VIRTUALIZATION IN EDUCATIONDale L. Lunsford, Ph.D.The University of Southern MississippiCreating Futures Through Technology ConferenceSlides at http://www.is-doctor.com

IN YOUR COMPUTER LABS, WOULD YOU ALLOW STUDENTS TO … Take computers home? Install operating systems? Install and configure applications? Install and use hacking tools? Attempt to break administrator passwords? Change security settings? Uninstall applications? And engage in other risky activities?

OVERVIEW Educational Technology Resources Problems with PCs in the Lab and Classroom Virtualization and Virtual Machines Virtualization in Education Costs and Benefits of Virtualization Virtualization Tools

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES Personal Computers Network Connections, including Internet

Access Specialized Software and Hardware File Storage Space for Students E-mail and Web Services

PROBLEMS WITH PCS IN THE LAB AND CLASSROOM Total Cost of Ownership Lab Refresh Rates Repairs Downtime Shared Resource Limits Activities Security and Appropriate Use Controls Brief Turn-around Between Users Students Don’t Have Access Off Campus

VIRTUALIZATION AND VIRTUAL MACHINESPHYSICAL COMPUTERS DOMINATE TODAY

VIRTUALIZATION AND VIRTUAL MACHINESPUT THE COMPUTER IN A FILE

Virtual Machine

VIRTUALIZATION AND VIRTUAL MACHINES PORTABLE, SHARABLE RESOURCE

VIRTUALIZATION AND VIRTUAL MACHINESMAJOR COMPONENTS

Host Hardware

Host Operating System

Hypervisor

Guest Operating System

Guest Applications

Host

Virtual Machine

VIRTUALIZATION AND VIRTUAL MACHINESVIRTUALIZATION FEATURES Sandbox Multiple Virtual Machines on One Host Share Host’s Network Connection Virtual Machine and Host Access Files:

Drag-and-DropDrive MappingNetwork Access

Run Virtual Machine in Background Virtual Machine Expiration Date Integrate Virtual Machine with Host’s

Menus

VIRTUALIZATION AND VIRTUAL MACHINESSERVER VIRTUALIZATION

VIRTUALIZATION AND VIRTUAL MACHINESDESKTOP VIRTUALIZATION

VIRTUALIZATION AND VIRTUAL MACHINES DESKTOP VIRTUALIZATION EXAMPLE

VIRTUALIZATION AND VIRTUAL MACHINESVIRTUAL DESKTOP INFRASTRUCTURE (VDI)

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VIRTUALIZATION AND VIRTUAL MACHINESAPPLICATION VIRTUALIZATION

VIRTUALIZATION AND VIRTUAL MACHINESVIRTUAL TEAMS

VIRTUALIZATION IN EDUCATIONEMPLOYING VIRTUALIZATION Desktop Virtualization:

Instructor Distributes Virtual Machines Students Create Virtual Machines Use Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Locally Use VDI on the Internet for Remote Access

Application Virtualization: Deploy Conflicting Applications Deploy Expensive Applications Deploy Applications with Expiration Date

Server Virtualization: Run Multiple OS Servers on One Host

VIRTUALIZATION IN EDUCATIONSOME POSSIBLE USES IN CLASS Hacking Techniques Advanced Computer Security Software Installation and Configuration Client/Server Development Networking Multiple Platforms Conflicting/Competing Applications Exposure to Expensive Tools Software License Control

COSTS AND BENEFITS OF VIRTUALIZATION

Hardware Resources Virtualization

Software Virtual Machine

Management File Management Tech Support Learning Curve

Expand Topics Covered

Student Control Over Technology

Temporary Access to Applications

Security 3rd Party VMs Off Campus Access Reduce Costs

Costs Benefits

MY EXPERIENCE

VIRTUALIZATION TOOLS VMWare: www.vmware.com

VMware Academic Program Parallels: www.parallels.com Microsoft: www.microsoft.com Citrix: www.citrix.com VirtualBox: www.virtualbox.org XenoCode: www.xenocode.com Win4Lin: win4lin.com