Virtualization plays a major role in cloud computing by providing virtual storage and computing services. It allows a single physical server to be divided into multiple virtual servers. There are four main types of virtualization - hardware, operating system, server, and storage virtualization. Hardware virtualization abstracts physical hardware using a hypervisor to run multiple operating systems. This improves resource utilization, lowers costs through server consolidation, increases uptime, and provides flexibility.
Virtualization plays a major role in cloud computing by providing virtual storage and computing services. It allows a single physical server to be divided into multiple virtual servers. There are four main types of virtualization - hardware, operating system, server, and storage virtualization. Hardware virtualization abstracts physical hardware using a hypervisor to run multiple operating systems. This improves resource utilization, lowers costs through server consolidation, increases uptime, and provides flexibility.
Virtualization plays a major role in cloud computing by providing virtual storage and computing services. It allows a single physical server to be divided into multiple virtual servers. There are four main types of virtualization - hardware, operating system, server, and storage virtualization. Hardware virtualization abstracts physical hardware using a hypervisor to run multiple operating systems. This improves resource utilization, lowers costs through server consolidation, increases uptime, and provides flexibility.
Virtualization plays a major role in cloud computing by providing virtual storage and computing services. It allows a single physical server to be divided into multiple virtual servers. There are four main types of virtualization - hardware, operating system, server, and storage virtualization. Hardware virtualization abstracts physical hardware using a hypervisor to run multiple operating systems. This improves resource utilization, lowers costs through server consolidation, increases uptime, and provides flexibility.
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VIRTUALIZATION IN CLOUD COMPUTING
1.INTRODUCTION
Cloud computing is one of the most useful technology that is
been widely used all over the world. It generally provides on demandIT services and products. Virtualization plays a major role in cloudcomputing as it provides a virtual storage and computing services tothe cloud clients which is only possible through virtualization. Cloud computing is a new business computing paradigm that is based on the concepts of virtualization, multi-tenancy, and shared infrastructure. This paper discusses about cloud computing, how virtualization is done in cloud computing, virtualization basic architecture, its advantages
next>><<prev Virtualization in Cloud Computing Virtualization is the "creation of a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, such as a server, a desktop, a storage device, an operating system or network resources".
In other words, Virtualization is a technique, which allows to share a single
physical instance of a resource or an application among multiple customers and organizations. It does by assigning a logical name to a physical storage and providing a pointer to that physical resource when demanded. Types of Virtualization:
Hardware Virtualization.
Operating system Virtualization.
Server Virtualization.
Storage Virtualization.
1) Hardware Virtualization:
When the virtual machine software or virtual machine manager (VMM) is directly installed on the hardware system is known as hardware virtualization.
The main job of hypervisor is to control and monitoring the processor, memory and other hardware resources.
After virtualization of hardware system we can install different operating system
on it and run different applications on those OS.
Usage:
Hardware virtualization is mainly done for the server platforms, because
controlling virtual machines is much easier than controlling a physical server.
2) Operating System Virtualization:
When the virtual machine software or virtual machine manager (VMM) is
installed on the Host operating system instead of directly on the hardware system is known as operating system virtualization. Usage:
Operating System Virtualization is mainly used for testing the applications on
different platforms of OS.
3) Server Virtualization:
When the virtual machine software or virtual machine manager (VMM) is directly installed on the Server system is known as server virtualization.
Usage:
Server virtualization is done because a single physical server can be divided into multiple servers on the demand basis and for balancing the load.
4) Storage Virtualization:
Storage virtualization is the process of grouping the physical storage from
multiple network storage devices so that it looks like a single storage device.
Storage virtualization is also implemented by using software applications.
Usage:
Storage virtualization is mainly done for back-up and recovery purposes.
Types of Virtualization: 1. Hardware Virtualization. 2. Operating system Virtualization. 3. Server Virtualization. 4. Storage Virtualization.
1) Hardware Virtualization:
When the virtual machine software or virtual machine manager (VMM) is
directly installed on the hardware system is known as hardware virtualization.
The main job of hypervisor is to control and monitoring the processor,
memory and other hardware resources.
