Performance Test of x86-based Server Virtualization Platform

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1006-2475.2014.02.008

Abstract

Abstract: A performance test system for x86-based server virtualization platform is proposed in this paper. This system supports Xen, VMware ESXi and Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization platforms, and it can make performance testing on virtual servers and fetch performance data of the virtualization platform under test at the same time. Performance tests are made for the 3 virtualization platforms above. The result shows Xen paravirtualization has performance advantages and ESXi performs best generally.

Key words: virtualization, performance test, Xen, ESXi, Hyper-V

CLC Number:

TP319

ZHANG Yu-chen, ZHANG Xiao-fang. Performance Test of x86-based Server Virtualization Platform[J]. Computer and Modernization, doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-2475.2014.02.008.

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