Geospatial Virtual Appliance MAPSNACK presentation at FOSS4G 2006 Sept, Laussane Stanislav Sumbera

Appliances kitchen appliance : toaster hardware appliances: firewalls xDSL modems pre-installed servers bots software appliances Live CD software suites

kitchen appliance : toaster

hardware appliances:

firewalls

xDSL modems

pre-installed servers

bots

software appliances

Live CD

software suites

Appliances Network appliance - a specialized device for use on a network. Software appliance - combines a software application and system that readily installs on hardware. Virtual appliance – software appliance without installation

Network appliance - a specialized device for use on a network.

Software appliance - combines a software application and system that readily installs on hardware.

Virtual appliance – software appliance without installation

What is virtualization software or hardware supported layer which can partition hardware to multiple running context not emulation (but sometimes is used) illusion for operating systems: OS thinks he owns hardware at all while other OS can run simultaneously

software or hardware supported layer which can partition hardware to multiple running context

not emulation (but sometimes is used)

illusion for operating systems: OS thinks he owns hardware at all while other OS can run simultaneously

Virtual Machine A virtual machine is like a server, but instead of electronics, it is software. Benefits: Are hardware independent Can access all physical host hardware resources Are saved as files and can be provisioned and moved quickly Are completely isolated and secure Can run simultaneously and safely on the same physical server Are portable Source http://www.vmware.com/appliances/

A virtual machine is like a server, but instead of electronics, it is software.

Benefits:

Are hardware independent

Can access all physical host hardware resources

Are saved as files and can be provisioned and moved quickly

Are completely isolated and secure

Can run simultaneously and safely on the same physical server

Are portable

Virtual Appliance A virtual appliance is a fully pre-installed and pre-configured application and operating system environment that runs on any standard x86 desktop or server in a self-contained, isolated environment known as a virtual machine. revolutionizing the software distribution paradigm. combines the simple deployment of software with the benefits of a pre-configured device Source http://www.vmware.com/appliances/

A virtual appliance is a fully pre-installed and pre-configured application and operating system environment that runs on any standard x86 desktop or server in a self-contained, isolated environment known as a virtual machine.

revolutionizing the software distribution paradigm.

combines the simple deployment of software with the benefits of a pre-configured device

Virtual Appliance Benefits Get new services up and running immediately Simple backup, restore, and disaster recovery Virtual appliances scale all the way from demos to production in HA environments Virtual appliances can leverage diverse hardware platforms Cost Savings Source http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/overview.html

Benefits

Get new services up and running immediately

Simple backup, restore, and disaster recovery

Virtual appliances scale all the way from demos to production in HA environments

Virtual appliances can leverage diverse hardware platforms

Cost Savings

Virtual Appliance Benefits of Virtual Appliance summary Source http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/overview.html

Benefits of Virtual Appliance summary

Geospatial Virtual Appliance apply virtualization to geospatial deployment and distribution apply virtualization to geospatial education uses side by side (simultaneous) Linux solution on Windows apply SaaS and SOA approach remove ASP disadvantages leverage virtualization revolution

apply virtualization to geospatial deployment and distribution

apply virtualization to geospatial education

uses side by side (simultaneous) Linux solution on Windows

apply SaaS and SOA approach

remove ASP disadvantages

leverage virtualization revolution

Geospatial appliances Geospatial Appliances Google, EOGEO, (using open source) TeleAtlas/GEAR (new on 2007, using ESRI) hardware affinity Geospatial Virtual Appliance MapSnack 1 st geospatial virtual appliance virtualization affinity to VMWare (future release should support other virtualization platforms)

Geospatial Appliances

Google, EOGEO, (using open source)

TeleAtlas/GEAR (new on 2007, using ESRI)

hardware affinity

Geospatial Virtual Appliance

MapSnack

1 st geospatial virtual appliance

virtualization affinity to VMWare (future release should support other virtualization platforms)

