Virtualization is the inspiring of the hardware platform, operating system, storage device or network resources. Virtualization technology has been known to improve the fundamental flexibility and heftiness of traditional software based virtualization solutions. This is done by hastening vital functions of the virtualized platform. This efficiency has been known to benefit the embedded developers and intelligent systems communities to speed up the transfer of the platform control between the operating systems and the virtual machine manager (Kusnetzky, 2011). Its efficiency has also been to enable the virtual machine manager to uniquely design the input output devices to the guest operating system. Virtualization has been known to enable several operating systems run parallel in the same computer each of them executing their duties at the same time.
Virtualization software allows a single host computer to run one or more virtual environments. Some of the software that is usually recommended to use in the virtualization is the Linux operating system. This is because the above software has the capability to host several programs that run parallel. This software has been known to improve the easiness of management and significantly reduce backup and recovery time.
The Linux operating system can be found in the Linux foundation. This is an organization that was founded in the 1990s by one genius person, Linus Torvalds (Menken, 2008). The foundation can be accessed online via their website. This is made extremely possible by the rising technology levels in the world today. Users of the Linux operating system can readily access the operating system online without them travelling long distances to access the product.
In order to successfully install the Linux operating system there are some imperative steps that should be observed. One of the steps is to obtain the Linux operating system. The other step is to download the ISO image or burn DVD the operating system. The other thing is to run the installer. This is done by first ensuring that the system is able to boot from the DVD. The last step is to set up the disk partitioning. This is done by selecting the default remove Linux partitions on selected drivers and creating a default folder layout.
In order to successfully install Linux operating system into the virtual machine, the virtual machine has to possess some requirements. One of the fundamental requirements in the virtual machine is the memory. The user should make sure that the virtual machine has enough memory to support the operating system. The other thing is that the virtual machine should process is the windows that is compatible with operating system. For example, Linux operating system windows server 2003 R2 (32-Bit X 86) has been known to efficaciously support the operating system (Simpson & Novak, 2010). This, however, is reliant on the type of the operating system that the user needs to install. The named window with the help of service pack 1 has been known to magnificently support the installation of the Linux operating system.
Some of the settings that are crucial in the installation of the Linux operating system are the windows server 2003. This means that a virtual machine that does not possess this requisite is robotically disqualified from being installed with the operating system. The other setting that is indispensable is the memory that can hold the operating system and still leave space for future programs. The other necessary set up is the network configuration. This is fundamental because it helps in the updating of the operating system.
References
Kusnetzky, D. (2011). Virtualization: A manager's guide. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly.
Menken, I. (2008). A complete guide on virtualization. Australia: Emereo Pty Ltd..
Simpson, T. L., & Novak, J. (2010). Hands-on virtual computing. Boston, Mass: Course Technology/Cengage Learning.
