DocumentCode :
3531529
Title :
Applying Virtualization and System Management in a Cluster to Implement an Automated Emulation Testbed for Grid Applications
Author :
Calheiros, Rodrigo N. ; Storch, Mauro ; Alexandre, Everton ; De Rose, César A F ; Breda, Marcus
Author_Institution :
Pontificial Catholic Univ. of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre
fYear :
2008
fDate :
Oct. 29 2008-Nov. 1 2008
Firstpage :
97
Lastpage :
104
Abstract :
Although grid systems have evolved in such a way that they are largely used both in industry and academy, techniques to test and evaluate them, such as simulation and emulation, have limitations on both their applicability and their reliability. We are investigating the utilization of paravirtualization techniques merged with systems management tools to build an automated emulation framework for grid experiments. This framework accesses standard network resources to manage communication among virtual nodes, allowing virtual machines to behave like a real grid environment. The development of this framework involves the mapping of virtual machines to physical hosts, automatic deployment and management of virtual machines, automatic configuration of virtual network and experiment control. In this paper, we address these issues and present results demonstrating the feasibility and advantages of our approach.
Keywords :
grid computing; software reliability; virtual machines; virtual reality; automated emulation testbed; grid systems; paravirtualization; reliability; system management; virtual machines; Application virtualization; Automatic control; Automatic testing; Communication standards; Emulation; Environmental management; Resource management; System testing; Telecommunication network reliability; Virtual machining; Cluster; Emulation; Grid; System Management; Virtualization;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Computer Architecture and High Performance Computing, 2008. SBAC-PAD '08. 20th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Campo Grande, MS
ISSN :
1550-6533
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3423-7
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/SBAC-PAD.2008.12
Filename :
4685733
Link To Document :
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