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[ANN] oVirt 3.5.4 Second Release Candidate is now available for testing
by Sandro Bonazzola 20 Aug '15

20 Aug '15

The oVirt team is pleased to announce that the 3.5.4 Second Release Candidate is now available for testing as of August 20th 2015. The release candidate is available now for Fedora 20, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7, CentOS Linux 6.7 (or similar) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1, CentOS Linux 7.1 (or similar). This release of oVirt includes numerous bug fixes. See the release notes [1] for a list of the new features and bugs fixed. Please refer to release notes [1] for Installation / Upgrade instructions. A new oVirt Live ISO will be available as well[2]. Please note that mirrors[3] may need usually one day before being synchronized. Please refer to the release notes for known issues in this release. [1] http://www.ovirt.org/OVirt_3.5.4_Release_Notes [2] http://resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-3.5-pre/iso/ [3] http://www.ovirt.org/Repository_mirrors#Current_mirrors -- Sandro Bonazzola Better technology. Faster innovation. Powered by community collaboration. See how it works at redhat.com

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[ANN] oVirt 3.6.0 Second Beta Release is now available for testing
by Sandro Bonazzola 14 Aug '15

14 Aug '15

The oVirt Project is pleased to announce the availability of the Second Beta release of oVirt 3.6 for testing, as of August 14th, 2015. oVirt is an open source alternative to VMware vSphere, and provides an excellent KVM management interface for multi-node virtualization. The First Beta release is available now for Fedora 22, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7, CentOS Linux 6.7 (or similar) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1, CentOS Linux 7.1 (or similar). The Second Beta release supports Hypervisor Hosts running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1, CentOS Linux 7.1 (or similar), Fedora 21 and Fedora 22. Highly experimental support for Debian 8.1 Jessie has been added too. This Second Beta release of oVirt 3.6.0 includes numerous bug fixes. See the release notes [1] for an initial list of the new features and bugs fixed. Please refer to release notes [1] for Installation / Upgrade instructions. New Node ISO and oVirt Live ISO will be available soon as well[2]. Please note that mirrors[3] may need usually one day before being synchronized. Please refer to the release notes for known issues in this release. [1] http://www.ovirt.org/OVirt_3.6_Release_Notes [2] http://plain.resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-3.6-pre/iso/ <http://plain.resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-3.6-pre/iso/ovirt-node/> [3] http://www.ovirt.org/Repository_mirrors#Current_mirrors -- Sandro Bonazzola Better technology. Faster innovation. Powered by community collaboration. See how it works at redhat.com

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[ANN] oVirt 3.6.0 First Beta Release is now available for testing
by Sandro Bonazzola 04 Aug '15

04 Aug '15

The oVirt Project is pleased to announce the availability of the First Beta release of oVirt 3.6 for testing, as of August 4th, 2015. oVirt is an open source alternative to VMware vSphere, and provides an excellent KVM management interface for multi-node virtualization. The First Beta release is available now for Fedora 22, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7, CentOS Linux 6.6 (or similar) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1, CentOS Linux 7.1 (or similar). The First Beta release can also be deployed on Hypervisor Hosts running Fedora 21 and Fedora 22. Experimental support for Debian 8.1 Jessie has been added too. This First Beta release of oVirt includes numerous bug fixes. See the release notes [1] for an initial list of the new features and bugs fixed. Please refer to release notes [1] for Installation / Upgrade instructions. A new Node ISO[2] is already available and an oVirt Live ISO will be available soon as well. Please note that mirrors[3] may need usually one day before being synchronized. Please refer to the release notes for known issues in this release. [1] http://www.ovirt.org/OVirt_3.6_Release_Notes [2] http://plain.resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-3.6-pre/iso/ovirt-node/ [3] http://www.ovirt.org/Repository_mirrors#Current_mirrors -- Sandro Bonazzola Better technology. Faster innovation. Powered by community collaboration. See how it works at redhat.com

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oVirt Community Newsletter: June/July 2015 Edition
by Brian Proffitt 03 Aug '15

