Introduction to Virtualization Lewis Talley – InSource Solutions
A Typical Wonderware Architecture
What is it? In computing, virtualization means to create a virtual version of a device or resource, such as a server, storage device, network or even an operating system where the hypervisor divides the resource into one or more execution environments.
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Types of Hypervisors Type 1 Bare metal ESXi, HyperV, Xen Fully supported by WW Type 2 Shares resources with host O/S Workstation,player, virtual box, etc.. Not supported in production environments – great for testing
Type 1 Hypervisor – bare metal
Connecting and Configuring
Type 2 Hypervisor – shared resources Running on Windows 7 (my laptop)
Type 2 Hypervisor – shared resources
How can InSource help? Documentation and best practices for implementing in a virtual environment (KC & WDN) Recommendations on sizing and architecture Provide configured H/W Implementation and migration services Health check Troubleshoot and fix problems
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