Virtual Appliances pros: complete standard system snapshots to return back state easy to move (VMotion) easy to extend proved to work in productive enterprise solution strong commercial support (VMWare , Microsoft, etc) cons: not running as native (slight overhead in virtualization) virtualization layer needed duplication of OS + app stack of fundamental services special hardware would need support from virtualization layer

pros:

complete standard system

snapshots to return back state

easy to move (VMotion)

easy to extend

proved to work in productive enterprise solution

strong commercial support (VMWare , Microsoft, etc)

cons:

not running as native (slight overhead in virtualization)

virtualization layer needed

duplication of OS + app stack of fundamental services

special hardware would need support from virtualization layer

future hybrid appliances which runs on native as well on various virtualized platforms (Xen, VirtualPC, VMWare...) microinstalls use compressed file system P2V but also V2P ?

hybrid appliances which runs on native as well on various virtualized platforms (Xen, VirtualPC, VMWare...)

microinstalls

use compressed file system

P2V but also V2P ?

introducing MapSnack Objectives enable immediate or emergency usage of geospatial services system maintenance through appliances (and its snapshots) ‘ off-line’ geospatial services portable OGC server encapsulating data with functionality leverage SOA and SaaS rather than pure ASP Project history started in 2005 as LiveCD Approach in early 2006 completely moved to virtual platform VMWare published at VMWare virtual appliances web site

Objectives

enable immediate or emergency usage of geospatial services

system maintenance through appliances (and its snapshots)

‘ off-line’ geospatial services

portable OGC server

encapsulating data with functionality

leverage SOA and SaaS rather than pure ASP

Project history

started in 2005 as LiveCD Approach

in early 2006 completely moved to virtual platform VMWare

published at VMWare virtual appliances web site

introducing MapSnack MapSnack is ... a portable OGC compliant map server in a form of virtual appliance. the term 'snack' means 'fast', 'ready to use' even 'emergency use'

MapSnack is ...

a portable OGC compliant map server in a form of virtual appliance. the term 'snack' means 'fast', 'ready to use' even 'emergency use'

introducing MapSnack What does the appliance do MapSnack serves georeferenced map layers (vector or raster based) to the browser. MapSnack is ready to be deployed as OGC compliant web server geospatial appliance serving or consuming other WMS or WFS services

What does the appliance do

MapSnack serves georeferenced map layers (vector or raster based) to the browser.

MapSnack is ready to be deployed as OGC compliant web server geospatial appliance serving or consuming other WMS or WFS services

introducing MapSnack Current content of MapSnack Apache-2.2.2 PHP-5.1.4 GDAL-1.3.1 PROJ-4.4.9 GRASS-6.0.2 MapServer-4.8.3 MapLab-2.2.1 ka-map-0.2.0 p.mapper-1.9.5 beta MapSnack is running on Debian sarge 3.1r2 in text mode only

Current content of MapSnack

Apache-2.2.2

PHP-5.1.4

GDAL-1.3.1

PROJ-4.4.9

GRASS-6.0.2

MapServer-4.8.3

MapLab-2.2.1

ka-map-0.2.0

p.mapper-1.9.5 beta

MapSnack is running on Debian sarge 3.1r2 in text mode only

MapSnack screenshots

MapSnack- feedback Awarded as ‘Honorable Mention’ in Ultimate Virtual Appliance Challenge 2006 Among judges panel: Mendel Rosenblum - VMware Chief Scientist Tim O'Reilly - O'Reilly Media Founder Mark Shuttleworth - Ubuntu Linux Founder Stephen Elliot - IDC Research Manager

Awarded as ‘Honorable Mention’ in Ultimate Virtual Appliance Challenge 2006

Among judges panel:

Mendel Rosenblum - VMware Chief Scientist

Tim O'Reilly - O'Reilly Media Founder

Mark Shuttleworth - Ubuntu Linux Founder

Stephen Elliot - IDC Research Manager

updates 2007 search the term

VA Marketplace

Downloads over 16 months 05/2006 – 08/2007 Bittorent – downloads from VA marketplace - 387 Downloads from sourceforge - 113 Total for 16 months: 500 Total bytes : 301 GB ! 1 download per day in average

References VA Marketplace http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/187 sourceforge http:// mapsnack.sourceforge.net MapSnack ‘in production’ http://mapsnack.mendelu.cz http://mapserver-slp.mendelu.cz/map.phtml mail [email_address] Thanks for attention !

VA Marketplace

http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/187

sourceforge

http:// mapsnack.sourceforge.net

MapSnack ‘in production’

http://mapsnack.mendelu.cz

http://mapserver-slp.mendelu.cz/map.phtml

mail

[email_address]

Thanks for attention !