CloudVal: a framework for failure validation of virtualization environment in cloud infrastructure

We present CloudVal, a framework to validate the reliability of virtualization environment in cloud computing infrastructure. A case study, based on injecting faults in the KVM hypervisor and XEN hypervisor, was conducted to show the viability of the framework. The study shows that due to the architectural differences between KVM and XEN, a direct comparison of the two virtualization systems is not feasible. In order to confidently weigh error resiliency of virtualization systems, more comprehensive studies are required.We believe, however, that the fault injection approach and the fault models proposed in this thesis are a good starting point towards designing and implementing a benchmark which would enable the assessment of different virtualization infrastructures in a common manner.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S.

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Electrical & Computer Engr

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2013

Author dc:creator

• Pham, Cuong

Contributors dc:contributor

• Iyer, Ravishankar K.

• Virtualization
• Fault Injection
• Reliability

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2013 Cuong Pham

Language dc:language

en

Handle dc:identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/2142/45314

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/45314