a presentation did for a course project: evaluation of virtualization software in the market

1. Virtualization Software
Liang Xue
TU Munich
xxx@in.tum.de

2. Situation 1
• You’re using Linux in daily life, or in the
process of learning Linux operating
system…
• Some software are not supported in Linux
or you only use certain soft wares like
Microsoft Office
• Trouble of rebooting computer to switch
operating system

3. Situation 2
• IT administrator
o Some servers are running Windows, some are
Linux-based…
o Purchase additional computers for different
OS?
• Cost! Cost! Cost!

4. What if…
• multiple OS are there at the same time,
^_^ !

5. VMware
• Allows user to run multiple OS
CONCURRENTLY on a single physical PC

6. VMware

7. Alternative virtualization product
- VirtualBox (free)

8. Parallel Desktop for Mac

9. Xen (free)

10. Conclusion
• Virtualization software makes better
utilization of computer hardware
• Easy to use, convenient, efficient
• Commercial virtualization software alreay
exist

11. Question & Answer