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Altaway/VM
(Altaway Virtual Machine) is a mainframe-class
virtual machine enabled by the unique
combination of high end scalable HP and IBM
servers and proven VMware
ESX technology.
The thin ESX virtualization layer
allows multiple virtual machines to
run concurrently. Applications running
on virtual machines perform comparably
to those running on real machines.
Altaway/VM is fault
isolated: application crashes
or data corruption occurring in a
given virtual machine have no effect
on the continuing operation of other
virtual machines on the same system.
Each VM is allocated a partition of
the disk subsystem and does not share
the same space with other customers.
Altaway/VM behaves like a general-purpose
dedicated server and lets
users run their applications concurrently,
without restrictions. Users have full
control over their VM, including the
ability to start/stop system services
or reboot the virtual machine.
Each virtual machine
presents to its operating system a
consistent set of virtual hardware
(Virtual
CPU, Virtual
RAM, Virtual
Disk, Virtual
Network), regardless of
the underlying physical hardware.
In addition to delivering a more reliable
environment due to the small number
of device drivers required, this makes
virtual machines simple to transport
between systems even if their configurations
differ significantly.
The Altaway/VM architecture creates
application opportunities that are
virtually unencumbered by restrictions
in changing technologies. In fact,
the versatility of the architecture
allows designers to take advantage
of new technologies as they emerge.
Altaway/VM
can be reconfigured just at the click
of the mouse. This allows memory to
be allocated or removed, installation
and un-installation of new applications
enabling the users to create a wide
variety of testing environments.
Altaway/VM
supports a wide variety of operating
systems including Red Hat Enterprise
Linux and Windows 2003 Server.
Altaway/VM is
a robust, long-lasting architecture
that provides both superior price
performance and hardware independency.
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