Zenoss: New dog masters old monitoring tricks
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| Zenoss is distributed either in the form of Linux RPM (Red Hat Package
| Manager) packages or as a prebuilt VMware appliance. It is readily compatible
| with a wide range of popular Linux distributions as well as Apple's OS X.
| Distribution in the form of a VMware appliance makes Zenoss easy to evaluate
| and helps pave the way for shops with no Linux expertise or available
| dedicated hardware to implement it. The RPM installation is nicely scripted
| and works well enough such that an admin with very limited Linux experience
| will find it relatively painless to get up and running. Upgrades are also
| relatively easy to accomplish ??? usually only requiring the application of a
| new RPM and the execution of a data migration script.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071129/tc_infoworld/93637
Kick the Tires on Zenoss
http://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/netos/article.php/3713531
Forget about an O/S with native applications. You can just run many O/Ses
(appliances) on the same machine. Windows is becoming irrelevant in this way,
regardless of the lockins (Microsoft APIs). Another threat to it are Web-based
services/apps and a new breed of board/BIOSes (see bottom).
Related:
Virtual appliances spawn new class of Linux distros
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| Traditionally, vendors have based appliances on Linux by preconfiguring their
| software on a dedicated x86 server. For instance, open source networking
| specialist Vyatta Inc. sells networking appliances with router, firewall and
| virtual private network software on a Dell Inc. PowerEdge server.
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http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1276169,00.html
Openbravo Partners with rPath to Build ERP Software Appliance
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| This step reflects Openbravo's commitment to building the Openbravo Network,
| a support contract for Openbravo ERP applications, due to be launched in
| November.
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http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/Aktie/12717491/News/13757105/SOFTWARE.html
Virtualization is hot because Windows is not.
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| Like many frustrated Unix weenies I bear a long standing resentment for the
| way Microsoft simply obliterated the enterprise server market back in the mid
| 90’s. Whether your favorite flavor was Solaris, HPUX, AIX, or IRIX (mine!) a
| Unix guy grew up with things like reliability, uptime, shared resources,
| multitasking, simple interface and openness.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/threatchaos/?p=469
rPath Launches Certified Software Appliance Architect Curriculum
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| Customers are demanding simpler methods of purchasing, using,
| and managing applications. Software vendors are satisfying
| this demand through software appliances, delivered in either
| virtual machine or physical hardware formats.
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http://www.rpath.com/corp/2007-press-release-archive/rpath-launches-certified-software-appliance-architect-curri.html
VMware opens virtual-appliance marketplace
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| That friction highlights the role that operating systems such as
| Linux can play in appliances. Because Linux can be freely
| redistributed, companies may wrap it up along with their
| higher-level software.
|
| Indeed, rPath, a start-up that focuses on embedding Linux into
| server appliances, announced a virtual push for its products.
| Last week, the company announced that it supports appliances
| built atop the open-source Xen virtualization foundation.
| Tuesday, it said it's offering a promotional period of free
| help for software companies trying to convert their
| applications into Linux-based virtual appliances.
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http://news.com.com/2100-7339_3-6133385.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
http://tinyurl.com/y6rw95
Red Hat to Build a Virtual Appliance OS
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| Open-source solution provider Red Hat will use its annual summit to
| share its vision of a new paradigm for business PCs, which includes
| a partnership with Intel Corp. to deploy appliances in a virtual
| machine to bring enterprise-class management and security to the PC.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2127848,00.asp
Citadel Virtual Appliance for VMware
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| It consists of a pre-built system which can be run inside any VMware
| product, several of which are free. The Citadel virtual appliance
| contains a preconfigured Linux host, with complete Citadel system
| (including WebCit). Spam protection using SpamAssassin and virus
| protection using ClamAV are already installed and integrated
| into the system.
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http://www.citadel.org/doku.php/installation:appliance
Talking virtualization with rPath
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| Microsoft is arriving late to virtualization, as it often does to
| a new technology. In 2006, Microsoft announced cooperative development
| with XenSource, and introduced its Test Drive program, with four
| sample appliances. Adams describes these developments as "good
| tactical moves."
|
| However, he adds that Microsoft "is probably not going to be
| shipping production ready stuff until later in 2007," which will
| probably be somewhat behind its competitors like VMware.
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http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/01/12/2040204
Network Engines Introduces ACE Linux for Appliances
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| ACE Linux is a Conary-based Linux distribution that will be customized for
| each customer’s platform.
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http://www.linuxelectrons.com/news/linux/10959/network-engines-introduces-ace-linux-appliances
The Other Open-Source IP PBX
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| The company makes its money by providing support for those who use the
| software as the basis for business phone systems, as well as by selling the
| appliances, which are based on Intel-based Linux servers.
