VOD-3486
Divide HDD into multiple partitions
Only one app runs at a time
Apps can’t communicate with each other
How do you provide groups of users access to a common app but keep them
separated?
-----Multiple, physical machines running the same app
-----Different access credentials
-----Network security implemented with ACLs & firewalls
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Challenges with monitoring geographically disparate resources
Delays in procuring hardware
Challenges in finding physical locations to house equipment
Challenges in determining power and HVAC budgets
Each virtual machine only “sees” the amount of CPU, RAM and HDD space that has
been allocated to that VM. The Hypervisor coordinates the sharing of requests for the
physical CPU among all the VMs.
Xen is an open-source hypervisor.
● VMware’s ESXi is an example of a Type-1 Hypervisor
Virtual box by Oracle is software that you would install on top of your existing OS
(such as Windows or Microsoft OSX) and from within VirtualBox you can create
virtual machines.
Virtual switches are a concept typically implemented with Type-1 Hypervisors. A
topology with multiple VMs that utilize a Type-2 Hypervisor (such as VirtualBox) can
still have VMs interconnected internally…but a virtual switch would not be used for
that purpose. Instead you would create point-to-point network connections between
VMs by modifying their vnic settings. See this link for an example of this:
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Each virtual machine Guest OS will typically tell you what the maximum quantity of
vnics that are supported.
When allocating static IP addresses to VMs ensure you don’t accidentally overlap IP
addresses.
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If a host fails and High Availability has been configured in a Host Cluster, will the
static address you configured on the VM (on the failed host) be appropriate for the
location of the new Host?
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DHCP can be an option for VMs. In this case, the DHCP Server could be located on
a real, physical network segment connected to the Host, or a VM could serve as a
DHCP Server for other VMs.
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VMs can be configured with static, configured MAC addresses or addresses
dynamically derived by the Host OS. If a VM has a pre-configured MAC will there be
an issue if the host fails, the VM automatically spins-up on another host, but features
like DHCP Snooping or Port Security are configured on your physical switches?
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Remember that all VMs ultimately share the bandwidth of the physical NIC uplinks on
the Host. While a single VM might believe it has access to a 100Mbps FastEthernet
NIC, that VM might be sharing the physical bandwidth with dozens of other VMs.
● The image shown is a screenshot of a product from Solar Winds called
“Virtualization Manager”
