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Participate in the xVM Server ProjectJoin xVM Server

The xVM Server Community has just started up and is ready for members. From the community site you can join aliases, participate in discussion forums, learn more about xVM Server APIs, and browse the xVM Server source code. Click on the Join button to visit the xVM Server project site and join the xVM Server Community.

Below is a list of xVM Server milestone events.

xVM Server Milestone Description Target Date
Early Access Binary Code Release August 2008
Early Access Open Source Code Release September 10, 2008
VM World Conference Demonstrations September 15-18, 2008
Early Access Update 1 Binary Code Release October 10, 2008
Early Access Update 1 Open Source Code Release October 10, 2008
Early Access Update 2 Binary Code Release October 24, 2008
Early Access Update 2 Open Source Code Release October 24, 2008
Early Access Update 3 Binary Code Release November 11, 2008
Early Access Update 3 Open Source Code Release November 11, 2008
Early Access Update 4 Binary Code Release Q1 2009
Early Access Update 4 Open Source Code Release Q1 2009
Version 1.0 Binary Release Candidate Q1 2009
Version 1.0 General Availability Release Q1 2009

Active Forum Postings

Below are links to the most active forum postings from our xVM Server project community site. Read about the topics that engineers are discussing and get involved today by joining the community.

xVM Server Early Access Participation

If you are interested in participating in the Early Access program for xVM Server, please send an email to
xvm-server-ea-request@sun.com and include all the information in the form below.

  1. Please provide the following contact information :
    Your Full Name :
    Your Company Name :
    Company Address :
  2. Do you have a dedicated server that utilizes Intel VT-x or AMD V capable processors, with 4GB of RAM and at least 50GB of local disk to test xVM Server on ?
  3. What guests OS's and what revisions of those OS's do you intend to test on xVM Server ? (i.e. Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Solaris 10 5/08, etc.)
  4. What virtual appliances (firewalls, IDS, etc - in VMDK format) do you intend to test on xVM Server ?
  5. Do you also have a need to manage physical OS instances within your environment ?