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'''Parallels Cloud Server''' is [http://www.parallels.com/ Parallels] virtualization and automation solution built on top of OpenVZ. Parallels Cloud Server provides improvements and additional functionality in the areas of density, management tools, recovery, and other areas. Specific benefits of Parallels Cloud Server compared to OpenVZ can be found below:
 
  
== Main benefits ==
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'''OpenVZ 7''' is a virtualization and automation solution built on top of OpenVZ components. OpenVZ 7 provides improvements and additional functionality in the areas of density, management tools, recovery, etc. Specific benefits of OpenVZ compared to other virtualization solutions can be found in [[Comparison|this article]].
  
* Ability to create Virtual Machines.
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: In addition to Containers, one can create full-scale VMs using build-in Parallels Hypervisor. Both Containers and Virtual Machines are managed by the same tools in a uniform way.
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OpenVZ is a small open-source part of [https://www.virtuozzo.com/products/vz7.html Virtuozzo 7 infrastructure] which provides necessary features, services, and support for medium and large businesses. Most notable features of Virtuozzo are reliable and fast [[Virtuozzo_Storage|software-defined storage]], automated [https://docs.virtuozzo.com/virtuozzo_7_users_guide/managing-virtual-machines-and-containers/managing-virtual-machine-and-container-backups.html backups], higher [https://docs.virtuozzo.com/virtuozzo_7_command_line_reference/managing-containers/supplementary-tools.html density of containers], live patching for kernel by [https://docs.virtuozzo.com/virtuozzo_infrastructure_platform_admins_cmd_guide/advanced-tasks/updating-with-readykernel.html ReadyKernel], timely [https://docs.virtuozzo.com/virtuozzo_7_users_guide/keeping-your-system-up-to-date/updating-virtuozzo.html updates] and [https://www.virtuozzo.com/support/all-products.html 24x7 support].
  
* Parallels Cloud Storage.
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: A resilient and robust way to unify all your local nodes storage into a single highly available SAN-grade distributed storage system.
 
  
* Higher container density.
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: PCS provides efficient memory and file sharing mechanisms (VZFS or pfcache) enabling higher container density and better performance of containers.
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OpenVZ consists from open components and includes:
  
* Management tools.
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: PCS ships with number of management, monitoring, troubleshooting, and administration tools significantly reducing management, administration, and deployment costs. Specific tools include:
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* [[Download/kernel/rhel7|RHEL7 kernel]], RHEL7-based kernel, a Linux kernel with patches that implements OpenVZ kernel functionality.
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* [[CRIU|Checkpoint/Restore In Userspace]], or CRIU, is a software tool for Linux that enables you to freeze a running application (or a part of it) and checkpoint it to a hard drive as a collection of files. You can then use the files to restore and run the application from the point it was frozen at.
: <li> [http://www.parallels.com/en/products/virtuozzo/tools/vzmc/ Parallels Management Console] — GUI-based administration, management, monitoring, and provisioning tool.</li>
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* [[QEMU]]/KVM
: <li> [http://www.parallels.com/en/products/infrastructure/ Parallels Infrastructure Manager] — browser-based administration, management, monitoring, and provisioning tool.</li>
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* [[P.Haul]] is the project on top of CRIU that implements the live migration usage scenario.
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* [[LibVirt]] - API to manage virtual machines as well as containers
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* [[Libprlsdk|Virtuozzo SDK]] is our own API to manage virtual machines and containers with Python bindings.
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* and [[:Category:Sub-projects | other components]]
  
: <li> Number of additional shell utilities.</li>
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* Support and maintenance.
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:Parallels Cloud Server is a commercial product supported and maintained by Parallels with options for 24×7 phone support and guarantees on maintenance schedules.
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[https://download.openvz.org/virtuozzo/releases/7.0/x86_64/iso/ Download] installation ISO image, burn image to USB flash drive or DVD and boot your
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computer from it. Follow installation steps and get installed OpenVZ. Follow steps in article [[Upgrade script from OpenVZ to Virtuozzo 7|migrate containers from OpenVZ]] if you want to upgrade to the next version.
  
