XenServer 7.1 is out...
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Platform Updates
This release also incorporates the following core platform updates:- Xen hypervisor v4.7.1
- Dom0 Linux Kernel v4.4
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Not an epic release by any standard, but some updates.
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This is great news. Now if Unitrends would pick up the pace and support XS7 officially i would be happy.
There is also an optional update that may be useful for some
Container Management Supplemental Pack
for Docker managment in XS -
LTSR (Long Term Service Release) of 10 years - they've been talking that up!
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@scottalanmiller said in XenServer 7.1 is out...:
Here is a big one for people:
Significant reduction in the time taken for VM Import/Export operations
That will make a lot of people happy. People have been complaining about that extensively.
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@scottalanmiller said in XenServer 7.1 is out...:
Here is a big one for people:
Significant reduction in the time taken for VM Import/Export operations
This is especially important for XO operations. People getting speeds way slower than they should be.
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@DustinB3403 Care to be our "guinea pig" and be the first to upgrade?
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I'll upgrade. Won't be home until late though.
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@Danp said in XenServer 7.1 is out...:
@DustinB3403 Care to be our "guinea pig" and be the first to upgrade?
Sure my home lab.
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@DustinB3403 Looks like @olivier just released an update to XO as well.
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@Danp said in XenServer 7.1 is out...:
@DustinB3403 Looks like @olivier just released an update to XO as well.
Awesome
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@scottalanmiller Appears to include XOSAN.
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Might want to hold off on updating as there appears to be an issue with connecting to some NFS SRs.
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Am I reading it right that there are features that are only available in the enterprise edition? Such as the live patching?
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@BRRABill said in XenServer 7.1 is out...:
Am I reading it right that there are features that are only available in the enterprise edition? Such as the live patching?
Generally any features like that are external to the product. But yes.
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Generally any features like that are external to the product. But yes.
Patching is an external feature? Why is that? Because the live patching makes things convenient?
It just seems like they are adding a lot of features that are not in the "free" version.
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@BRRABill said in XenServer 7.1 is out...:
It just seems like they are adding a lot of features that are not in the "free" version.
Adding or selling additionally? These are huge distinctions. Traditionally, all of the "paid for" features were not part of the XS product itself but external to it. Just like buying an extra component from a third party can add functionality to ESXi. Veeam adds features to ESXi not in the "free" version, and it doesn't seem weird, right?
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What seems weird is that open source project would be 100% open source for the entire thing. Including all features in the enterprise version.
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@Dashrender said in XenServer 7.1 is out...:
What seems weird is that open source project would be 100% open source for the entire thing. Including all features in the enterprise version.
I'm unclear if you are confused or just explaining my point. Your wording sounds like you think it should all be free, but they you explain why it isn't.
