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Un d er sta n d w h y vir tu al iza ti on

V i r t u a l i z a t i o n

S u n a n d A M D S p e c i a l E d i t i o n

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Virtualization

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Bernard Golden and Clark Scheffy

Virtualization For Dummies , Sun and AMD Special Edition

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Introduction

V irtualization is the latest in a long line of technical inno-

At its simplest level, virtualization allows you, virtually and

cost-effectively, to have two or more computers, running two

or more completely different environments, on one piece of

hardware. For example, with virtualization, you can have both

a Linux machine and a Windows machine on one system.

Alternatively, you could host a Windows 95 desktop and a

Windows XP desktop on one workstation.

In slightly more technical terms, virtualization essentially

decouples users and applications from the specific hardware

characteristics of the systems they use to perform computa-

tional tasks. This technology promises to usher in an entirely

new wave of hardware and software innovation. For example,

and among other benefits, virtualization is designed to sim-

plify system upgrades (and in some cases may eliminate the

need for such upgrades), by allowing users to capture the

state of a virtual machine (VM), and then transport that state

in its entirety from an old to a new host system.

Virtualization is also designed to enable a generation of more

energy-efficient computing. Processor, memory, and storage

resources that today must be delivered in fixed amounts

determined by real hardware system configurations will be

delivered with finer granularity via dynamically tuned VMs.

About This Book

Virtualization For Dummies, Sun and AMD Special Edition

explains how virtualization works and how it can benefit your

organization. The book covers the kinds of issues virtualiza-

tion can address and how it addresses them.

vations designed to increase the level of system abstrac-

tion and enable IT users to harness ever-increasing levels of

computer performance.

Virtualization For Dummies, Sun and AMD Special Edition

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