Um sistema automatizado para criação de máquinas virtuais

Abstract

In the current computer environment, the waste of computer resources by poor utilization is often unacceptable. Virtualization shows itself as an effective alternative to a better resources usage by the consolidation of several machines into a unique server. The administration of virtualized environments can be hard depending on the number of virtual machines the administrator wants to create, because its installation can consume a serious amount of time. One needs a better installation method of virtual machines to remedy this deficiency. This work presents the integration of the virtual environment administrative tool Virtual Machine Manager (virt-manager) with the Cobbler provisioning system. The virt-manager tool allows the management of virtual machine monitors independently of the virtualization solution used, because it is built on the libvirt library, which maintains a consistent API to manage several hipervisors. Cobbler is a system that allows the rapid and efficient installation and configuration of new operating systems. This work had the intent to enhance the tool virt-manager, by giving it means to create new virtual machines using the Cobbler system’s profiles, this way freeing the administrator of the necessity of manually installing them.