Lovely Professional University, Punjab

Course Code Course Title Lectures Tutorials Practicals Credits Course Planner
CSE427 VIRTUALIZATION AND CLOUD COMPUTING 0 0 2 1 16473::Pradeep Kumar
LABORATORY
Course Weightage ATT: 5 CAP: 45 ETP: 50
Course Focus SKILL DEVELOPMENT,ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Course Outcomes :Through this course students should be able to

CO1 :: recognize the need of virtualization for efficient utilization of computer resources
CO2 :: analyze the technical process of creating virtual machines, clones and snapshots to know about their usability
CO3 :: define various key technologies and capabilities required for the implementation of virtualization and cloud computing infrastructure
CO4 :: enumerate the applications of cloud computing technology based on its various models
CO5 :: articulate the technicality of VM exploitation to get more insights about the Vcenter server
CO6 :: examine the usability of cloud based tool to understand the applications of cloud computing

TextBooks ( T )
Sr No Title Author Publisher Name
T-1 CLOUD COMPUTING: RISHABH SHARMA Wiley India
FUNDAMENTALS, INDUSTRY
APPROACH AND TRENDS
Reference Books ( R )
Sr No Title Author Publisher Name
R-1 MASTERING CLOUD RAJKUMAR MCGRAW HILL EDUCATION
COMPUTING BUYYA,CHRISTIAN
VECCHIOLA
,S.THAMARAI SELVI

Audio Visual Aids ( AV )

Sr No (AV aids) (only if relevant to the course) Salient Features
AV-1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eN5iiQSCBw Cloning and template
AV-2 http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere.html vSphere and vSphere with Operations Management

An instruction plan is only a tentative plan. The teacher may make some changes in his/her teaching plan. The students are advised to use syllabus for preparation of all examinations. The students are expected to keep themselves
updated on the contemporary issues related to the course. Upto 20% of the questions in any examination/Academic tasks can be asked from such issues even if not explicitly mentioned in the instruction plan.
 Software/Equipments/Databases
Sr No (S/E/D) (only if relevant to the course) Salient Features
SW-1 www.vmware.com/downloads VMWare

Virtual Labs ( VL )
Sr No (VL) (only if relevant to the course) Salient Features
VL-1 http://labs.hol.vmware.com/HOL/catalogs/ Virtual lab for VMware vSphere

Detailed Plan For Practicals

Practical No Broad topic Subtopic Other Readings Learning Outcomes

Practical 1 Understanding virtualization Virtualization and Cloud Computing AV-1 Understanding Virtualization Software Operation

Understanding virtualization Virtualizing servers Understanding Virtualization Software Operation

Understanding virtualization Virtualizing desktops Understanding Virtualization Software Operation
Understanding virtualization Virtualizing applications Understanding Virtualization Software Operation
Understanding virtualization BIOS setting of Physical machine for Understanding Virtualization Software Operation
virtualization technology
Practical 2 Understanding hypervisors Exploring the hypervisors Student will learn how to create virtual machine
and manage its resources
Understanding hypervisors Understanding type 1 hypervisor Student will learn how to create virtual machine
and manage its resources
Understanding hypervisors Understanding type 2 hypervisor Student will learn how to create virtual machine
and manage its resources
Understanding hypervisors Resource allocation Student will learn how to create virtual machine
and manage its resources
Understanding virtual machines Examining CPU’s in a virtual machine SW-1 Student will learn how to create virtual machine
VL-1 and manage its resources

Understanding virtual machines Examining memory in a virtual Student will learn how to create virtual machine
machine and manage its resources
Understanding virtual machines Examining network resources in a Student will learn how to create virtual machine
virtual machine and manage its resources
Understanding virtual machines Examining storage in a virtual Student will learn how to create virtual machine
machine and manage its resources
Understanding virtual machines Understanding how a virtual machine Student will learn how to create virtual machine
works and manage its resources
Understanding virtual machines Understanding virtual machine clones Student will learn how to create virtual machine
and manage its resources