After virtualization of hardware system we can install different operating
system on it and run different applications on those OS.
Usage:
Hardware virtualization is mainly done for the server platforms, because
controlling virtual machines is much easier than controlling a physical server.
2) Operating System Virtualization:
When the virtual machine software or virtual machine manager (VMM) is
installed on the Host operating system instead of directly on the hardware system is known as operating system virtualization.
Usage:
Operating System Virtualization is mainly used for testing the applications
on different platforms of OS. 3) Server Virtualization:
When the virtual machine software or virtual machine manager (VMM) is
directly installed on the Server system is known as server virtualization.
Usage:
Server virtualization is done because a single physical server can be
divided into multiple servers on the demand basis and for balancing the load.
4) Storage Virtualization:
Storage virtualization is the process of grouping the physical storage from
multiple network storage devices so that it looks like a single storage device.
Storage virtualization is also implemented by using software applications.
Usage:
storage virtualization is mainly done for back up and recovery purposes
Hardware Virtualization Previously, there was "one to one relationship" between physical servers and operating system. Low capacity of CPU, memory, and networking requirements were available. So, by using this model, the costs of doing business increased. The physical space, amount of power, and hardware required meant that costs were adding up. The hypervisor manages shared the physical resources of the hardware between the guest operating systems and host operating system. The physical resources become abstracted versions in standard formats regardless of the hardware platform. The abstracted hardware is represented as actual hardware. Then the virtualized operating system looks into these resources as they are physical entities.
Virtualization means abstraction. Hardware virtualization is accomplished
by abstracting the physical hardware layer by use of a hypervisor or VMM (Virtual Machine Monitor).
When the virtual machine software or virtual machine manager (VMM) or
hypervisor software is directly installed on the hardware system is known as hardware virtualization.
The main job of hypervisor is to control and monitoring the processor,
memory and other hardware resources.
After virtualization of hardware system we can install different operating
system on it and run different applications on those OS.
Usage of Hardware Virtualization
Hardware virtualization is mainly done for the server platforms, because controlling virtual machines is much easier than controlling a physical server.
Advantages of Hardware Virtualization
The main benefits of hardware virtualization are more efficient resource utilization, lower overall costs as well as increased uptime and IT flexibility.
1) More Efficient Resource Utilization :
Physical resources can be shared among virtual machines. Although the
unused resources can be allocated to a virtual machine and that can be used by other virtual machines if the need exists. 2) Lower Overall Costs Because Of Server Consolidation:
Now it is possible for multiple operating systems can co-exist on a single
hardware platform, so that the number of servers, rack space, and power consumption drops significantly.
3) Increased Uptime Because Of Advanced Hardware
Virtualization Features:
The modern hypervisors provide highly orchestrated operations that
maximize the abstraction of the hardware and help to ensure the maximum uptime. These functions help to migrate a running virtual machine from one host to another dynamically, as well as maintain a running copy of virtual machine on another physical host in case the primary host fails.
4) Increased IT Flexibility:
Hardware virtualization helps for quick deployment of server resources in a
managed and consistent ways. That results in IT being able to adapt quickly and provide the business with resources needed in good time.
Software Virtualization Managing applications and distribution becomes a typical task for IT departments. Installation mechanism differs from application to application. Some programs require certain helper applications or frameworks and these applications may have conflict with existing applications.
Software virtualization is just like a virtualization but able to abstract
the software installation procedure and create virtual software installations. Virtualized software is an application that will be "installed" into its own self-contained unit.
Example of software virtualization is VMware software, virtual box etc. In
the next pages, we are going to see how to install linux OS and windows OS on VMware application.
Advantages of Software Virtualization
1) Client Deployments Become Easier:
Copying a file to a workstation or linking a file in a network then we can
easily install virtual software.
2) Easy to manage:
To manage updates becomes a simpler task. You need to update at one
place and deploy the updated virtual application to the all clients.
3) Software Migration:
Without software virtualization, moving from one software platform to
another platform takes much time for deploying and impact on end user systems. With the help of virtualized software environment the migration becomes easier. REFERENCES
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