Changes between Version 60 and Version 61 of WikiStart


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    3 High availability refers to a system and associated service implementation that is continuously operational for a long period of time. Whole-system replication is a conventional way to increase system availability -- once a primary machine fails, the running applications are migrated and resumed on backup machine(s). However, there are several limitations that make this method unattractive for deployment: it needs specialized hardware and software, which are usually expensive. Additionally, such a system may also require complex customized configurations, which are difficult to manage and maintain.
     3High availability refers to a system and associated service implementation that is continuously operational for a long period of time. Whole-system replication is a conventional way to increase system availability ---- once a primary machine fails, the running applications are migrated and resumed on backup machine(s). However, there are several limitations that make this method unattractive for deployment: it needs specialized hardware and software, which are usually expensive. Additionally, such a system may also require complex customized configurations, which are difficult to manage and maintain.
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    55These limitations are efficiently overcome by virtualization: all applications now run on a virtual machine (VM). Thus, whole-system replication can easily and efficiently be implemented -- a copy of the whole VM is continuously checkpointed and saved on a backup machine. As VMs are totally hardware-independent, the cost is much lower compared to the hardware expenses in traditional high availability solutions. Besides, virtualization technology can facilitate the management of multiple VMs on a single physical machine. With virtual machine monitors (VMM), the service applications are separated from physical machines, providing increased flexibility and improved performance.