Author: fapeeler
Date: Mon Nov 5 21:20:50 2012
New Revision: 1405961
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1405961&view=rev
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+The Apache VCL project.
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+VCL, Virtual Computing Lab. Apache VCL, the first open-source private cloud.
+
+The Apache VCL is a self-service system used to dynamically provision and
broker remote access to a dedicated compute environment for an end-user. The
provisioned computers are typically housed in a data center and may be physical
blade servers, traditional rack mounted servers, or virtual machines. VCL can
also broker access to standalone machines such as a lab computers on a
university campus.
+
+One of the primary goals of VCL is to deliver a dedicated compute environment
to a user for a limited time through a web interface. This compute environment
can range from something as simple as a virtual machine running productivity
software to a machine room blade running high end software (i.e. a CAD,
GIS,statistical package or an Enterprise level application) to a cluster of
interconnected physical (bare metal) compute nodes.
+
+Using the scheduling API it can be used to automate the provisioning of
servers in a server farm or HPC cluster.
+