An instruction plan is only a tentative plan. The teacher may make some changes in his/her teaching plan. The students are advised to use syllabus for preparation of all examinations. The students are expected to keep themselves
updated on the contemporary issues related to the course. Upto 20% of the questions in any examination/Academic tasks can be asked from such issues even if not explicitly mentioned in the instruction plan.
Practical 2 Understanding virtual machines Understanding templates Student will learn how to create virtual machine
and manage its resources
Understanding virtual machines Understanding snapshots Student will learn how to create virtual machine
and manage its resources
Understanding virtual machines Understanding OVF Student will learn how to create virtual machine
and manage its resources
Practical 3 Installing a guest OS Installing windows on a virtual Student will get familiarised with various
machine performance variations that may happen in
virtualized environment
Installing a guest OS Loading windows into a virtual Student will get familiarised with various
machine performance variations that may happen in
virtualized environment
Installing a guest OS Installing vmware tools Student will get familiarised with various
performance variations that may happen in
virtualized environment
Installing a guest OS Understanding configuration options Student will get familiarised with various
performance variations that may happen in
virtualized environment
Installing a guest OS Optimizing a new virtual machine Student will get familiarised with various
performance variations that may happen in
virtualized environment
Installing a guest OS Installing linux on a virtual machine lab practical 1 will be conducted
Practical 4 Creating a virtual machine Full and Linked Clone in VMware Student will learn about templates, creation of
Workstation virtual machine clones and snapshots
Creating a virtual machine VM configuration Student will learn about templates, creation of
virtual machine clones and snapshots
Creating a virtual machine Exploring VMware Workstation Student will learn about templates, creation of
virtual machine clones and snapshots
Creating a virtual machine Installation of VMware Workstation Student will learn about templates, creation of
virtual machine clones and snapshots
Practical 5 Protecting virtual machine Cloning a virtual machine Student will understand the cloning of a virtual
machine and its relevant properties.
Protecting virtual machine Saving a virtual machine state Student will understand the cloning of a virtual
machine and its relevant properties.
Protecting virtual machine Creating a snapshot Student will understand the cloning of a virtual
machine and its relevant properties.
Practical 6 Management With vCenter Server Tagging and Search to find objects Lab Practical 2 will be conducted
quickly
Management With vCenter Server Monitoring events and creating alarms Lab Practical 2 will be conducted
Management With vCenter Server Migrating VMs with VMware Lab Practical 2 will be conducted
vMotion
Practical 7 Management With vCenter Server vCenter 6 Overview Student will learn hypervisor 2 and its working

An instruction plan is only a tentative plan. The teacher may make some changes in his/her teaching plan. The students are advised to use syllabus for preparation of all examinations. The students are expected to keep themselves
updated on the contemporary issues related to the course. Upto 20% of the questions in any examination/Academic tasks can be asked from such issues even if not explicitly mentioned in the instruction plan.
Practical 7 Management With vCenter Server Creating a Virtual Machine in HOL Student will learn hypervisor 2 and its working
Practical 8 Introduction to vSphere Network and Understanding Single Sign On Student will learn Roles creation and Single Sign
Security On facility in HOL environment
Practical 9 Management With vCenter Server Cloning VMs and using Templates Lab practical 3 will be conducted
Students will learn management of templates in
hypervisor-1
Practical 10 Management With vCenter Server vSphere Monitoring and Performance AV-2 Students will understand functioning of fault
tolerance and monitoring performance
Practical 11 Simulation using cloudsim Installation of cloudsim DK-1 Students will work on cloudsim tol
DK-2
DK-3

Simulation using cloudsim Setup of cloudsim Students will work on cloudsim tol
Practical 12 Simulation using cloudsim Working with Cloudsim core package Students will work on cloudsim tol
Simulation using cloudsim Understanding Entity Classes Lab practical 4 will be conducted
Practical 13 Simulation using cloudsim Simulate a cloud scenario using Students will work on cloudsim tol
CloudSim and run a scheduling
algorithm
Practical 14 Container technology installation Student will learn about Container Technology in
HOL environment
Container technology Working with containers Student will learn about Container Technology in
HOL environment
Container technology Configuring containers Student will learn about Container Technology in
HOL environment
SPILL OVER
Practical 15 Spill Over

An instruction plan is only a tentative plan. The teacher may make some changes in his/her teaching plan. The students are advised to use syllabus for preparation of all examinations. The students are expected to keep themselves
updated on the contemporary issues related to the course. Upto 20% of the questions in any examination/Academic tasks can be asked from such issues even if not explicitly mentioned in the instruction plan.