Virtualization terms starting with L

6 terms

1. Linked Clone A copy of the original virtual machine that must have access to the parent virtual machine's virtual disk(s).
2. live backup copying an encapsulated virtual machine, while powered on, from outside of the context of the virtual machine, for archiving purposes.
3. live migration moving a virtual machine, while powered on, from one physical system to another without interruption of the service it provides.
4. Load Balancing Referring to the ability to redistribute load (read/write requests) to an alternate path between server and storage device, load balancing helps to…
5. logical processor a hyperthreading CPU present itself as multiple logical CPUs to the operating system so that the OS will schedule threads on all of the logical CPUs…
6. LUN (Logical Unit Number) A unique identifier used on a SCSI bus to distinguish between devices that share the same bus.