Abstract

This paper presents the concept of virtual machines in a Linux environment and structure of the virtual machine. The role of virtualization in grid computing is explained. It is shown how virtualization can be used to develop a grid site. The paper describes the implemented grid site at the Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Pristina. Also, it was shown how to use virtualization for achieving higher utilization of the available resources.

Keywords:
Virtualization Computer science Virtual machine Grid computing Full virtualization Operating system Grid Application virtualization Data virtualization Hardware virtualization Distributed computing Cloud computing

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Topics

Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
Physical Sciences →  Computer Science →  Computer Networks and Communications
Cloud Computing and Resource Management
Physical Sciences →  Computer Science →  Information Systems
Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques
Physical Sciences →  Computer Science →  Hardware and Architecture
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