[BlueOnyx:27145] Re: Aventurin{e} 6110R has been released

Wed Aug 7 10:38:35 -05 2024

hallo Michael

those are good news indeed! Now I can finally upgrade my five 5210R to 
5211R! This wasn't possible with my 6092R.

Although I have a little chicken/egg problem here, if I read the 
instructions correctly: 6092R → 6102R only from a 5211R server and 5210R 
→ 5211R only with an installed 6102R...

I'll try with a ticket, I guess

で⊃ Meaulnes Legler
Zurich, Switzerland
+41¦0 44 260-1660

On 07.08.24 08:25, Michael Stauber via Blueonyx wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Some of you might already know it, but since March I've been working 
> on a total overhaul of BlueOnyx's sister project:
>
> Aventurin{e}:
> =============
>
> Aventurin{e} is even two years older than BlueOnyx, as it was started 
> in 2006. From Aventurin{e} 6102R up to Aventurin{e} 6109R we used 
> OpenVZ as virtualization manager to provide Container based 
> virtualization for Linux OS's. Mostly for running BlueOnyx VPS's. But 
> other Linux distributions were also possible.
>
> With the slow and steady demise of the OpenVZ project it was time to 
> move on to something else as virtualization manager. After a lengthy 
> evaluation of the few available options and consulting with some of 
> our commercial power users we chose Incus.
>
> Incus is a split off from the LXD project and was started last year 
> after Canonical (the IP owner) decided to doctor the license terms in 
> an unfavorable fashion. The developers of LXD then forked the sources 
> and began the Incus project. It took roughly until March this year 
> until Incus had reached a stage where the kinks were ironed out and it 
> began to come together nicely.
>
> That's when the development of Aventurin{e} 6110R was initiated in 
> earnest.
>
> In the last couple of months we rolled it all up, tested it, ironed 
> out the kinks and (on our end) it is now in productive usage. Today is 
> the general release of Aventurin{e} 6110R to the public.
>
>
> How to get Aventurin{e} 6110R:
> ==============================
>
> It is no longer shipped as a separate ISO image. Instead it is 
> available as PKG via NewLinQ and can be installed onto a new or 
> existing BlueOnyx 5211R server.
>
> Detailed installation instructions can be found here:
>
> https://www.aventurin.net/index.php?page=installation-instructions
>
> Aventurin{e} 6110R is closed source as far as the GUI goes, but 
> available free of charge from the BlueOnyx shop. The free (demo) 
> version is available in the following Bundles if linked against a 
> BlueOnyx 5211R:
>
> - All Packages Bundle
> - BlueOnyx Professional Bundle
> - BlueOnyx Enterprise Bundle
> - Free Bundle
>
> The 5211R-Aventurine.pkg (once installed) will allow you to create and 
> manage a single Incus instance (Container) via the GUI. After all: 
> That is a demo version. You may use it as long as you please. That is: 
> As long as you honor the license terms.
>
>
> Commercial Aventurin{e} 6110R license:
> =======================================
>
> If you decide Aventurin{e} 6110R is to your liking and want to unlock 
> all features and ability to manage up to 1024 Incus instances? Then 
> you can purchase the Aventurin License PKG in the BlueOnyx Shop:
>
> https://shop.blueonyx.it/aventurine/aventurine-6110r.html
>
> Once you install that on top of the free version of Aventurin{e} it 
> will unlock all features.
>
>
> Included features:
> ===================
>
> - Create and manage containerized Linux instances via Incus:
>
> Lots and lots of different Linux distributions are included in 
> different versions. Including all the popular ones. And yes: Images 
> for BlueOnyx 5211R and BlueOnyx 5210R are also available (maintained 
> by us).
>
> Want to run a BlueOnyx on a BlueOnyx? Now you can! Up to 1024 in fact.
>
> - Easy Management:
>
> Aventurin{e} 6110R extends the BlueOnyx 5211R GUI with extra 
> management pages to manage the most common Incus configuration 
> options. For that it uses the Incus API, which makes the GUI fluid, 
> responsive and fast.
>
> - Backups and Snapshots:
>
> Incus provides features for backups. Both full backups and snapshots. 
> Via the Aventurin{e} GUI the creation of backups and snapshots can be 
> triggered and even scheduled to happen at specific times. And backups 
> and snapshots can also be restored via the GUI.
>
> - Instance and Network security:
>
> Under OpenVZ we have since 2006 enjoyed unparalleled container 
> isolation and network security. We didn't have to worry that a 
> malicious VPS client would sniff other clients network traffic or that 
> he could wreak havoc inside the network. It has taken quite a while 
> for other virtualization engines to catch up to that and we feel that 
> LXC and Incus are finally there, too. The Aventurin{e} GUI makes sure 
> that Container instances are by default configured with all the 
> options to make them as secure as possible. You *can* relax that (at 
> your own risk!), but we wouldn't recommend it.
>
>
> Migration path:
> ================
>
> Yes: You can migrate from a physical or virtualized server into an 
> Incus instance. The documentation of that procedure will be made 
> available on www.aventurin.net in the following days. The basic 
> procedure is outlined in the Incus documentation:
>
> https://linuxcontainers.org/incus/docs/main/howto/import_machines_to_instances/#import-machines-to-instances 
>
>
> But we will provide a more custom tailored and hands-on documentation 
> for this in the following days.
>
> However: If you are an existing Aventurin{e} 6109R user it might be 
> more practical to fire up a new 5211R instance on a 6110R and then use 
> Easy-Migrate to get all the benefits that BlueOnyx 5211R offers. 5211R 
> has much more life left in it than 5210R and code wise 5210R is still 
> burdened with provisions for OpenVZ 7, which are absent in 5211R. So 
> 5211R does indeed run a bit better inside Incus than 5210R.
>
> BlueOnyx 5209R (it is EOL anyway) cannot be run on Aventurin{e} 6110R, 
> as Incus uses CGroupsV2 and OS's as old as CentOS 7 only support 
> CGroupsV1. So that is another candidate that needs to be migrated with 
> Easy-Migrate.
>
>
> More information:
> ==================
>
> More information and plenty of screen shots are available on the 
> Aventurin{e} Webpage: https://www.aventurin.net/
>
> Existing Aventurin{e} users can get a 35% discount on new Aventurin{e} 
> 6110R licenses.
>
> If you have any questions, feel free to ask and we hope you enjoy our 
> latest addition to the available software pool.
>