PUBLIC MARKS with tags virtualisation & management

Openfiler is a powerful, intuitive browser-based network storage software distribution. Openfiler ScreenshotsOpenfiler delivers file-based Network Attached Storage and block-based Storage Area Networking in a single framework. Openfiler is built on the rPath Linux metadistribution and is distributed as a stand-alone Linux distribution. The entire software stack interfaces with third-party software that is all open source. File-based networking protocols supported by Openfiler include: NFS, SMB/CIFS, HTTP/WebDAV and FTP. Network directories supported by Openfiler include NIS, LDAP (with support for SMB/CIFS encrypted passwords), Active Directory (in native and mixed modes) and Hesiod. Authentication protocols include Kerberos 5. Openfiler includes support for volume-based partitioning, iSCSI (target and initiator), scheduled snapshots, resource quota, and a single unified interface for share management which makes allocating shares for various network file-system protocols a breeze.

Xen remote management interfaces - gridvm.org

XenMan is an intuitive, graphical management tool aimed at operational lifecycle management for the Xen virtualization platform. XenMan is built on the firm design philosophy that ease-of-use and sophistication can, and should, co-exist in a single management tool. So, XenMan should hopefully prove valuable to both seasoned Xen Administrators as well as those just seeking an introduction to Xen Virtualization.

Today XenSource adds to its commercial offering two new solutions: XenServer and XenExpress. Both are based on the Xen open source hypervisor, and both features the management tools already powering the XenEnteprise solution.

Software development & QA teams are mandated to deliver feature-packed, high quality products with small teams, tight budgets and compressed timelines. Development of enterprise software requires the setup of varied and complex environments, which is a tedious, time consuming and often unreliable process. Yet, enterprises are faced with the challenge of ensuring fast, repeatable and consistent dev & test environment setups while also trying to improve resource utilization and employee productivity. LabManager is a revolutionary software product that automates this entire process.