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5 | Intro |
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8 | <h1>XVM — Virtual Servers for MIT </h1> |
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10 | <p><strong>xvm.mit.edu</strong> is a virtualization service for the |
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11 | MIT community. We offer <strong>virtual machines</strong>—your |
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12 | own complete system on which you can start from our <strong>three-minute |
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13 | Debian or Ubuntu install</strong> or install the <strong>operating |
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14 | system of your choice</strong>. The service is <strong>free</strong> |
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15 | to any Athena account holder.</p> |
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16 | |
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17 | <p>MIT users:</p> |
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18 | <blockquote><big><a |
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19 | href="https://${config.web.hostname}/"><strong><font color="green">→</font> Log in to XVM now</strong> |
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20 | </a></big></blockquote> |
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21 | <p>You'll need an <a href="http://ca.mit.edu/">MIT personal |
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22 | certificate</a>.</p> |
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23 | <blockquote><big><a |
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24 | href="https://${config.web.hostname}:442/"><strong><font color="green">→</font> Log in to XVM using Kerberos Tickets</strong> |
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25 | </a></big></blockquote> |
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26 | |
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27 | <h2>XVM features:</h2> |
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28 | <ul> |
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29 | <li>Online management of virtual machines</li> |
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30 | <li>A wide selection of bootable CD-ROM images and installers</li> |
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31 | <li>An automated Debian and Ubuntu installer</li> |
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32 | <li>Secure VNC console access via a Java applet</li> |
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33 | <li>Secure serial console access over SSH</li> |
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34 | <li>Ownership and access control through Athena lockers and groups</li> |
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35 | </ul> |
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36 | |
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37 | <h2>XVM does not feature:</h2> |
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38 | <ul> |
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39 | <li>backups of VM disk images; images are on a RAID, but you should |
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40 | arrange your own backups for data that is important to you.</li> |
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41 | <li>guarantees of uptime or security; we are a best-effort volunteer |
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42 | service, though we follow security and reliability best practices |
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43 | shared by production SIPB services.</li> |
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44 | </ul> |
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45 | |
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46 | <p>The XVM code base is a <strong>free software</strong> project under |
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47 | development, licensed under GPLv2+. If you're interested in using it, |
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48 | we'd be happy to help you set it up in your environment. Our Subversion |
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49 | repository is</p> <blockquote><a |
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50 | href="https://xvm.mit.edu:1111/">https://xvm.mit.edu:1111/</a></blockquote> |
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51 | |
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52 | <p>xvm.mit.edu is provided by <a href="http://sipb.mit.edu/">SIPB</a>, |
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53 | the student computing group at MIT, with generous funding from <a |
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54 | href="http://web.mit.edu/ist/">IS&T</a>. Like all SIPB projects, we |
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55 | are independently run by our own team of volunteers, and we welcome new |
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56 | contributors.</p> |
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57 | |
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58 | <p>Questions and feedback welcome at <a |
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59 | href="mailto:xvm@mit.edu">xvm@mit.edu</a>.</p> |
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