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<div class='jive-rendered-content'><h6>1. Virtualization-Enabled Tools for Software Development</h6> As in other aspects of computing, virtualization will redefine how we develop, debug, and analyze our programs and computing environments by providing a unique perspective for observing programs and machines as they execute. A number of experimental tools have already been built:<ol><li level="1" type="ol">VProbes allow a user to perform deep analysis of system execution by installing transparent monitoring probes at points of interest;</li><li level="1" type="ol">Replay Debugging allows developers to debug a recorded form of program execution; and </li><li level="1" type="ol">VAssert allows assertions to be used in released software without the normal overhead associated with dynamic error checking. </li></ol> In this unit, we elaborate on each of these tools, providing resources and project suggestions. Exploration of these tools will provide an introduction to the unique properties of virtualization. Notes:<a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="http://www.govirtual.org/docs/DOC-1465">Development and Analysis Tools</a> Reading and Resources:      <ol><li level="1" type="ol">VProbes<ol><li level="2" type="ol">VProbes Programming Reference <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.vmware.com/pdf/ws65_vprobes_reference.pdf">http://www.vmware.com/pdf/ws65_vprobes_reference.pdf</a></li><li level="2" type="ol">VProbes Introductory Video. <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://blip.tv/file/950760">http://blip.tv/file/950760</a></li><li level="2" type="ol">Keith Adams' (VProbes creator) Blog . <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://x86vmm.blogspot.com/">http://x86vmm.blogspot.com/</a></li></ol></li><li level="1" type="ol">Replay Debugging<ol><li level="2" type="ol">VMware Workstation 6.5 Manual (Appendix C). <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.vmware.com/pdf/ws65_manual.pdf">http://www.vmware.com/pdf/ws65_manual.pdf</a></li><li level="2" type="ol">Replay Debugging Blog. <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.replaydebugging.com/">http://www.replaydebugging.com/</a></li><li level="2" type="ol">Replay Debugging Introductory Video. <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://blip.tv/play/uTHAxTeKyX4">http://blip.tv/play/uTHAxTeKyX4</a></li></ol></li><li level="1" type="ol">VAsserts<ol><li level="2" type="ol">VAssert Programming Guid.[<a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.vmware.com/pdf/ws65_vassert_programming.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.vmware.com/pdf/ws65_vassert_programming.pdf</a>]</li><li level="2" type="ol">Introducing VAsserts Blog Post.[<a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/2008/06/introducing-vas.html" target="_blank">http://blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/2008/06/introducing-vas.html</a>]|||||</li></ol></li></ol></div>

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