On the use of intelligent local resource management for improved virtualized resource provision: challenges, required features, and an approach

ABSTRACT

This work aims to achieve better management of physical resources by dynamically reallocating and adjusting local resources according to demand. The research contribution should be measured through three aspects: administrative with a delegation mechanism to help in the management of Virtual Machine (VM) based large-scale systems, fine-grain allocation with an approach to improve the use of physical resources, and intelligent management with a configurable self-adapting engine aware of the application-level requirements. We take into account that each application has different behavior and requires different hardware and software. These dynamic features in a cluster of VM-based resource providers present a challenge to assign properly, according to certain optimization criteria, the physical resources to the VMs. We evaluate, as a case study of resources management, the automated management of CPU in multiprocessor machines.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  D. Software
  D.3 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
      D.3.3 Language Constructs and Features

Additional Classification:
  C. Computer Systems Organization
  C.2 COMPUTER-COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
      C.2.4 Distributed Systems
  C.4 PERFORMANCE OF SYSTEMS

General Terms:
Design, Experimentation, Management, Measurement, Performance

Keywords:
local resource manager, virtualization