[relnotes] [Fedora Project Wiki] Update of "Docs/Beats/Virtualization" by SamFolkWilliams

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added details for virt-manager

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  = Virtualization =
  
- Virtualization in Fedora Core is based on Xen 3.0.2, and is integrated within the Fedora Core 6 installer. Refer to [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tools/Xen] for more information about Xen.
+ Virtualization in Fedora Core is based on Xen. Xen 3.0.2. It is integrated within the Fedora Core 6 installer. Refer to [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tools/Xen] for more information about Xen.
  
  == Types of Virtualization ==
  
- Under Fedora Core 6 using Xen 3.0.2, both paravirtualization and full virtualization can be implemented. Full virtualization requires a VT-capable processor. Paravirtualization does not require special hardware, but does require the guest OS to be modified. To learn more about how to configure and use Xen, refer to [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraXenQuickstartFC6].
+ Under Fedora Core 6 using Xen 3.0.2, both paravirtualization and full virtualization can be implemented. Full virtualization requires a VT-capable processor. Paravirtualization does not require special hardware, but does require the guest OS to be modified. To learn more about how to configure and use Xen, see [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraXenQuickstartFC6].
  
- == Guest Operating Systems ==
+ == Guest OSs that Can Run Under Xen 3.0.2 on Fedora Core 6 ==
  
- The Fedora development team has tested Xen with Fedora Core 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Beta1 guests. Other guests have not been tested. With paravirtualization, however, users can expect reasonable success running any Linux guest OS that was built for Xen 3.0.2. With full virtualization using VT hardware, users can expect reasonable success with a larger variety of operating systems, including some proprietary operating systems. 
+ The Fedora Core 6 development team has tested Xen with Fedora Core 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Beta1 guests. Other guests have not been tested. However, with paravirtualization users can expect reasonable success running any Linux guest OS that was built for Xen 3.0.2. With full virtualization (using VT hardware), users can expect reasonable success with a larger variety of operating systems, including some proprietary operating systems. 
  
  == Changes to the Xen Packages ==
  
- In Fedora Core 6 a single kernel supports both the host and the guest operating systems. In previous versions, there was one kernel, `kernel-xenU`, for the host or hypervisor and a separate kernel, `kernel-xen0`, for the guests. In Fedora Core 6 the `kernel-xen` package is the only kernel needed.
+ In Fedora Core 6 a single kernel supports both the host and the guest operating systems. In previous versions, there was one kernel for the host or hypervisor (kernel-xenU), and a separate kernel for the guests (kernel-xen0). In Fedora Core 6 the `kernel-xen` package is the only kernel needed.
  
- Fedora Core 6 introduces `virt-manager`, a GUI application for installing and managing virtual machines. Paravirtualized guests now support a graphical framebuffer. This means that the X window environment of the guest operating system can be accessed directly from `virt-manager`. In addition,  `virt-manager` supports the graphical installer without the need to use VNC. 
+ Introducing the `virt-manager` package.  Fedora Core 6 features `virt-manager`, a GUI application for installing and managing virtual machines. Features of `virt-manager` include:
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+  * Integrated graphical framebuffer. Both the GUI installer and the guest operating systems graphical environment can be accessed from `virt-manager` without the need for VNC.
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+  * An embedded serial console viewer. The console can now be accessed from `virt-manager` without opening a separate terminal and using `xm console`.
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+  * CPU and memory management. The vCPUs and memory of active guest operating systems can be adjusted on the fly.
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+  * Extended  RFB protocol handler. IF the guest operating system changes screen resolution, the `virt-manager` graphical console will adjust its size accordingly. 
  
  In Fedora Core 6 there are two methods to install a guest OS: via the command line using the `xenguest-install` program, or via the GUI application `virt-manager`.
  
-  [[Admonition("note","xenguest-install Script Renamed","The xenguest-install script was named xenguest-install.py in previous versions.")]]
+  [[Admonition("note","`xenguest-install` Script Renamed","The `xenguest-install` script was named `xenguest-install.py` in previous versions.")]]
  
- Xen log messages are stored under `/var/log/xen`, which separates Xen related log messages from other system messages.
+ Xen log messages are stored under `/var/log/xen`. This allows administrators to easily separate Xen related log messages from other system messages.
   
     [[Admonition("important","i386 Guest Kernels Require PAE","PAE support in the CPU is required by i386 guests. Some older computers might not have this functionality.")]]