03 Aug '15

OSCON, Red Hat Summit, LinuxCon, KVM Forum... so many events this summer where oVirt is making a splash, it's a wonder we get any work done. Yet, oVirt continues to gain in popularity and respect for those seeking a true open source solution for virtual data center management. ----------------- Software Releases ----------------- oVirt 3.5.3 Final Release is now available http://lists.ovirt.org/pipermail/users/2015-June/033283.html oVirt 3.6.0 Second Alpha Release is now available for testing http://lists.ovirt.org/pipermail/users/2015-June/033473.html New MoVirt release - introduction of augmented reality http://noisedoll.blogspot.com/2015/07/new-movirt-release-introduction-of.ht… ---------------- In the Community ---------------- Video Tutorial, oVirt [20-part video series in Portuguese] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuivEGDibLthQL4kjAKYyDXGlX7QxxM2r An open cloud-based virtual lab environment for computer security education: A pilot study evaluation of oVirt http://eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/1478/ http://www.cms.livjm.ac.uk/VIBRANT/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/CloudLabs4.pdf (Slides) A fresh look for the oVirt Administrator Portal Dashboard http://uxd-stackabledesign.rhcloud.com/fresh-look-ovirt-administrator-porta… Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor: KVM now & in the future - 2015 Red Hat Summit Video https://youtu.be/bOeH-bjTSLw Exploring open hyperconverged infrastructure solutions http://summitblog.redhat.com/2015/06/25/exploring-open-hyperconverged-infra… Moving Focus to the Upstream http://community.redhat.com/blog/2015/06/moving-focus-to-the-upstream/ oVirt in the 16th edition of the International Free Software Forum (FISL) http://dougsland.livejournal.com/124552.html oVirt's Aurangabad Meetup http://www.meetup.com/Aurangabad-Ovirt-Meetup/events/223693898/ oVirt Server Virtualization Review [Chinese] http://ow.ly/QrkuI ------------------------------------ Deep Dives and Technical Discussions ------------------------------------ Moving your Virtual Machines to oVirt with ease [Video] https://youtu.be/7vd8X6t9eBk How to setup oVirt 3.4 virtualization on CentOS 6.6 http://www.serenity-networks.com/linux/how-to-setup-ovirt-3-4-virtualizatio… UDS Enterprise & oVirt integration https://www.udsenterprise.com/en/blog/2015/06/02/uds-enterprise-ovirt-integ… oVirt Engine - squeezed into a container http://dummdida.tumblr.com/post/120685318395/ovirt-engine-squeezed-into-a-c… vNuma in RHEVM http://ramunix.blogspot.co.il/2015/06/vnuma-in-rhevm.html?m=1 oVirt Hosted Engine Backup and Restore [HOWTO] http://www.ovirt.org/OVirt_Hosted_Engine_Backup_and_Restore Set CPU family for a specific VM on oVirt 3.5 http://admin-reminder.blogspot.co.il/2015/06/set-cpu-family-for-specific-vm… Managing Gluster Volume Snapshots using oVirt http://shtripat.blogspot.in/2015/07/oVirtAndGlusterVolumeSnapshots.html oVirt with LDAP authentication source http://firstyear.id.au/entry/30 KVM Nested running on AMD oVirt! http://cafe-ti.blog.br/2143~kvm-nested-on-amd-running-ovirt.html Brian Proffitt -- Principal Community Analyst Open Source and Standards bkp(a)redhat.com +1.574.383.9BKP

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[ANN] oVirt 3.6.0 Third Alpha Release is now available for testing
by Sandro Bonazzola 28 Jul '15

28 Jul '15

The oVirt Project is pleased to announce the availability of the Third Alpha release of oVirt 3.6 for testing, as of July 28, 2015. oVirt is an open source alternative to VMware vSphere, and provides an excellent KVM management interface for multi-node virtualization. The Third Alpha release is available now for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6, CentOS 6.6 (or similar) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1, CentOS 7.1 (or similar). The Third Alpha release can also be deployed on Hypervisor Hosts running Fedora 21 and Fedora 22. Experimental support for Debian 8.1 Jessie has been added too. This Third Alpha release of oVirt includes numerous bug fixes. See the release notes [1] for an initial list of the new features and bugs fixed. Please refer to release notes [1] for Installation / Upgrade instructions. Please note that mirrors[2] may need usually one day before being synchronized. Please refer to the release notes for known issues in this release. [1] http://www.ovirt.org/OVirt_3.6_Release_Notes [2] http://www.ovirt.org/Repository_mirrors#Current_mirrors -- Sandro Bonazzola Better technology. Faster innovation. Powered by community collaboration. See how it works at redhat.com

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[ANN] oVirt 3.5.4 First Release Candidate is now available for testing
by Sandro Bonazzola 01 Jul '15

