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[2692]1<%page expression_filter="h"/>
2<%inherit file="skeleton.mako" />
[510]3
[2692]4<%def name="title()">
[510]5Intro
[2692]6</%def>
[510]7
8<h1>XVM &mdash; Virtual Servers for MIT </h1>
9
[1652]10<p><strong>xvm.mit.edu</strong> is a virtualization service for the
11MIT community.  We offer <strong>virtual machines</strong>&mdash;your
[1683]12own complete system on which you can start from our <strong>three-minute
[1652]13Debian or Ubuntu install</strong> or install the <strong>operating
14system of your choice</strong>.  The service is <strong>free</strong>
15to any Athena account holder.</p>
[2814]16
17%if os.path.exists("/etc/invirt/message"):
[2812]18<div class="result">
[2814]19<p class="error">${open('/etc/invirt/message').read()}</p>
[2812]20</div>
[2810]21%endif
[510]22
[608]23<p>MIT users:</p>
24<blockquote><big><a
[2808]25href="https://${config.web.hostname}/"><strong><font color="green">&rarr;</font> Log in to XVM using MIT certificates</strong>
[608]26</a></big></blockquote>
[2807]27<blockquote><big><a
28href="https://${config.web.hostname}:442/"><strong><font color="green">&rarr;</font> Log in to XVM using Kerberos Tickets</strong>
29</a></big></blockquote>
[510]30
[2808]31<p>To use MIT certificates you'll need an <a href="http://ca.mit.edu/">MIT personal
32certificate</a>.</p>
33
[608]34<h2>XVM features:</h2>
35<ul>
36<li>Online management of virtual machines</li>
37<li>A wide selection of bootable CD-ROM images and installers</li>
[1652]38<li>An automated Debian and Ubuntu installer</li>
[608]39<li>Secure VNC console access via a Java applet</li>
40<li>Secure serial console access over SSH</li>
41<li>Ownership and access control through Athena lockers and groups</li>
42</ul>
[514]43
[1661]44<h2>XVM does not feature:</h2>
45<ul>
46<li>backups of VM disk images; images are on a RAID, but you should
47    arrange your own backups for data that is important to you.</li>
48<li>guarantees of uptime or security; we are a best-effort volunteer
49    service, though we follow security and reliability best practices
50    shared by production SIPB services.</li>
51</ul>
52
[608]53<p>The XVM code base is a <strong>free software</strong> project under
54development, licensed under GPLv2+. If you're interested in using it,
55we'd be happy to help you set it up in your environment. Our Subversion
56repository is</p> <blockquote><a
57href="https://xvm.mit.edu:1111/">https://xvm.mit.edu:1111/</a></blockquote>
58
[510]59<p>xvm.mit.edu is provided by <a href="http://sipb.mit.edu/">SIPB</a>,
[608]60the student computing group at MIT, with generous funding from <a
61href="http://web.mit.edu/ist/">IS&amp;T</a>.  Like all SIPB projects, we
62are independently run by our own team of volunteers, and we welcome new
63contributors.</p>
[510]64
[608]65<p>Questions and feedback welcome at <a
66href="mailto:xvm@mit.edu">xvm@mit.edu</a>.</p>
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