OpenNode is a open source server virtualization solution providing easy to use (CentOS / RHEL based) bare-metal ISO installer and supporting both OpenVZ container-based virtualization and emerging KVM full virtualization technology on the same physical host. - OpenNode aims to be simple yet usable
- OpenNode is based on "industry standard" components - RHEL/CentOS, libvirt, pyhton, func, etc.
- OpenNode combines strengths from different virtualization technologies - supporting both container and full virtualization options
- automated partitioning and LVM setup
- automated softraid setup
- automated host node bridge networking setup for openvz and kvm
OpenNode ISO installer will setup minimal CentOS 5 server system with the following features: - RHEL 2.6.18 kernel (provided by OpenVZ project) modified to support both openvz container and kvm full virtualization
- libvirt management interface support for openvz and kvm hypervisors
- func (https://fedorahosted.org/func/) client support for central management purposes
- VM template downloads provided by opennode CLI utility and management console UI
OpenNode 1.0 second beta ISO installer is available for download (build 33). Central management support for OpenNode servers is in the works - OpenNode Management Server preview release is scheduled to happen together with OpenNode 1.1 beta1 release - introducing CLI and RPC API central management interfaces for OpenNode servers. OpenNode web based (and fully ajaxied) Management Console, codenamed as "FuncMan" is also under active development and nearing to its first preview release - which shouldn't be too far away anymore.
For more detailed info about expected release dates and planned features please see OpenNode Roadmap. |
