[Cloud Computing]Mechanisms: Virtual Server

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本文介绍了虚拟服务器（VM）的概念及其作为云计算基础构建块的作用。虚拟服务器可通过快速按需分配资源的方式从映像文件实例化，并允许云消费者独立定制其环境。文章还探讨了虚拟服务器在云环境中的应用案例及与之相关的技术模式。

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Virtual Server

The virtual server, also known as virtual machine (VM), is a form of virtualization software that emulates a physical server and is used by cloud providers to share the same physical server with multiple cloud consumers by providing cloud consumers with individual virtual server instances. Figure 1 shows three virtual servers being hosted by two physical servers. The number of instances a given physical server can share is limited by its capacity.

Figure 1 - The first physical server hosts two virtual servers, while the second physical server hosts one virtual server.

As a commodity mechanism, the virtual server represents the most foundational building block of cloud environments. Each virtual server can host numerous IT resources, cloud-based solutions, and various other cloud computing mechanisms. The instantiation of virtual servers from image files is a resource allocation process that can be completed rapidly and on-demand.

Cloud consumers that install or lease virtual servers can customize their environments independently from other cloud consumers that may be using virtual servers hosted by the same underlying physical server. Figure 2 depicts a virtual server that hosts a cloud service being accessed by Cloud Service Consumer B, while Cloud Service Consumer A accesses the virtual server directly to perform an administration task.