Virtualization is almost as old as enterprise computing itself. First introduced in the 1960s to allow partitioning of mainframe hardware, it has been a mainstay of high-end proprietary server environments ever since. Today, virtualization is once again a hot topic of conversation in the data center because emerging technologies have the potential to remedy issues relating to resource utilization, efficiency, scalability and manageability. Novell sees virtualization as a tremendous opportunity for its data center customers. Novell envisions virtualization-enabled data centers in which there is highly sophisticated integration of components that are largely isolated today. It's an environment in which Novell expertise and technologies will play prominent roles. SUSE® Linux Enterprise 10, the flagship Linux platform from Novell, continues to lead the way in data center virtualization. Want to read more?
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Solution |
Version |
Automation for the New Data Center +
December 2007
Virtualization enables data center managers to make far better use of compute
resources than in non-virtualized environments, and to maximize its investment in hardware. But without some of the automated tools, it may actually increase the management burden |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server |
10 SP1 |
A Blueprint for Better Management from the Desktop to the Data Center +
December 2007
In the new service-oriented world, virtualization is critical. However, with virtualization comes a new set of management challenges. The introduction of virtual machine operating system “images” as a first-class IT asset necessitates OS image lifecycle management—for instantiation, usage and retirement. |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server |
10 SP1 |
SUSE® Linux Enterprise 10 SP2: Virtualization Technology Support +
SUSE® Linux Enterprise 10 SP1: Virtualization Technology Support +
May 2008
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 provides integrated Xen-based virtualization, which can be used to provision, de-provision, install, monitor and manage multiple virtual machines (VMs) on a single physical system. Novell provides support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Xen operating as a virtualization host server (VHS) to host VMs with respective operating systems. Read more about Virtualization Technology Support from Novell. |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server |
10 SP1, SP2 |
Running SAP Paravirtualized on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Xen +
Mar 2007
Extensive testing at SAP's LinuxLab validated both the stability and scalability of running SAP software in a paravirtualized data center environment using SUSE LInux Enterprise Server 10 and Xen. Both I/O load and computing performance of paravirtualized SAP workloads was observed to be between 85 and 133% percent of native. |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server |
10 |
The Promise of Virtualization: Data Center Technologies for Today and Tomorrow +
December 2006
Working together, Intel and Novell—with their respective Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server10—provide the hardware and software foundations for the virtualized enterprise environments of today and tomorrow. Read more. |
Data Center |
General |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 - Virtualization with Xen and Use Cases +
July 2006
Novell is committed to the propagation of Xen virtualization technologies, which are included in the release of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10. This unique opportunity for Novell to take a leading role in the shift to virtualization based IT arises from the convergence of commodity hardware and open source software – that is, Linux running on x86/x86-64 based computers. This white paper describes the benefits and use cases of Xen in the data center. |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server |
10 |
Harness the Power of Virtualization for Server Consolidation - Xen-based Virtualization with SUSE Linux Enterprise on AMD Processors with AMD Virtualization +
March 2007
Both Novell and its partners have worked with the open source community to ensure that the Xen hypervisor meets the business needs of its mutual customers that want to leverage the consolidation benefits of server virtualization. Read more. |
SUSE Linux Enterprise |
10 |
Virtualization in the Data Center +
May 2006
Virtualization is an abstract concept that encompasses several definitions related to IT resource consolidation and management. Virtualization refers to the pooling of IT resources in a way that masks the physical nature and boundaries of those resources from resource users. In more concrete terms, virtualization is the decoupling of software from hardware. It is the abstracting of the software from the underlying implementation. |
Data Center |
General |
