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C++ Dynamorio Module

govirtual@vmware.com — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:09:35 GMT

I am trying to create a dynamorio shared library that uses the C++ stl, but the created module cannot be loaded. I get the error: "undefined symbol __dso_handle". This only occurs when the compiler actually links in the libstdc++.a library.

(Note: I do correctly tell STL to use the malloc allocator and include the wrap flags to tell the compiler to use dynamorio's malloc functions)

Things tried:

static linking (should be a requirement)

direct link to the libstdc++.a file

with & without the "-nodefaultlibs" option

From other past occurrences of this online (with other shared library building), this appears to be an issue with generating pointers to shared libraries that are not defined due to static linking.

Is this a known problem?

Are there examples of C++ shared libraries for dynamorio that work correctly?

VMware Academy

govirtual@vmware.com — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:25:57 GMT

I am currently running VMware Academy @ Georgia Southern University, IT Department. If you have any questions requests and etc. please post them here.

Timur

MIT IAP Courseware

govirtual@vmware.com — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:02:30 GMT

Resource Management for Virtualized Systems & Cloud Computing Talks at MIT IAP.

OS Virtualization Lab Assignments

govirtual@vmware.com — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:32:57 GMT

Does anyone have any lab assignments in virtualization they would be willing to share?

I am teaching a course in Operating System Virtualization this spring in a very robust lab environment (gigabit ethernet and PCs with 8GB RAM, Core2 Quad processors and 250GB hard drives). I cover desktop and server virtualization in ALL flavors (VMware, Microsoft, Xen in its many variants, Sun, Oracle, Parallels, various Open Source implementations, etc.) and touch on storage and application virtualization.

My syllabus for for last spring's offering of the course looked like this:

Introduction to Virtualization
Business Benefits of Virtualization
Virtualization Application Overview
Hypervisors
Virtual Machines
Paravirtualization
Virtual Appliances
Server Virtualization
Deploying Server Virtualization
Desktop Virtualization
Storage & Application Virtualization
Data Center Management with Virtualization
Security Implications of Virtualization
The Future of Virtualization
Group Project Presentations
Final Exam

Each topic is covered in a two academic hour (100 minute) lecture accompanied by a 100 minute hands-on lab.

Any input would be appreciated as my labs were the "weakest link" in my first offering of this course.

Thanks,

--Ray

Ray Trygstad, MSSM / 630.682.6032
Director of Information Technology, Center for Professional Development
Associate Director, Information Technology & Management Degree Programs
Assistant Director for Information Technology, IIT Rice Campus
Illinois Institute of Technology
http://trygstad.rice.iit.edu/

Helping students understand the data center

govirtual@vmware.com — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:14:36 GMT

We had an interesting discussion at the VMAP member workshop last week at VMworld about teaching virtualization in systems courses. The discussion included the point that students need more understanding of what data centers are and why there are so many interesting scientific problems to solve for large computing centers. Field trips, videos, photos, help. We're thinking about publishing a white paper here. Just wondering if anyone out there has other ideas?

Virtualization Solution for Course Delivery

govirtual@vmware.com — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:51:32 GMT

Hello,

I'm fairly new to virtualization, but have some experience with ESX server and of course VMware Workstation, etc.

I work for a higher education company specializing in non-credit certification training (MCSE, VCP, etc.). I am trying to develop a virtual solution that would allow us to run courses using virtual machines. I'd like the VM's to be stored and ran centrally, but each student has their own "session" that they can access on the remote system, from their computer. I'm not sure which applications I would need to accomplish this, so that's why I'm posting something here. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Linux Virtualization with Xen - Kris Buytaert

govirtual@vmware.com — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:14:26 GMT

Posting some of the interesting articles :

Xen is the new virtualization kid on the block. It's gaining visibility and importance at a speed only projects such as Linux and Apache have seen before. Xen has been around for a couple of years: it was originally part of the Xenoserver platform, which aimed to build a public infrastructure for wide-area distributed computing. Ian Pratt, the principal investigator of the Xenoserver project at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory, still leads the development team.

http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2006/01/26/xen.html

Above the Clouds: A Berkeley View of Cloud Computing

govirtual@vmware.com — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:41:33 GMT

Check out this article written by UC Berkeley faculty and graduate students on cloud computing! It discusses the opportunities and obstacles for cloud computing, a growing trend among many of today's top companies.

Above the Clouds: A Berkeley View of Cloud Computing

Michael Armbrust, Armando Fox, Rean Griffith, Anthony D. Joseph, Randy H. Katz, Andrew Konwinski, Gunho Lee, David A. Patterson, Ariel Rabkin, Ion Stoica, Matei Zahari (UC Berkeley)

http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Pubs/TechRpts/2009/EECS-2009-28.pdf

Shared folder on VMWare Server 2.0

govirtual@vmware.com — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:34:52 GMT

Does anyone know how I can enable shared folders on VMWare Server 2.0? I have VMWare tools installed but there is nothing enabled on the Shared Folders tab. I have Microsoft Windows as both my host and guest OS. In general, if using VMWare Server 2.0, how do I copy files between host and guest systems?

I read posts online that said that VMWare Server 2.0 does not support shared folders. If that is the case then how the heck are we supposed to move files between host and guest systems. It is a crippling shortcoming of VMWare Server and I am surprised that VMWare has not included shared folders feature in VMWare Server.

Thanks

The 21st Century learning environment - Provisioning I.T. infrastructure and applications to equipped students

govirtual@vmware.com — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:30:01 GMT

Hello,

I am an I.T. Manager of a district school board attempting to redefine I.T. Infrastructure for our classrooms, students and teachers over the next 5 years. As time progresses, I see that students are coming to school equipped with their personal computer equipment and I am progressively being charged with developing mechanisms for delivering curriculum and I.T. resources & applications in a customized fashion based on course selection, teacher and locations. Vitalization of servers is a no brainer - we have already installed ESX into every location. I already know that I cannot muster the resources to run every application for 12,000 students on some sort of centralized servers. This leads me into the VMWARE ACE environment along with some sort of provisioning of applications via Thinapp. I am also looking at provisioning and "lending" software by integrating software licensing into thinapp packages (for example http://www.softwarekey.com). Are there any other educational institutions looking at the above technology as provisioning solutions? I think this may allow students to take their computing environment home with them - important for distance and e-learning, especially in a manner that does not require internet access (we live in an area where high speed internet is not universally available). Do you have some best practices, tips or solutions to share?

Thanks,

Doug Coleman