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A Virtual Laboratory Environment for Tertiary Educational Institutions

A Virtual Laboratory Environment for Tertiary Educational Institutions

Eduardo Correia, Ricky Watson, Adriana Quintana, Madhu Perera
Copyright: © 2012 |Volume: 8 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 23
ISSN: 1548-0631|EISSN: 1548-064X|EISBN13: 9781466611047|DOI: 10.4018/jbdcn.2012040102
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Correia, Eduardo, et al. "A Virtual Laboratory Environment for Tertiary Educational Institutions." IJBDCN vol.8, no.2 2012: pp.18-40. http://doi.org/10.4018/jbdcn.2012040102

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Correia, E., Watson, R., Quintana, A., & Perera, M. (2012). A Virtual Laboratory Environment for Tertiary Educational Institutions. International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking (IJBDCN), 8(2), 18-40. http://doi.org/10.4018/jbdcn.2012040102

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Correia, Eduardo, et al. "A Virtual Laboratory Environment for Tertiary Educational Institutions," International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking (IJBDCN) 8, no.2: 18-40. http://doi.org/10.4018/jbdcn.2012040102

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Abstract

Computer laboratories at tertiary educational institutions need to be flexible and easy to manage, as they typically cater for a wide range of needs. This article describes how a particular virtual laboratory environment can be extended to include server-based virtualization. It explores some of the major technical challenges of implementing one particular hypervisor and associated management software, specifically to deploy a set of virtual machines that form part of a particular course, as this is one of the envisaged uses for this technology. It goes on to suggest a number of solutions and includes two scripts that can serve as templates for automating the creation and removal of sets of student virtual machines.

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