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