On Wed, 2010-09-15 at 16:58 -0400, Kyle Gonzales wrote: > The key difference in most cases is that, in a typical Virt setup, a > user cannot get access to more resources for their VM. The admin must > do that provisioning.
But many hosting providers have always provided such, like the following Gentoo sponsor http://www.vr.org/technology/features-functionality/provisioning/ > In a cloud setup, the user can access more or less resources for > their instance at will, within pre-determined boundaries. Add, grow > or remove storage. Access new databases, modify or destroy them. In > the typical Virt setup, these are all discrete actions that an admin > would need to do. All things that many virtual machine hosting providers offer and provide. Thats why to me a cloud has to be more about the environment, than just end user controls. > Cloud turns over much more control over to the user, and abstracts the > entire process, not just the server hardware. A cloud has to be more than just slapping on end user controls. Like I would assume some sort of cluster of VM host servers, with shared storage, auto fail over solutions, etc. Like a single stand alone XEN box could not be seen as a cloud. Or maybe it could if it had an interface for end user provisioning etc :) -- William L. Thomson Jr. Obsidian-Studios, Inc. http://www.obsidian-studios.com This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message. Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 RSS Feed http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml Unsubscribe [email protected]
