Novell Certified SUSE Linux Enterprise for Citrix XenServer
Citrix and Novell have agreed to collaborate on Linux Virtualization platform through the virtualization compatibility program from Novell. Novell has certified Citrix Xenserver as a host platform for it SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. The partnership means that customers who want to run SUSE Linux as a guest on XenServer can do so with the assurance that they will get support from both Novell and Citrix. Both companies said the collaboration will expand the choice for customers through increase virtualization interoperability.
Through this agreement applications that are certified as Novell Ready for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server are now Citrix Ready community-verified when running in SUSE Linux guest virtual machine on XenServer. Also available for customers are the Novell assessment tools, which help to pinpoint the most cost effective approach to virtualization. One assessment tool is Novell PlatSpin Recon; it is a data center workload profiling, analysis and planning tool that combines consolidation planning with capacity management to give customers an ongoing view of their physical and virtual infrastructure. PlateSpin Recon takes the guesswork out of complex server consolidation and capacity planning initiatives and helps accelerate the move to virtualization.
According to Joe Wagner of Novell "We are providing a deeper and better integrated set of enterprise-class solutions that provide the tools to make intelligent decisions on data center virtualization, and the world-class infrastructure to run high-performance virtual environments."
"Enabling the large SUSE Linux Enterprise customer base to be certified on XenServer significantly furthers our efforts to deliver XenServer as the best and most cost-effective virtualization platform for enterprise and cloud infrastructures" Said N. Louis Shipley of Citrix Systems.
CSA (Citrix Solution Advisors) partners can expect the assessment tools within the next two months.
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