A case for grid computing on virtual machines

Renato J. Figueiredo; Peter A Dinda; José A.B. Fortes

A case for grid computing on virtual machines

Renato J. Figueiredo^*, Peter A Dinda, José A.B. Fortes

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Abstract

We advocate a novel approach to grid computing that is based on a combination of "classic" operating system level virtual machines (VMs) and middleware mechanisms to manage VMs in a distributed environment. The abstraction is that of dynamically instantiated and mobile VMs that are a combination of traditional OS processes (the VM monitors) and files (the VM state). We give qualitative arguments that justify our approach in terms of security, isolation, customization, legacy support and resource control, and we show quantitative results that demonstrate the feasibility of our approach from a performance perspective. Finally, we describe the middleware challenges implied by the approach and an architecture for grid computing using virtual machines.

Original language	English (US)
Pages	550-559
Number of pages	10
State	Published - 2003
Event	23th IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems - Providence, RI, United States Duration: May 19 2003 → May 22 2003

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Other	23th IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems
Country/Territory	United States
City	Providence, RI
Period	5/19/03 → 5/22/03

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Software
Hardware and Architecture
Computer Networks and Communications

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