=====hpc0 Keywords===== ====Aptitude==== Identification of chosen keyword (unless you update the section heading above). ===Definition=== Aptitude is a menu-driven, text-based front-end to the Advanced Packaging Tool or APT system. Many of the common package management functions, such as installation, removal, and upgrade, are performed in Aptitude with single-key commands. ===Demonstration=== start Aptitude as a normal user with the following command at a terminal prompt lab46:~$ sudo aptitude lab46:~$ aptitude update lab46:~$ aptitude upgrade ====para-virtualization==== ===Definition=== Is a virtualization that presents a software interface to virtual machines. ====full-virtualization==== ===Definition=== virtualization technique that provides a virtual machine enviorment that is a complete simulation of the underlying hardware. It requires that every aspect of the hardware be reflected on other virtual machines, including the full instruction set, input/output operations, interrupts, memory access, and whatever other tools that are used by the software that runs on the bare machine. ====Xen==== ===Definition=== A virtual machine monitor that allows multiple multiple operating systems to execute on the same hardware. ====PvPGn==== ===Definition=== This is a server emulation software, that emulates blizzard battle.net online gaming services. ===Demonstration=== In the process of setting up a server so more will come for this part of this one.. ====Virtual Server==== ===Definition=== Virtual Server, is a server to which intended virtual machines will be hosted and or migrated off of. ===Demonstration=== this example is the server that had been created in class. lab46:~$ ssh root@vmserver02.student.lab ====Virtual Machine==== ===Definition=== A machine on a server set up to run particular processes predefined by the user but not limited to just these, or not limited to only existing inside of a virtual machine. The benefit to this is the ease of portability depending on software used in porting it to other systems without reconfiguration, and possibly while it is still running. ===Demonstration=== Again this example is the virtual machine within the server created in the previous word. lab46:~$ ssh root@vm34.student.lab ====Configuration==== ===Definition=== Defining a script that is set to run on the start up of a software or service that determines particular variables that effect the working environment in relation to end user settings desired in a particular circumstance. ===Demonstration=== such files as working with the pvpgn server we are setting up are: *.conf =====hpc0 Objective(needed)===== ====hpc0 Objective==== State the course objective ===Definition=== In your own words, define what that objective entails. ===Method=== State the method you will use for measuring successful academic/intellectual achievement of this objective. ===Measurement=== Follow your method and obtain a measurement. Document the results here. ===Analysis=== Reflect upon your results of the measurement to ascertain your achievement of the particular course objective. * How did you do? * Is there room for improvement? * Could the measurement process be enhanced to be more effective? * Do you think this enhancement would be efficient to employ? * Could the course objective be altered to be more applicable? How would you alter it?