Speaker
Mr
Marcus Hardt
(Unknown)
Description
One problem in distributed computing is bringing together application developers
and resource providers to ensure that applications work well on the resources
provided. A layer of abstraction between resources and applications provides new
possibilities in designing Grid solutions.
This paper compares different virtualisation environments, among which are Xen
(developed at the University of Cambridge / UK), User-Mode-Linux (a linux community
effort) and MS Virtual Server (a commercial solution). The differences in
architecture and features will be presented. The results of our intensive
performance measurements that have been carried out on all of these virtualisation
environments will be discussed.
Furthermore use cases that highlight solutions to typical problems in distributed
computing with particular emphasis on Grid computing will be presented.
Primary author
Mr
Marcus Hardt
(Unknown)