* Advanced recovery, monitoring, and back-up tools.
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You can upgrade anytime your OpenVZ installation to Virtuozzo by following [https://docs.virtuozzo.com/virtuozzo_7_upgrade_guide/upgrading-from-other-products/upgrading-from-openvz-based-on-3.10-to-virtuozzo-7.html this guide].
  
* Physical-to-Virtual (P2V) and Virtual-to-Physical (V2P) migration tools.
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== User statistics ==
: Those tools allow easy conversion of existing physical machines into a container (and vice-versa) facilitating the adoption of virtualized infrastructure.
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According to recent [https://stats7-web.openvz.org/ user statistics report] the OpenVZ 7 is already widely used in the world. Most popular hardware vendors are Supermicro and Dell.
  
* Common client-server XML-based management API.
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: API allows easily integration of Parallels Cloud Server into existing management infrastructure and development of additional management and monitoring modules.
 
  
* Traffic accounting tools.
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: These tools enable bandwidth management and control for individual containers and provide additional security mechanisms for containers running on the same host.
 
  
== Other benefits of Parallels Cloud Server ==
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* Integration with [http://www.parallels.com/en/products/plesk/ Parallels Plesk Control Panel] solution.
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* Discounts on Plesk licenses.
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* [https://docs.openvz.org/ OpenVZ 7 documentation]
* Name-based hosting (no need for public IP for each container).
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* [https://src.openvz.org/projects/OVZ OpenVZ 7 source code]
* Easy to use installation utility.
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* [https://stats7-web.openvz.org/ OpenVZ 7 user statistics]
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* [[Comparison]] of different virtualisation solutions
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* [[Roadmap]]
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* [[Releases]]
  
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* [http://www.parallels.com/ Parallels]
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* [http://www.parallels.com/en/products/pcs/ Parallels Cloud Server]
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* [http://www.parallels.com/en/products/plesk/ Parallels Plesk Control Panel]
 
* [http://www.parallels.com/en/products/virtuozzo/tools/vzmc/ Parallels Management Console]
 
* [http://www.parallels.com/en/products/infrastructure/ Parallels Infrastructure Manager]
 
* [http://www.parallels.com/en/products/virtuozzo/tools/ppp/ Parallels Power Panel]
 

Latest revision as of 06:38, 28 January 2020

OpenVZ 7 is a virtualization and automation solution built on top of OpenVZ components. OpenVZ 7 provides improvements and additional functionality in the areas of density, management tools, recovery, etc. Specific benefits of OpenVZ compared to other virtualization solutions can be found in this article.

OpenVZ is a small open-source part of Virtuozzo 7 infrastructure which provides necessary features, services, and support for medium and large businesses. Most notable features of Virtuozzo are reliable and fast software-defined storage, automated backups, higher density of containers, live patching for kernel by ReadyKernel, timely updates and 24x7 support.

Components

OpenVZ consists from open components and includes:

  • RHEL7 kernel, RHEL7-based kernel, a Linux kernel with patches that implements OpenVZ kernel functionality.
  • Checkpoint/Restore In Userspace, or CRIU, is a software tool for Linux that enables you to freeze a running application (or a part of it) and checkpoint it to a hard drive as a collection of files. You can then use the files to restore and run the application from the point it was frozen at.
  • QEMU/KVM
  • P.Haul is the project on top of CRIU that implements the live migration usage scenario.
  • LibVirt - API to manage virtual machines as well as containers
  • Virtuozzo SDK is our own API to manage virtual machines and containers with Python bindings.
  • and other components

Download

Download installation ISO image, burn image to USB flash drive or DVD and boot your computer from it. Follow installation steps and get installed OpenVZ. Follow steps in article migrate containers from OpenVZ if you want to upgrade to the next version.

You can upgrade anytime your OpenVZ installation to Virtuozzo by following this guide.

User statistics

According to recent user statistics report the OpenVZ 7 is already widely used in the world. Most popular hardware vendors are Supermicro and Dell.

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