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

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  Virtualization in Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] supports both Xen and KVM virtualization platforms. The {{{libvirt}}} API and its corresponding tools, {{{virt-manager}}} and {{{virsh}}}, have been updated to support both KVM and Xen. Users can choose which virtualization platform to install, and use the same tools without regard to that choice. 
  
- Xen in Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] is based on version 3.0.4.
+ Xen in Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] is based on version 3.1.0.
  
  KVM in Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] is based on version 19-1.
  
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   * The applications {{{virt-manager}}} and {{{virsh}}} can now work with inactive domains. Previously, only {{{xm}}} could handle inactive domains.
   * The mouse cursor problems with the virtual frame buffer have been fixed, for a better user experience in GUI modes.
   * Miscellaneous other small improvements and fixes have been made.
+  * 32-bit paravirtualized guests can run on a 64-bit hypervisor.
+  * Fully virtualized guests support save/restore/migration
+  * When migrating guests, the guest config will be saved on the destinaton host.
+  * The Xen network-bridge script does not use the 'netloop' kernel module anymore. The default bridge device is now called 'eth0' instead of 'xenbr0'; The physical device is still renamed to 'peth0'
+  * virt-manager provides a virtual networks enabling NAT for guests on laptops, instead of Xen network-bridge script
+  * virt-manager is translated into more languages
+  * virt-manager can add/remove  disks & network interfaces to existing guests
+  * virt-manager provides progress feedback when downloading images, creating disks & starting guests
  




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