Computer Science Seminar Series
Design and Implementation of a Virtual Machine Cluster
3:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Weir Hall, Room 235
Anthony Nocentino
PhD Student
Department of Computer and Information Science
University of Mississippi
Abstract:
Virtual Machines have given computer researchers and professionals incredible flexibility in deploying and
managing computer systems and networks. Time multiplexing of physical computers, live migration, dynamic
resource allocation and point in time data snapshots have contributed to the virtual machine.s recent surge
in popularity. The use of virtual machines allows for great leverage in the exploitation of physical
resources to accommodate diverse user communities and network design objectives.
In this presentation we describe our design and implementation of a department sized virtualization
cluster. We will discuss the design decisions and benchmarking results of major subsystems. Additionally we
will discuss any performance optimizations made