Computer Cluster and the Hypervisors
MEDHAT HUSSAIN
Agenda
 Computer clusters
 Definition
 Types
 Hypervisors
 Definition
 Types
 Examples
 references
Computer clusters (definition)
 Is a set of tightly connected computers that work together so that, they can be
viewed as a single system.
 One of those nodes will act as a cluster manager and the reset act as workers.
 Clients/users communicate/See only with the manager
Computer clusters (definition)
Computer clusters (definition)
Computer clusters (definition)
Computer clusters (definition)
Computer clusters (Types)
 High availability(HA) clusters
 Load balancing clusters
 High-performance clusters
Hypervisors (definition)
 A hypervisor, is a Software that allows you to share the capabilities/resources of
certain HW in-between different VM and/or the host machine.
 Hypervisors deduct HW resources for each VM (cores, RAM, storage and …)
 So with hypervisor, you can run several operating systems simultaneously on the
same machine.
 Dual boot is not a type of hypervisors
Hypervisors (definition)
Hypervisors (definition)
Hypervisors (Types)
 Type 1
 Type 2
Hypervisors (Types)
Hypervisors (Examples)
 Type 1
 Citrix
 ProxMox
 KVM
 XEN
 Hyper-V
Hypervisors (Examples)
 Type 2
 VM ware
 Virtual BOX
 Qemu
References
 https://www.proxmox.com/en/
 https://xenserver.org/
 https://www.citrix.com/products/citrix-hypervisor/
 https://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Downloads
 https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
 https://www.vmware.com/
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Medhat HUSSAIN

Computer clusters vs hypervisors