Open source firm Red Hat said that it is integrating its server and desktop virtualisation portfolio with the general availability of Enterprise Virtualisation 2.2.
The company said that the new release includes scalability capabilities, migration tools and features to expand the performance and security of Enterprise Virtualisation for Desktops. It is capable of hosting and managing both Microsoft Windows and Linux virtual machines and provides a single infrastructure from which customers can manage their server and desktop virtualisation deployments.
In addition, the 2.2 version allows customers to deploy Hosted Virtual Desktop (HVD) configurations and provides a web-based connection broker that allows end users to access their hosted virtual desktops, coupled with the open source SPICE remote rendering technology. It supports Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 7 and Enterprise Linux Desktop and includes features, such as templating, thin provisioning and desktop pooling.
According to Red Hat, the new 2.2 release also supports guests with up to 16 virtual CPUs and 256 gigabytes of memory per virtual machine. It also provides new virtual machine conversion capabilities through a V2V tool designed to automate the conversion of VMware or Xen virtual machines for use within Enterprise Virtualisation.
In addition, the new version also includes the ability to import and export virtual machine images and templates with the Open Virtualisation Format (OVF).
Navin Thadani, senior director of virtualisation business at Red Hat, said:"Already experiencing traction with server and cloud deployments, the solution expands its reach today with the delivery of our desktop virtualisation management capabilities to help more customers to break down the barriers to virtualisation adoption."
