MANAGEMENT OF TASKS IN VIRTUALIZED ENVIRONMENTS

Abstract

Virtualization has opened a wide new range of opportunities for managing computer resources since it allows isolating different tasks in a single node without any interference with others. Moreover, a virtual machine is easier to monitor and offers a powerful but simple interface for managing its allocated resources which brings new chances for resource management. In addition to this, machine maintenance acquires a new level thanks to virtualization since it allows managing machines as software making it a perfect environment for executing tasks and complex services. Nevertheless, dealing with some virtualization capabilities, such as the creation, implies an effort for the user in order to take benefit from them. In order to avoid this problem, task management should be achieved which allows executing tasks and providing virtualized environments to the users without any extra effort in an efficient way. This is a virtualized environment management which aims to provide virtual machines that fulfills with the user requirements in terms of software and system capabilities.

Keywords

• Virtualization, task management, network

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