This unit (NIT3222) provides students with knowledge and skills of virtualisation in computing, including design, implement and management of virtualisation. Virtualisation is one of the most important technologies enabling cloud and distributed computing. It is a software layer between operation systems and computer hardware, which enables operating systems and applications to run on virtual machines rather than physical machines. This can improve the hardware utilisation by more than 10 times, largely reduce the management effort and significantly improve the scalability.
The content of the unit includes: architecture of virtualisation in computing and its benefits, server virtualisation and implementation, storage virtualisation, desktop virtualisation, application virtualisation, container technologies, manage and administration of virtualised systems, design and develop high available and disaster resistant virtualised environments.
Unit details
Location:
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
12
Unit code:
NIT3222
Prerequisites
NIT2122 - Server Administration and Management or
NIT2222 - Networking Technologies
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Learning Outcomes
| 1. | Implement core knowledge of virtualisation; | ||
| 2. | Manage a virtualisation environment with industry products; | ||
| 3. | Design and develop virtual machines with main-stream industry technologies; and | ||
| 4. | Design, develop and manage desktop and application virtualisation. |
Assessment
Melbourne campuses
Students studying under the VU Block Model.
| Assessment type | Description | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Practicum | Practical Test | 25% |
| Assignment | Design and implement virtualised environment (group or individual design project) | 30% |
| Test | Problem-Based Test | 45% |
Other locations
| Assessment type | Description | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Practicum | Practical Test | 25% |
| Assignment | Design and implement virtualised environment (group or individual design project) | 30% |
| Examination | Problem-Based Written Exam | 45% |
Required reading
Pro Microsoft Hyper-V 2019: Practical Guidance and Hands-On Labs
Andy Syrewicze, Richard Siddaway (2018)
Apress
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