Setting up a low-cost lab management system for a multi-purpose computing laboratory using virtualisation technology

Mok, Heng Ngee; Lee, Yeow Leong; Tan, Winson Jianhong

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“…The decentralized approach can also be focused on the management of generic computer labs equipped with desktop systems. This is the case of the work developed by Mok et al .…”

Section: Computer Virtualization In Educational Lab Environmentsmentioning

confidence: 97%

Using computer virtualization and software tools to implement a low cost laboratory for the teaching of storage area networks

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Entrialgo

2015

Comp Applic In Engineering

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This article presents a lab approach for teaching storage area networks (SANs). Physical SANs are complex and costly infrastructures that require significant space. Both the cost and size are serious difficulties in setting up labs for teaching SANs. The lab approach presented in this article solves both problems by using computer virtualization, as well as software tools to emulate storage systems, so that lab activities can be carried out in a single physical computer. The article discusses the selection of a virtualization platform suitable for the teaching of SANs. Using the selected platform (the Hyper-V hypervisor), a set of learning modules is designed. These modules teach students fundamental concepts and skills about SAN architecture, configuration and operation. The article provides brief descriptions of the modules. Then, the configuration schema of the practice platform used to support the SAN lab is explained. This configuration schema is designed for the cohabitation of multiple hypervisors (required to support the SAN lab activities) and a client operating system in the same physical computer. Thus, the SAN lab can be taught in a general purpose computer laboratory and coexist with other courses in the same physical lab. The proposed approach has been successfully implemented and verified by teaching the SAN lab in the context of an information technology degree in . ß 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 23:715-723, 2015; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/cae;

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“…The decentralized approach can also be focused on the management of generic computer labs equipped with desktop systems. This is the case of the work developed by Mok et al .…”

Section: Computer Virtualization In Educational Lab Environmentsmentioning

confidence: 97%

Using computer virtualization and software tools to implement a low cost laboratory for the teaching of storage area networks

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Entrialgo

2015

Comp Applic In Engineering

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“…Several researchers have described the advantages of virtual research labs and the solutions they can offer (e.g., Gravier, Fayolle, Bayard, Ates, & Lardon;2008;Heradio et al, 2016;Mok, Lee, & Tan, 2012). These include the following.…”

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A Fully Online Research Portal for Research Students and Researchers

2018

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Aim/Purpose: This paper describes the context, development, implementation, and the potential transferability of an integrated online research environment that allows its users to conduct all aspects of research online. Background: While the content of most traditional courses can be delivered online and learning outcomes can be achieved by adopting equivalents to face-to-face pedagogic approaches, certain courses, such as those that require a substantial research component, present significant constraints for delivery online. To overcome these limitations, Australia’s largest university developed and implemented a Research Portal. Methodology: The development team conducted a functional requirements analysis, identified the components that would be necessary to meet user needs, and reviewed existing solutions. The Monash University Psychology Research Portal was designed, tested, developed, tested for user experience, implemented, and reviewed. The Research Portal is structured according to the usual research sequence and provides users with access to supporting information and integrated capacities including research supervision, participant acquisition, and data collection, analysis, and storage. Contribution: This integrated online research environment is equivalent to and, in some ways, superior to an on campus/non-online research capacity. Findings: The usage of the Research Portal has grown rapidly and has satisfied the requirements and met the research needs of students of an online course that includes a research project, providing a common, ubiquitously accessible, and integrated online research environment. Recommendations for Practitioners: Further refinement, personalization, and expanded implementation and dissemination of the Research Portal components are required. The formation of networks and working partnerships to operate, maintain, and promote Research Portal initiatives is recommended to reduce operational costs, increase access, and create an impact. Impact on Society: The Research Portal is an efficient resource that provides easy access to a standard interface at any time and from anywhere and can potentially be used by other online research courses, as well as by online and non-online researchers.

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Setting up a low-cost lab management system for a multi-purpose computing laboratory using virtualisation technology

Cited by 2 publications

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Using computer virtualization and software tools to implement a low cost laboratory for the teaching of storage area networks

Using computer virtualization and software tools to implement a low cost laboratory for the teaching of storage area networks

A Fully Online Research Portal for Research Students and Researchers

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