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<h1>XVM — Virtual Servers for MIT </h1>
-<p><strong>xvm.mit.edu</strong> is a virtualization service for the MIT
-community. We offer <strong>virtual machines</strong>—your own
-complete system on which you can start from our <strong>two-minute
-Debian install</strong> or install the <strong>operating system of your
-choice</strong>. The service is <strong>free</strong> to any Athena
-account holder.</p>
+<p><strong>xvm.mit.edu</strong> is a virtualization service for the
+MIT community. We offer <strong>virtual machines</strong>—your
+own complete system on which you can start from our <strong>three-minute
+Debian or Ubuntu install</strong> or install the <strong>operating
+system of your choice</strong>. The service is <strong>free</strong>
+to any Athena account holder.</p>
<p>MIT users:</p>
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<ul>
<li>Online management of virtual machines</li>
<li>A wide selection of bootable CD-ROM images and installers</li>
-<li>A two-minute Debian (Etch) image cloner</li>
+<li>An automated Debian and Ubuntu installer</li>
<li>Secure VNC console access via a Java applet</li>
<li>Secure serial console access over SSH</li>
<li>Ownership and access control through Athena lockers and groups</li>
</ul>
+<h2>XVM does not feature:</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>backups of VM disk images; images are on a RAID, but you should
+ arrange your own backups for data that is important to you.</li>
+<li>guarantees of uptime or security; we are a best-effort volunteer
+ service, though we follow security and reliability best practices
+ shared by production SIPB services.</li>
+</ul>
+
<p>The XVM code base is a <strong>free software</strong> project under
development, licensed under GPLv2+. If you're interested in using it,
we'd be happy to help you set it up in your environment. Our Subversion
projects / invirt/packages/invirt-web.git / blobdiff