[ovirt-users] oVirt Community Newsletter: January 2015

[Brian Proffitt]

The first month of 2015 brought a new release of oVirt with engine support for Enterprise Linux 7, a new case study, and our annual journey to the biggest FLOSS event in the world.

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oVirt Software Milestones
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On January 21, oVirt 3.5 was released! http://www.ovirt.org/OVirt_3.5.1_Release_Notes

For more information, and oVirt's important connection with CentOS, check out http://community.redhat.com/blog/2015/01/collaboration-with-centos-is-a-win-win-for-ovirt/

Bleeding-edge oVirt images are now available https://twitter.com/ovirt/status/555761019688353792

moVirt is coming! Check out this demo http://youtu.be/QnD9v70oefA

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In the Community
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How altruism and oVirt have helped create a free hosting service for anyone. http://www.ovirt.org/CloudSpin_Case_Study

Remember when open source was the target of nearly everyone in the IT industry? Good times! http://community.redhat.com/blog/2015/01/quotes-from-open-source-past/

oVirt New Year's Resolution: Building Better Community Tools http://community.redhat.com/blog/2014/12/ovirt-new-years-resolution-building-better-community-tools/ [English], http://iaaslee.blogspot.sg/2014/12/ovirt.html [Korean] 

How to Explain Open Source to the In-Laws http://opensource.com/life/15/1/open-source-explained-to-a-non-techie [English], http://framablog.org/2015/02/03/lopen-source-avec-des-mots-simples/ [French]

Linux Foundation publishes open-source cloud guide http://sdtimes.com/linux-foundation-publishes-open-source-cloud-guide/

FOSDEM Talks:

Utilizing NUMA architecture in oVirt
https://fosdem.org/2015/schedule/event/numaovirt/

Fabricate your automated devops environment using python
https://fosdem.org/2015/schedule/event/automated_devops_environment/

Validate your gerrit patches automaticly using magic hooks
https://fosdem.org/2015/schedule/event/gerrit_hooks/

Docker Integration in oVirt and IaaS
https://fosdem.org/2015/schedule/event/dockerovirt/

Smart VM scheduling in oVirt cluster
https://fosdem.org/2015/schedule/event/smartvmsched/

oVirt and Gluster Hyperconvergence
https://fosdem.org/2015/schedule/event/hyperconvergence/

Moving your Virtual Machines to oVirt with ease
https://fosdem.org/2015/schedule/event/v2v/

Upcoming oVirt Talks:
 
* SCALE13X, Los Angeles, CA Feb 20-22
Solving (NP-Hard) Scheduling Problems with oVirt and OptaPlanner
http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/13x/presentations/solving-np-hard-scheduling-problems-ovirt-and-optaplanner


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Deep Dives and Technical Discussions
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Installing oVirt 3.5 on CentOS 7 (Hosted Engine) https://xrsa.net/2015/02/04/installing-ovirt-3-5-on-centos-7-hosted-engine/

Importing OVA Templates into RHEV http://keithtenzer.com/2015/01/12/rhev-importing-ova-templates/

Understanding Application Containers and OS-Level Virtualization http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2015/01/05/understanding-application-containers-and-os-level-virtualization/

Virtualizace ve víru open source [Czech] http://computerworld.cz/software/virtualizace-ve-viru-open-source-51667

Virtual desktops & lifecycle management, planning (https://www.udsenterprise.com/en/blog/2014/12/22/virtual-desktops-lifecycle-management-i/) and acquistion (https://www.udsenterprise.com/en/blog/2014/12/22/virtual-desktops-lifecycle-management-ii/)

Implementar Ovirt 3.5 con Self Hosted Engine [Spanish] http://blog.alhervirtual.es/implementar-ovirt-3-5-con-self-hosted-engine/ 

Using oVirt for the first time on a single server http://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/2sgt6z/using_ovirt_for_the_first_time_on_a_single_server/

HOWTO: oVirt 3.5 im "nested virtualization" Setup auf Fedora 21 [German] https://autodit.ac/de_DE/dem-ovirt-sein-nest-bauen/

After VDI there comes VMI, the virtual mobile infrastructure https://www.udsenterprise.com/en/blog/2015/01/19/after-vdi-there-comes-vmi-virtual-mobile-infrastru/

Rene Koch: Enterprise Open Source Virtualisierung mit oVirt und RHEV [German] http://youtu.be/gPQLld-ZZc4

Working with oVirt Storage Management [Chinese] http://blog.csdn.net/maokexu123/article/details/42920845

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Brian Proffitt

Community Liaison
oVirt
Open Source and Standards, Red Hat - http://community.redhat.com
Phone: +1 574 383 9BKP
IRC: bkp @ OFTC