Sun xVM VirtualBox

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Sun xVM VirtualBox

Product Overview

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Agenda

• Background• Product Overview• Key Features


Background• In January 2007, innotek went GNU public with the

release of VirtualBox under the GPLv2 (dual licensed)• One of the most popular software package for

running Windows programs on Linux desktops• 5 million downloads • 10,000 downloads every day• In February 2008, Sun Microsystems Inc. acquired

innotek


xVM VirtualBox

• Create virtualized

applications• Develop on your own

preferred platform• Test on many OSes

on the single system

xVM Server & xVM Ops Center

• Reliably and securely run your applications

• Dynamically adapt your application to changing conditions

xVM Server & xVM Ops Center

• Make efficient use of testing resources

• Test in different situations

Sun xVM Product FamilyDEVELOP TEST/STAGE DEPLOY


Sun xVM VirtualBox

Sun xVM VirtualBox

Host Platforms

Guest Platforms

x86 Hardware


Sun xVM VirtualBox GUI


VirtualBox Screenshot

Solaris as Guest OS


• SandBox concept - Testing with a clean slate• Training and Demos in the field• Isolation potentially unsafe code, such as a virus

or low-level data manipulator• Preconfigured environment for development • Multiple operating systems on a single host:> Solaris and Linux on your Windows desktop > Access to platform specific development tools

Add Virtualization to Your Development Toolbox


Key Features• Broad Platform Support> Hosts: Windows, Solaris, Linux, OS X> Guests: Support for practically any x86 based OS

• Open APIs and Modular Design• High Performance• Rich Host/Guest integration• Great hardware and device support• VirtualBox RDP Server for remote access to vm's• High Security• Free and Open Source


Kernel Mode

Building Blocks

VirtualBox HypervisorWindows, Linux, OS X, Solaris, FreeBSD

Virtual Devices

binary compatible interface,3rd Party plug-in

VirtualBox RDP ServerLive migration

Resource Monitor Scalability

Portability Layer

cross platform abstraction layer

VirtualBox API layerlanguage neutral programming interface

VirtualBox Console GUI Command line interface Web Services API

Management


High Performance• Elegant and highly efficient

architecture• Powerful virtual devices> E1000 – Gigabit Ethernet> 32 SATA Disks

• Very light, only 23 MB


Rich Host/Guest Integration• Display Options> Supports all VESA standard resolutions/depths> Dynamically resizable Windows Desktops> Full Screen mode> Seamless Windows

• Shared Folders• Mouse Integration• Clock synchronization• Shared Clipboard


Virtual Hardware and Devices• Full ACPI Support> Guests can even see power status of hosts

• Virtual USB Controller> USB 1.1 and 2.0> USB device filter to control which devices are seen> Remote USB when used in conjunction with VRDP

• Virtual NICs> Gigabit Ethernet

• Built-in iSCSI> Connect virtual machine directly to iSCSI target


VirtualBox RDP Server

Sun xVM VirtualBoxGuest Platforms

x86 Hardware

• RDP Server built into virtualization layer

• Remote access to guests• Boot level access• Remote USB over RDP


Security• Military-spec architecture>No interference between

vm's>Zero data leakage

between vm's


Free and Open Source• Free as in Free Speech> Open Sourced under GPL> Source available at virtualbox.org> Strong community backing

• Free as in Free Beer> Binaries available for download > Free for Personal Use and Evaluation


Roadmap

Sun xVM VirtualBox 2.0> SMP Guest Support> Live Migration> VMDK native support> Seamless Windows 2> Service Tags> SmartMemory

– Sharing, ballooning> Resource Management

Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.7> 64-bit Guests> PAE Large Memory Support> Host Support

– Mac OS X (Full)> Solaris Guest Additions

– Shared Folders> VMDK as a guest disk> Auto Update

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Summary

• Virtualization is here to stay - growing trend.• Ideal for developers who can now use this to setup

multiple virtual machines to develop and test their multi-tier or cross-platforms applications.• VirtualBox can help in the data center towards xVM

Server as the preferred Virtualization platform.• Sun improves it's Virtualization portfolio with

VirtualBox acquisition.


Where to go for more information

• http://virtualbox.org• http://www.sun.com/virtualbox


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