Presented by John Marian, Andrew Buhr, and Alvin Chen
Dividing a physical server into multiple isolated virtual servers by means of software Image Courtesy of VMWare.com
Desktop Virtualization: Requires host operating system Not built for server-grade reliability Server Virtualization: Production grade reliability May not require host operating system
Server Consolidation Less Physical Equipment Reduced Costs Efficiency and Utilization Enhancements through Common Drivers Security Improved reliability
Expanding Hardware Capabilities Efficient sharing of processing resources Clustering Ease of Management OS dependencies Hardware requirements can be virtualized
Experimentation Testing new software or other configurations before implementation Sandboxes Honeypots
Microsoft Virtual Server Free… Requires Windows 2003 Platform Runs on x86 32 and 64 bit VMWare ESX Server Does not require host operating system (bare metal) Runs on x86 32 and 64 bit Integrates with VMWare infrastructure products Xen Requires host operating system NetBSD, Linux, Solaris GPL software Runs on x86, PowerPC, and IA-64
Deployment into network virtualization Complexity of licenses Deterrent for some businesses Microsoft’s position Future trends of consolidation and centralization New server products (Server 2008) are being built around virtualization
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