At launch, a generic virtual machine requires a prebuilt disk image to boot from – some kind of storage that holds the operating system using which the virtual machine will run. Traditionally, a new virtual machine is created with a form of installation media accessible to it. This could take the form of an ISO, optical device, or maybe some form of network-accessible media. Whatever media is provided, an operating system installation is the next step in this scenario. One of the purposes of cloud computing is to be able to quickly create disposable virtual instances. The tasks of running an operating system installation and spawning a virtual machine fast are polar opposites of each other. Cloud computing has removed the need for a per-instance operating system installation by creating what have come to be known as cloud images. Cloud images are simply pre-installed bootable disk images that have been sealed. A sealed disk image is a sparse file containing...
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Dan Radez joined the OpenStack community in 2012 in an operator role. His experience is focused on installing, maintaining, and integrating OpenStack clusters. He has been given the opportunity to internationally present OpenStack content to a range of audiences of varying expertise. In January 2015, Dan joined the OPNFV community and has been working to integrate RDO Manager with SDN controllers and the networking features necessary for NFV. Dan's experience includes web application programming, systems release engineering, and virtualization product development. Most of these roles have had an open source community focus to them. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife and three boys, training for and racing triathlons, and tinkering with electronics projects.
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Dan Radez joined the OpenStack community in 2012 in an operator role. His experience is focused on installing, maintaining, and integrating OpenStack clusters. He has been given the opportunity to internationally present OpenStack content to a range of audiences of varying expertise. In January 2015, Dan joined the OPNFV community and has been working to integrate RDO Manager with SDN controllers and the networking features necessary for NFV. Dan's experience includes web application programming, systems release engineering, and virtualization product development. Most of these roles have had an open source community focus to them. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife and three boys, training for and racing triathlons, and tinkering with electronics projects.
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