheadroom) #
RT @BreakingNews: Near bankruptcy, video chain Blockbuster to delist from NYSE http://bit.ly/cN2ltG #
#KDE + #Gnome presidents join each others support groups in reciprocal move – world peace next 🙂 – http://bit.ly/9WpQya #
If you are going to #SC10 there is a Google Calendar ICS file of deadlines available here – http://bit.ly/c0Tr0X #
RT @linuxmag CPU vs GPU http://bit.ly/aeR0w3 #HPC (via @hpc_guru) #
Gluten free dairy free cookies by my fabulous wife http://twitpic.com/21xv0t #
Appears that #Digikam doesn't exit properly, meaning I get heaps starting on login, trying to debug why #
Whole tihng is great – RT @alecmuffett: The captions for the Swedish Chef are … excellent 🙂 http://youtu.be/B7UmUX68KtE #
End of #UK war on photography? RT @LDN: Section 44 is dead – celebrate outside Scotland Yard tomorrow http://bit.ly/chuSCD #
Dear @googledownunder, directions from Melbourne to Tokyo don't include customs when arriving in Japan by kayak, kthxbai! #
impressive! RT @astroengine Bright bolt of lightning over Strasbourg #isu #ssp10 #awesome http://twitpic.com/226uvz #

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Monthly Archives: July 2010

RHEL 6 Betas Drop Xen as Dom0 Host

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-04

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-04

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-04