> -----Original Message----- > From: Gordon Russell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 12:00 PM > To: Barry, Christopher > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [uml-user] SBUML status with SKAS > > > > Is anyone still involved with sbuml? > > > SBUML is one technique for saving and restoring running > UML processes. > > Can you describe for me the case where this is a useful feature? > > > > For me I am researching virtual processor farms as a > replacement for fixed > beuwolf clusters, where nodes can migrate around a larger and > less formally > structured set of machines (GRID technology at the machine level). > I am also interested in looking at high-reliability servers for > running network services, and in rollback technology for linux. Fast > UML transition > from "not running" to "ready for work" would be good for some > tasks too. > Checkpointing and migration of UML instances are of particular > interest to me here. > > I also run linuxzoo.net, where student get their own UML image to play > with. Rather > than shutting down and booting up their individual machines, > I could simply > suspend them for reload later. But there are many uses for hybernation > mechanisms. > Have a look at the presentation that the sbuml author > produced to get a few more > applications of this technology. >
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