Category: 4. Virtualization

To install windows OS virtually, you need to install VMware first. After installing virtualization software, you will get a window to install the new operating system. Let’s see the steps to install the windows OS on VMware workstation.

Vmware workstation software is used to do the virtualization of Operating System. For installing any Operating System virtually, you need to install VMware software. We are using VMware workstation 10. Before installing linux OS, you need to have iso image file of linux OS. Let’s see the steps to install the linux os virtually. How… Continue reading Linux OS Virutualization

With the help of OS virtualization nothing is pre-installed or permanently loaded on the local device and no-hard disk is needed. Everything runs from the network using a kind of virtual disk. This virtual disk is actually a disk image file stored on a remote server, SAN (Storage Area Network) or NAS (Non-volatile Attached Storage).… Continue reading OS Virtualization

As we know that, there has been a strong link between the physical host and the locally installed storage devices. However, that paradigm has been changing drastically, almost local storage is no longer needed. As the technology progressing, more advanced storage devices are coming to the market that provide more functionality, and obsolete the local… Continue reading Storage Virtualization

Server Virtualization is the process of dividing a physical server into several virtual servers, called virtual private servers. Each virtual private server can run independently. The concept of Server Virtualization widely used in the IT infrastructure to minimizes the costs by increasing the utilization of existing resources. Types of Server Virtualization 1. Hypervisor In the Server Virtualization, Hypervisor… Continue reading Server 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… Continue reading Software 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… Continue reading Hardware Virtualization

Data virtualization is the process of retrieve data from various resources without knowing its type and physical location where it is stored. It collects heterogeneous data from different resources and allows data users across the organization to access this data according to their work requirements. This heterogeneous data can be accessed using any application such… Continue reading Data Virtualization

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… Continue reading Virtualization in Cloud Computing