Re: Web based front end

[David Isaac Wolinsky <davidiw@ufl.edu>]

Thanks Tom for the info, I had remembered twisted being removed but 
hadn't realized that XenSV had been since updated.  A couple questions 
though...

    Why not decouple the interface from Apache (as to require only 
python be installed)?  I am not sure of the performance advantage, but 
it should reduce the memory requirements for dom0, allow for a slightly 
smaller disk (negligible), and make installation easier.

    Similarly have you looked into writing XenSV in C?

    Finally, is there any distributed computing tools for Xen, ie, a 
controller software?  This is where my interest really lies, as I am 
working for a group that could use a tool like this and am also looking 
for a way to get involved.

I haven't had an oppurtunity yet to install apache, but will be doing so 
soon enough.

Regards,
David

Tom Wilkie wrote:

> Dear David
>
> The web based front end, XenSV, is still alive and kicking in the  
> latest unstable.  I did some work on it a few weeks ago, removed its  
> dependancy on twisted, and made it run using mod_python, and apache.   
> I'm planing on doing some more work on it in the coming weeks, and  
> doing a howto for installation.
>
> SV works by calling into the XendClient.py file, the same file xm  
> uses to communicate with Xend.  Its is written entirely in python,  
> which probably isn't the best choice for a web app, but makes it  
> easier to interface with xend.
>
> Cheers
>
> Tom
>
> On 4 Sep 2005, at 06:38, David Isaac Wolinsky wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I was curious if there is a web based front end (or one in the  
>> works) for xen-unstable.  Last I checked, the built-in one for 2.x  
>> was being tossed out.  Secondly assuming that there isn't one,  would 
>> the preferred language be python?  Finally, would it be  better to be 
>> a front end for xm or would it be better to more  tightly integrate 
>> it (or of course the mix)?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> David
>>
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