01 Jul '15

The oVirt team is pleased to announce that the 3.5.4 First Release Candidate is now available for testing as of July 1st 2015. The release candidate is available now for Fedora 20, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6, CentOS Linux 6.6 (or similar) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1, CentOS Linux 7.1 (or similar). This release of oVirt includes numerous bug fixes. See the release notes [1] for a list of the new features and bugs fixed. Please refer to release notes [1] for Installation / Upgrade instructions. A new oVirt Live ISO will be available as well[2]. Please note that mirrors[3] may need usually one day before being synchronized. Please refer to the release notes for known issues in this release. [1] http://www.ovirt.org/OVirt_3.5.4_Release_Notes [2] http://resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-3.5-pre/iso/ [3] http://www.ovirt.org/Repository_mirrors#Current_mirrors -- Sandro Bonazzola Better technology. Faster innovation. Powered by community collaboration. See how it works at redhat.com

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[ANN] oVirt 3.6.0 Second Alpha Release is now available for testing
by Sandro Bonazzola 30 Jun '15

30 Jun '15

The oVirt Project is pleased to announce the availability of the Second Alpha release of oVirt 3.6 for testing, as of June 29, 2015. oVirt is an open source alternative to VMware vSphere, and provides an excellent KVM management interface for multi-node virtualization. The Second Alpha release is available now for Fedora 20, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6, CentOS 6.6 (or similar) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1, CentOS 7.1 (or similar). The Second Alpha release can also be deployed on Hypervisor Hosts running Fedora 21 and Fedora 22. Experimental support for Debian 8.1 Jessie has been added too. This Second Alpha release of oVirt includes numerous bug fixes. See the release notes [1] for an initial list of the new features and bugs fixed. Please refer to release notes [1] for Installation / Upgrade instructions. A new oVirt Live ISO[2] and Node ISO[3] are already available. Please note that mirrors[4] may need usually one day before being synchronized. Please refer to the release notes for known issues in this release. [1] http://www.ovirt.org/OVirt_3.6_Release_Notes [2] http://resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-3.6-pre/iso/ovirt-live/el7-alpha2/ovir… [3] http://plain.resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-3.6-pre/iso/ovirt-node/ovirt-nod… [4] http://www.ovirt.org/Repository_mirrors#Current_mirrors -- Sandro Bonazzola Better technology. Faster innovation. Powered by community collaboration. See how it works at redhat.com

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[ANN] oVirt 3.5.3 Second Release Candidate is now available for testing
by Sandro Bonazzola 16 Jun '15

16 Jun '15

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 The oVirt team is pleased to announce that the 3.5.3 Second Release Candidate is now available for testing as of May 28th 2015. The release candidate is available now for Fedora 20, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6, CentOS 6.6 (or similar) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1, CentOS 7.1 (or similar). This release of oVirt includes numerous bug fixes and one CVE fix for the VENOM Vulnerability. See the release notes [1] for a list of the new features and bugs fixed. Please refer to release notes [1] for Installation / Upgrade instructions. A new oVirt Live ISO is already available as well[2]. Please note that mirrors[3] may need usually one day before being synchronized. Please refer to the release notes for known issues in this release. [1] http://www.ovirt.org/OVirt_3.5.3_Release_Notes [2] http://resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-3.5-pre/iso/ [3] http://www.ovirt.org/Repository_mirrors#Current_mirrors - -- Sandro Bonazzola Better technology. Faster innovation. Powered by community collaboration. See how it works at redhat.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJVZrrzAAoJEHw3u57E4QAOnX4QAMFi+d4Vq5jnZ0e+LaD1vB9R GmT+k21q6vybjIvovPh7q6StCtPS0sg15BoH5JTmTfl5IWL01qMsFvw/G32PIjZI u3mm2Z3evbxPg9qsqJPyJm/jAlRHv/L6ntLJaJBDPDSO6Y0iqiHTVUQG16easW3L ZnUC2IM5TpHuU3PcgVp8zY9gqFqQWnnsA8deJXBvif9J8RdSf7DnkFha9/Ei3v0E 1btkzt0XVS3Cate8pEaTT8zSoE/tOBBS/D65HsnnZdD13RAxYkolzuPvT+7BlmUO QMhyIE7msWex048HrcDVTEDLrkYF2SpAmYix3sA2O9+AIujenpICHJ8JyxAc+BmJ scsvv99iDLU3wkpMwKiIABj7nE8gIiUbyZBNaxsxQJ0jurLZGHGIhQGLAJ2q/rd7 MTkcDXOBOZHEadqs87mSEzHt1pQCmZ40KSJCvyWbqa7vFv6kyOgOs3PldoizsOyV Z1DlDmfMM8hs/6LOP/Mr/4p/l3JgS3gbOy34L2q9J/B+BX/XU7H2bOk6GTEMVPOn av7m2kDs8DlQJzSqZAURZNt6XTnGGw05THOBWD8NmHuvlVZsSF1mxKb0BC+LpRcs QmLGAtT12Y2Wnq1xwzcRav9+wiIeEYTVJCbyohMLyqTHqPgRstpeF3JulpqILo5I rHhGapreYDlzy06Ki7X7 =pUqF -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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[ANN] oVirt 3.5.3 Final Release is now available
by Sandro Bonazzola 15 Jun '15

