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Server Virtualization

Last Updated : 28 Nov, 2022



Server Virtualization is most important part of Cloud


Computing. So, Talking about Cloud Computing, it is composed of
two words, cloud and computing. Cloud means Internet and
computing means to solve problems with help of computers.
Computing is related to CPU & RAM in digital world. Now Consider
situation, You are using Mac OS on your machine but particular
application for your project can be operated only on Windows. You
can either buy new machine running windows or create virtual
environment in which windows can be installed and used. Second
option is better because of less cost and easy implementation.
This scenario is called Virtualization. In it, virtual CPU, RAM, NIC
and other resources are provided to OS which it needed to run.
This resources is virtually provided and controlled by an
application called Hypervisor. The new OS running on virtual
hardware resources is collectively called Virtual Machine (VM).

Figure – Virtualization on local machine


Now migrate this concept to data centers where lot of servers
(machines with fast CPU, large RAM and enormous storage) are
available. Enterprise owning data centre provide resources
requested by customers as per their need. Data centers have all
resources and on user request, particular amount of CPU, RAM,
NIC and storage with preferred OS is provided to users. This
concept of virtualization in which services are requested and
provided over Internet is called Server Virtualization.
Figure – Server Virtualization
To implement Server Virtualization, hypervisor is installed on
server which manages and allocates host hardware requirements
to each virtual machine. This hypervisor sits over server hardware
and regulates resources of each VM. A user can increase or
decrease resources or can delete entire VM as per his/her need.
This servers with VM created on them is called server
virtualization and concept of controlling this VM by users through
internet is called Cloud Computing.
Advantages of Server Virtualization:
 Each server in server virtualization can be restarted separately
without affecting the operation of other virtual servers.
 Server virtualization lowers the cost of hardware by dividing a
single server into several virtual private servers.
 One of the major benefits of server virtualization is disaster
recovery. In server virtualization, data may be stored and
retrieved from any location and moved rapidly and simply from
one server to another.
 It enables users to keep their private information in the data
centers.
Disadvantages of Server Virtualization:
 The major drawback of server virtualization is that all websites
that are hosted by the server will cease to exist if the server
goes offline.
 The effectiveness of virtualized environments cannot be
measured.
 It consumes a significant amount of RAM.
 Setting it up and keeping it up are challenging.
 Virtualization is not supported for many essential databases
and apps.

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