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Xen vs XenServer: What are the differences?
# Introduction
Key differences between Xen and XenServer are as follows:
1. **Hypervisor Type**: Xen is an open-source Type 1 hypervisor, whereas XenServer is a commercial virtualization platform built on the Xen hypervisor technology.
2. **Management Tools**: Xen is managed using command-line tools and third-party solutions, while XenServer provides a web-based management console for easier administration.
3. **Support and Updates**: Xen relies on community support and updates, whereas XenServer offers commercial support and regular updates from Citrix.
4. **Feature Set**: XenServer includes additional features such as live VM migration, dynamic memory control, and workload balancing, which are not available in the base Xen hypervisor.
5. **Licensing**: Xen is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) with no extra cost, while XenServer requires a paid license for commercial use and access to premium features.
6. **Integration with Ecosystem**: Xen is more versatile and can be integrated with various operating systems and applications, while XenServer is optimized for Citrix virtualization solutions and may have limited compatibility with other platforms.
In Summary, the key differences between Xen and XenServer lie in their hypervisor type, management tools, support and updates, feature set, licensing, and integration with the ecosystem.
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What is Xen?
It is a hypervisor using a microkernel design, providing services that allow multiple computer operating systems to execute on the same computer hardware concurrently. It was developed by the Linux Foundation and is supported by Intel.
What is XenServer?
It is a leading virtualization management platform optimized for application, desktop and server virtualization infrastructures. It is used in the world's largest clouds and enterprises.
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What are some alternatives to Xen and XenServer?
KVM
KVM (for Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on x86 hardware containing virtualization extensions (Intel VT or AMD-V).
OpenStack
OpenStack is a cloud operating system that controls large pools of compute, storage, and networking resources throughout a datacenter, all managed through a dashboard that gives administrators control while empowering their users to provision resources through a web interface.
VirtualBox
VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2.
Qemu
When used as a machine emulator, it can run OSes and programs made for one machine (e.g. an ARM board) on a different machine (e.g. your own PC). By using dynamic translation, it achieves very good performance.
When used as a virtualizer, it achieves near native performance by executing the guest code directly on the host CPU. it supports virtualization when executing under the Xen hypervisor or using the KVM kernel module in Linux. When using KVM, it can virtualize x86, server and embedded PowerPC, 64-bit POWER, S390, 32-bit and 64-bit ARM, and MIPS guests.
JavaScript
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