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Hello and welcome to the FluidVM wiki, a knowledge resource for FluidVM users. Please feel free to contribute (By sending an email to "fluidvm_AT_k7computing.com") to this wiki wherever you feel information is lacking and you know better.
FluidVM is a virtualization platform from K7 Computing. It can manage multiple virtualization technologies. FluidVM is multi-user with technologies like HotMigrate, VMEvict, VMBalance and ServiceEnsure. FluidVM supports both local storage and SAN Storage.
While FluidVM can be deployed in various environments like data centres, education and testing labs, FluidVM is also well suited for hosting due to its 4-level deep user management features and support for currently the most popular virtualization technologies in the hosting community. FluidVM's in built support for end users and resellers makes it a perfect fit for hosting. There are various resource management features that give users fine grained control over resource limits.
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Getting started
Evaluation
You can download and evaluate FluidVM , the default download requires no license and allows user to manage 2 Physical machines and create 5 VMs.The software packages for the evaluation and production are the same. If you want to turn your evaluation copy to a production environment, just purchase a license at http://license.fluidvm.com and click on the "Reload Online License" in the "License Information" pane in the FluidVM browser based interface. Your new license will immediately take effect.
Download
FluidVM can be downloaded from the FluidVM web site at web site. The fall-back evaluation license will get automatically activated.
Installation
FluidVM can be installed on one of the supported base operating systems. The FluidVM management server and the FluidVM browser based interface can be installed on the same machine and this is the configuration supported by the FluidVM installer. See FluidVM installation for more details.
Purchase License
Please contact K7 Computing ("fluidvm_AT_k7computing.com") if you intend to purchase a license. There are various plans available for FluidVM deployment in your data center.
FAQs
General FAQs:
HOWTO's
General HOWTOs:
Linux HVM or Physical to Paravirtual Conversion
Creating Xen Templates from Stacklet.com images
Product Manuals
These sections on the wiki are simply a rip-off from the PDF based product manuals. We are thinking of abandoning the PDFs and continuing updation of manuals here, on the wiki.
The FluidVM Getting Started Guide
This guide is a quick and dirty guide about getting up and running with FluidVM quickly. This manual, however, contains in detail the installation procedure for the FluidVM components.
The Impatient FluidVM User's Guide
This guide presents a whirlwind tour of the various FluidVM features. It also helps understand the various concepts behind FluidVM.
Impatient FluidVM User's Guide
FluidVM On-The-Go
FluidVM On-The-Go is an interface that lets you manage your VMs from your mobile phones.
FluidVM API
FluidVM can be extended using its programmer's API. The protocol used is XML-RPC and the documentation is being continuously updated on this wiki. There is a very good chance that XML-RPC is supported by your favorite programming language. At K7 Computing, the FluidVM API has been used in projects involving the Python and PHP languages.
Please see FluidVM API
Migration to FluidVM
Refer Migration
FluidVM constants
FluidVM have defined constants used in it. While using FluidVM programmer's API we may need constants in programming.
Please see FluidVM Constants
Xen GPLPV Drivers for Windows
Please see Xen GPLPV Drivers
Support
Paid Support
Community Support
