Pace IT - Basic Client-Side Virtualization

The basics of client side virtualization.

Instructor, PACE-IT Program – Edmonds Community College

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Education

M.B.A., IT Management, Western Governor’s University

B.S., IT Security, Western Governor’s University

Entrepreneur, executive leader, and proven manger

with 10+ years of experience turning complex issues

into efficient and effective solutions.

Strengths include developing and mentoring diverse

workforces, improving processes, analyzing

business needs and creating the solutions

required— with a focus on technology.

– The purpose of virtual machines.

– The hypervisor.

– Requirements for virtualization.

PACE-IT.

The main purpose of a virtual machine (VM) is to run a virtual PC from within a physical PC.

The host system sets up and manages the VM. The

VM can run almost any OS (depending on the

hypervisor). The VM can be sandboxed (completely

isolated) or share in the available network

resources. VMs are very versatile and are becoming

more and more common each day.


Learning.

Test a new operating

system (OS).

A new OS can be tested in a virtual

environment before making the

commitment to install it on many

systems.

Testing.

Try out a new security,

applications or patches.

VMs can be used to test applications

or patches for problems before they

are installed on a production machine.

Legacy applications.

Not all applications will

function on today’s OSs.

Some applications require legacy

operating systems to function

correctly. VMs can accommodate

this on current hardware and

operating systems.


– The VM manager.» Software that runs on top of the host hardware.

» Allocates resources to the VM.

» Controls access to other resources (like the network).

– Windows Virtual PC.» Free download from Microsoft.

» Can access Windows XP mode.

» Can only run 32-bit guest operating systems.

– VMware Player.» Free to download.

» Can run both 32-bit and 64-bit guest operating systems.

– VirtualBox.» Free to download.

» Can run both 32-bit and 64-bit guest operating systems.


– VM shares the physical resources of the

host machine» Processor and RAM are the key to a good VM experience.

– Resource requirements.» Processor: VMs can be processor intensive. A fast multi-core

processor that is capable of hardware assisted virtualization is

a must.

» RAM: each VM shares the RAM of the host; enough RAM must

be present to fulfill the needs of the host and each VM.

» Disk: VM files can grow large, especially as applications are

added; there must be enough disk space for the all the required

files.

» Security: when running a VM to test a virus, proper security

must be in place to ensure that the VM remains isolated from

the host.

» Network: the VM will share the bandwidth of the host system’s

network interface card (NIC). A high throughput NIC or multiple

NICs might be necessary.



The purpose of virtual machines is to run virtual PCs within a physical host.

They can be used for learning, testing, running legacy applications, and

increasing resource utilization.

Topic

The purpose of virtual

machines.

Summary

The hypervisor is the VM manager. It is the software that manages the

resource allocations for the VMs. There are many to choose from, Windows

Virtual PC, VMWare Player, and VirtualBox are all free for non-commercial

use.

The hypervisor.

As the VM shares the physical resources of the host system, some

requirements are more important than others. A powerful processor capable

of hardware assisted virtualization and as much RAM as possible are the

important key factors.

Requirements for

virtualization.

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