From owner-svn-doc-all@freebsd.org Mon Jul 3 16:57:14 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-all@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6B249EAF81; Mon, 3 Jul 2017 16:57:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bjk@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 94F6C77868; Mon, 3 Jul 2017 16:57:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bjk@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id v63GvD4i098580; Mon, 3 Jul 2017 16:57:13 GMT (envelope-from bjk@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from bjk@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id v63GvDln098579; Mon, 3 Jul 2017 16:57:13 GMT (envelope-from bjk@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201707031657.v63GvDln098579@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: bjk set sender to bjk@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Benjamin Kaduk Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2017 16:57:13 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r50440 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status X-SVN-Group: doc-head X-SVN-Commit-Author: bjk X-SVN-Commit-Paths: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status X-SVN-Commit-Revision: 50440 X-SVN-Commit-Repository: doc MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire doc trees \(except for " user" , " projects" , and " translations" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2017 16:57:14 -0000 Author: bjk Date: Mon Jul 3 16:57:13 2017 New Revision: 50440 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/50440 Log: Add 2017Q2 entry on the Xen section in the Handbook from bcr Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2017-04-2017-06.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2017-04-2017-06.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2017-04-2017-06.xml Mon Jul 3 16:48:37 2017 (r50439) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2017-04-2017-06.xml Mon Jul 3 16:57:13 2017 (r50440) @@ -711,4 +711,49 @@ available. + + + New Xen Handbook Section + + + + + Benedict + Reuschling + + bcr@FreeBSD.org + + + + + Handbook Section About &os; as a Xen Host + Original Phabricator Review + + + +

&os; supports the Xen hypervisor, with DomU support since + &os; 8.0 and Dom0 available since &os; 11.0. The + &os; Handbook was lacking instructions on how to run a Xen + host and VMs. The steps were outlined in the &os; wiki, but + needed some extra bits of text from the upstream Xen wiki in + order to form a complete guide. The new handbook section + briefly explains what Xen is, how it differs from other + hypervisors, and what features are currently available in + &os;. It then goes on to describe how to set up the Dom0, as + well as detailing the guest VM support known as DomU.

+ +

Reviewers Nikolai Lifanov, Roger Pau Monné, and Warren Block + provided valuable feedback on the initial version in + Phabricator. Additional corrections were found by Björn + Heidotting while translating the section into German.

+ + + + More options for the Dom0 and DomU could be provided. + + People should test these instructions on their hardware + and provide feedback. This would also help us get better + testing of the Xen port for &os;. + +