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Virtual Appliance. Dr. Gregor von Laszewski Dr. Lizhe Wang. Overview. Virtual Appliance (VA) = VM + OS + application level software Normally could be accessed via Network interface after started Software distribution as a black box Software as a Service VA only needs deployment
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Virtual Appliance Dr. Gregor von Laszewski Dr. Lizhe Wang
Overview • Virtual Appliance (VA) = VM + OS + application level software • Normally could be accessed via Network interface after started • Software distribution as a black box • Software as a Service • VA only needs deployment • Example: Grid functionalities
How to generate a VA • Tools: • VMware studio • rPath • OS Farm • Ubuntu JeOS • http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/jeos/ • Work with VMware Server (a free version of VMware Products) • http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4829