Xen.org, the home of the open source Xen hypervisor, today announced the availability of Xen® Cloud Platform (XCP) 1.0. Developed as part of the Xen Cloud Project introduced in 2009, XCP 1.0 provides a full-featured solution for small and medium size enterprises wanting to build private clouds, as well as open source enthusiasts, universities and researchers wanting to experiment with cloud computing. It represents a shift in enterprise usability for Xen.org, which has traditionally released software as source code only. XCP enables developers to create and “play” with new and innovative technologies and techniques against a mature, stable and scalable virtualization stack.

Facts and Highlights:

  • XCP is an open source server virtualization platform in a single, tested installable image that features the Xen hypervisor, network and storage support, a management stack and tools, as well as support for a range of guest operating systems including Windows® and Linux®.
  • As a result of the close alignment between the Xen.org and Openstack communities, XCP 1.0 integrates seamlessly with the OpenStack Bexar release, providing an end-to-end open source software stack covering everything from the bare metal to cloud orchestration software. This integration will significantly help progress the vision of Xen.org and OpenStack to enable widespread ubiquity of virtual and cloud computing.
  • XCP 1.0 includes a fully featured, enterprise-class Xen API Management tool stack with features such as disaster recovery support, security, real-time performance monitoring, support for multi-host resource pools, and upgrade and patching capabilities.
  • XCP 1.0 provides support for virtual networking capabilities via Open vSwitch and a range of open source GUI management tools.
  • The Xen community will also be enabled to test features with XCP 1.0 that could offer future value to enterprise products such as Citrix XenServer® and Citrix OpenCloud.

Quotes:

Margaret Lewis, Director of Commercial Software Solutions, AMD:

“2011 is set to be the year when cloud deployments become even more widespread, and tools like XCP 1.0 will prove critical in developing the mature and secure cloud services of tomorrow. AMD is committed to supporting the open-source Xen Community. The powerful combination of AMD Opteron™ processors, with high core counts and outstanding power efficiency, and the Xen Cloud Platform can enable innovative, end-to-end solutions that deliver the features, scalability and performance that cloud providers require.”

Andrew Warfield, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of British Columbia:

“XCP gives my students the opportunity to explore interesting new applications of virtualization – things like high-availability, next generation storage, and enhanced software development tools – all against a mature, stable, and scalable virtualization stack. It's a fantastic resource!”

Stephen Spector, Community Manager, OpenStack:

“We are pleased the Xen.org and OpenStack communities are working together to advance open source cloud standards. The OpenStack mission is to build the open standard cloud operating system with broad technology contributions and industry support, and support from the Xen.org community progresses that mission.”

Dan Kakinoki, President and CEO, VA Linux Japan:

“As a Xen.org advisory board member, VA Linux is excited to see XCP 1.0 and the new functionalities it offers. It provides our clients an excellent opportunity and we expect it will continue to be the largest cloud platform. VA Linux continues to deliver high-quality consulting services for the Xen-based cloud technology in Japan.”

Related Links

  • List of software, commercial solutions and projects leveraging XCP
  • XCP 1.0 downloads and release notes and downloads
  • Blog: XCP 1.0 released By Lars Kurth, Xen Community Manager
  • Blog: When "Open" Met "Open" - OpenCloud, OpenStack, and Xen Cloud Platform By Roger Klorese, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Citrix
  • Blog: Building the Complete Open Source Cloud with Xen.org and OpenStack By Stephen Spector, Community Manager, OpenStack

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  • Citrix OpenCloud page
  • Citrix XenServer page
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About Xen.org

Xen.org is the home of the open source Xen hypervisor, a fast, secure industry standard code base for operating system virtualization. Founded and led by Ian Pratt, the community benefits from the contributions of senior engineers from leading hardware, software, and security vendors. Xen.org is run for the benefit of the community by the Xen Project Advisory Board, which is drawn from leading contributors to the project. For more information, visit www.xen.org.

Forward-Looking Statements Disclosure

Citrix Systems, Inc. is a contributor to and hosts Xen.org. This release contains forward-looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The forward-looking statements in this release, including without limitation statements made by representatives of contributors to Xen.org, do not constitute guarantees of future performance. Investors in contributors to Xen.org are cautioned that statements in this press release, which are not strictly historical statements, involve risks that could cause actual results to differ materially, including risks associated with the impact of the global economy and uncertainty in the IT spending environment, the demand for cloud services, the uncertainty inherent in developing cutting-edge technology, the failure to coordinate and manage contributions to Xen.org, competition from alternative cloud infrastructure providers, the voluntary nature of contributions to Xen.org, the level of resources made available to Xen.org by contributors to Xen.org as well as other risks detailed in any public statements or filings by Xen.org or any contributor to Xen.org. Neither Xen.org nor any contributor to Xen.org assumes any obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this press release or with respect to the announcements described herein.

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