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http://www.voip-news.com/feature/other-open-source-090407/
Microsoft nonchalant about Phoenix assault on Windows
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| BIOS maker Phoenix Technologies Ltd.'s plans to market a new application
| platform the company claims will solve a number of problems endemic to
| Microsoft's Windows platform might be taken as a provocative gesture at their
| longtime partner. But Redmond's immediate reaction was nonchalant.
|
| On Monday, the Milpitas, Calif. software maker announced Hyperspace, a
| Linux-based virtualization platform that will let OEMs bundle cut-down
| versions of popular open-source software that end users will be able to
| access instantly, even without booting Windows.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=software&articleId=9045662&taxonomyId=18&intsrc=kc_top
http://tinyurl.com/3depfj
Phoenix HyperSpace: Quick-Boot Your Laptop
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| Phoenix Technologies' new HyperSpace is an instant-on environment for
| laptops, letting users launch a browser or other apps with booting into the
| OS.
|
| Today, Phoenix Technologies introduced a firmware product called HyperSpace,
| which allows PCs to run a number of applications separate from the operating
| system. What that means is that if you use a PC equipped with HyperSpace, you
| will be able to quick-boot your notebook into a secure Linux environment,
| where you can use Web browsers like FireFox and pre-loaded Web-aware apps
| like Google Earth, Picasa, and the like.
|
| [...]
|
| Also, since HyperSpace is a Linux-based platform, Windows viruses won't
| affect it.
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2211507,00.asp
Dell Creating Consumer PCs Complete with Virtualization
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| And in a similar fashion to what Parallels and VMware Fusion did for the
| Intel-based Mac community, this could give the Linux operating system a boost
| from consumers who want to use the open source software but don't want to
| lose out on what Microsoft's Windows platforms offer.
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http://weblog.infoworld.com/virtualization/archives/2007/08/dell_creating_c.html
Dell to stuff hypervisors in flash memory
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| Dell CTO Kevin Kettler today confirmed these plans during a speech here at
| LinuxWorld, saying the company expects to see major performance and
| power-saving improvements by dumping a hypervisor in flash. Customers will
| basically "boot to a virtual machine-ready" state, he said.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/07/dell_hypervisor_flash/
Microsoft flip-flops on Vista virtualization
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| Software like Parallels Desktop for the Mac or Microsoft's own Virtual
| PC for Windows allow multiple operating systems to run simultaneously.
| When it announced licensing rules for Vista last year, Microsoft said
| that only Vista Business and Vista Ultimate could run as guest
| operating systems. The company said virtualization presents inherent
| security risks and that it hoped by limiting which versions of the OS
| could act as virtual machines, only sophisticated users and businesses
| would employ the tactic.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6191787.html
Is need for control behind Microsoft's flip-flop?
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| Meanwhile, Gartner analyst Michael Silver took Microsoft to task
| for its continued restrictions.
|
| "Microsoft's policies...come off as a way to gouge customers," Silver
| said in an e-mail, noting that customers are forced to pay for higher
| priced editions, even though they don't get many of the benefits, like
| the Aero user interface, which often won't work in a virtual machine.
|
| Silver argues that Microsoft is likely leaving money on the table.
| "Allowing use of lower priced (editions) could even be worth more
| money to Microsoft as it would likely increase the number of people
| that would legally run a Microsoft OS in a VM (like on a Mac),"
| Silver wrote. "Eventually they will have no choice but to make their
| peace with virtualization."
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9733433-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
ASUS add WiFi-N, quick-boot Linux to P5E3 motherboard
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| hat last part is perhaps the most interesting; ASUS are calling it Express
| Gate, but it’s basically a fast-boot alternative that, in just five seconds,
| bypasses Windows and gives you a web-browser running in a custom Linux OS.
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http://www.slashgear.com/asus-add-wifi-n-quick-boot-linux-to-p5e3-motherboard-267643.php
Mach Boot: The live CD that supposedly boots in 10 seconds
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| Mach Boot won't replace Knoppix, and it won't replace Puppy, DSL or NimbleX
| either. But it's a tool all its own, one that could be very useful with a
| little more development time.
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http://www.insidesocal.com/click/2007/09/the_live_cd_that_supposedly_bo.html
Tiny WiFi-enabled Linux box boots in 1.1 seconds
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| Technologic continues to reduce the boot time, price, and size of
| its embedded boards and systems targeting remote sensing and other
| power-critical applications. Its new $100 ARM9-based TS-7400 board can
| boot Linux in 1.1 seconds, and is available as part of a tiny
| WiFi-enabled system.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6252722644.html
Flexible ARM9 SBC boots Linux in 1.69 seconds
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| Technologic Systems is offering a freely downloadable, Debian-based Linux
| OS image said to boot from an SD card in less than two seconds, on the
| company's ARM9-based SBC (single-board computer).
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8933335475.html
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