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Virtual Server-to-Host Affinity (Erl, Naserpour)

How can a virtual server be guaranteed to be hosted by a specific hypervisor?

Virtual Server-to-Host Affinity

Problem

A virtual server needs to be hosted on a particular host.

Solution

Affinity rules are used to ensure that the desired virtual server or workload is hosted on the target host.

Application

Affinity rules are applied and configured via the application of this pattern, and are dedicated and controlled by the VIM server.

Virtual Server-to-Host Affinity: The steps involved in applying the Virtual Server-to-Host Affinity pattern are illustrated (Part I).

The steps involved in applying the Virtual Server-to-Host Affinity pattern are illustrated (Part I).

Virtual Server-to-Host Affinity: The steps involved in applying this pattern are illustrated (Part II).

The steps involved in applying this pattern are illustrated (Part II).

Virtual Server-to-Host Affinity: The workload is balanced between the hypervisors. Virtual Server A does not have any contact with any hypervisors other than Hypervisors A and B (Part III).

The workload is balanced between the hypervisors. Virtual Server A does not have any contact with any hypervisors other than Hypervisors A and B (Part III).


CCP Module 17: Advanced Cloud Virtualization

This pattern is covered in CCP Module 17: Advanced Cloud Virtualization.

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