15 Jun '15

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 The oVirt team is pleased to announce that the oVirt 3.5.3 Final Release is now available as of June 15th 2015. oVirt is an open source alternative to VMware vSphere, and provides an excellent KVM management interface for multi-node virtualization. oVirt is available now for Fedora 20, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6, CentOS Linux 6.6 (or similar) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1, CentOS Linux 7.1 (or similar). This release of oVirt includes numerous bug fixes and two CVE fixes. See the release notes [1] for a list of the new features and bugs fixed. Please refer to release notes [1] for Installation / Upgrade instructions. A new oVirt Live ISO is already available[2] and oVirt Node ISO will be soon available as well[3]. Please note that mirrors[4] may need usually one day before being synchronized. Please refer to the release notes for known issues in this release. [1] http://www.ovirt.org/OVirt_3.5.3_Release_Notes [2] http://resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-3.5/iso/ovirt-live/el6-3.5.3/ovirt-liv… [3] http://resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-3.5/iso/ovirt-node/ [4] http://www.ovirt.org/Repository_mirrors#Current_mirrors - -- Sandro Bonazzola Better technology. Faster innovation. Powered by community collaboration. See how it works at redhat.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJVfoI3AAoJEHw3u57E4QAOZtcP/167LZUjWapo8ujNgW9JilAW Cmz9mWoQWzUopaFFhLkpPJV9+ngCIqiny4bgdeStNQCJ3VsbWS6gz1mFgm9M7ZGl 1y6Q5dbUrt+xRtdec+w8BbTb/UEdFPUeQ2Gxa+Z/YCJ4+ovsAX2Sgv2ZVNe6S6zR WBVy79X1oKwJDsTbXjSotl2FxWbHW/+S3+3qI5YLVkwHDhwn6uoHdaNC0xo47fUj Kw9G0VjLhQH3UHtna0QX/rw39elLf9/eVsiIiimSo8YbnQ7aqvkZw3tcOVYs/hGe s+fW+xDnU5IcD90K6JToZYfHc8xsN7KAyfAbJecgS3HVDef1jyjcfxG08cTlG73C Q+XqAZQXlAPHbjMQe8EYHYRAZcpk0EGVOaR+BXmL4x4p9sGCppTavq6W/9FlxkmK tLVz5hFC+H6pjU00T/gCQC1+N8aZSfy8kO5nbbLWdFW9/ixvkIB4SCEVDkbB0keb KphiOJZuxX5U1ZdwK0HvYcA6Z6bevCp9+wZEyi6UdNu/SjJx785USiFjBi/rmXVY h/W0u0bqkjqu6Fc/IlDA8irNhxjwDiNp7qLWba72mlqKif0UKeqBgXmFk9A34BWi bJmToIpnWyrZ5vjYyvHY+fwcnvu7EFFQb/OOnuFspoXc8aOkm6GcGZP+pgm9biN2 aPdWpfSKRDeX6nOg5LZN =5bEX -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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[ANN] oVirt 3.5.3 Third Release Candidate is now available for testing
by Sandro Bonazzola 05 Jun '15

05 Jun '15

The oVirt team is pleased to announce that the 3.5.3 Third Release Candidate is now available for testing as of June 5th 2015. The release candidate is available now for Fedora 20, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6, CentOS 6.6 (or similar) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1, CentOS 7.1 (or similar). This release of oVirt includes numerous bug fixes and one CVE fix for the VENOM Vulnerability. See the release notes [1] for a list of the new features and bugs fixed. Please refer to release notes [1] for Installation / Upgrade instructions. A new oVirt Live ISO is already available as well[2]. Please note that mirrors[3] may need usually one day before being synchronized. Please refer to the release notes for known issues in this release. [1] http://www.ovirt.org/OVirt_3.5.3_Release_Notes [2] http://resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-3.5-pre/iso/ [3] http://www.ovirt.org/Repository_mirrors#Current_mirrors -- Sandro Bonazzola Better technology. Faster innovation. Powered by community collaboration. See how it works at redhat.com

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