Sahana has been donated a dedicated server by [http://zen.co.uk Zen Internet]. This runs Xen to allow us to have a few different machines protected from each other. Dom0 is run on Ubuntu 804: * http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-8.04-server-install-xen-from-ubuntu-repositories * http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenNetworking We then have !DomUs running the same OS for: * Trac * Demo * Testing * Hackfests The Hackfest machine can be turned off between hacks to free up resources for the other systems. The hackfest machine includes a Bzr repository & an Apache/WSGI instance with Admin accessible remotely. There is a CGI available to restart Apache when-needed. The Testing machine could include a desktop accessible via VNC: * http://www.virtuatopia.com/index.php/Configuring_a_VNC_based_Graphical_Console_for_a_Xen_Paravirtualized_domainU_Guest We can also add a Windows Test environment in [http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-vmware-server-2-on-ubuntu-8.10 VMWare Server].[[BR]] (This CPU doesn't include [http://www.virtuatopia.com/index.php/Virtualizing_Windows_Server_2008_with_Xen vmx support] :/) Accessing full 6Gb RAM: http://www.howtoforge.com/make-your-xen-pae-kernel-work-with-more-than-4gb-ram-debian-etch-grub Xen Management Tools: http://www.howtoforge.com/xen_tools_xen_shell_argo Both VM technologies can be managed using [http://openqrm.com OpenQRM] in a [http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=6b7f6eb0812151112x797ee320l5e4b2ceebadfbe7e%40mail.gmail.com&forum_name=openqrm-user DomU]. Nagios plugin for Xen: http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/19490.html ---- InstallationGuidelines