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DEN301 Virtual Systems and Services - Sydney International School of Technology & Commerce

Assessment - Group technical report

Overview
In this assessment, you need to demonstrate your understanding of managing different components of virtualisation. Specifically, you need to produce a technical report addressing the requirements listed below.

Learning Outcome 1: Analyse the benefits of network and storage virtualisation is, and what benefits it can offer in the provision of IT services;
Learning Outcome 2: Explore, in a practical way, and report on the services offered by one or more virtualisation products;
Learning Outcome 3: Evaluate alternative virtualisation technologies that suit a given set of requirements;
Learning Outcome 4: Understand and evaluate requirements for effective Virtual Machine (VM) management;
Learning Outcome 5: Identify and evaluate the requirements to create and to manage a virtual infrastructure;

Assessment Specification

Embracing the trend of virtualisation, the CEO of SISTC consults with you on how to move the School's services to a virtualisation environment. Currently, SISTC aims to convert its three classes' teaching services, facility management service, staff management service, and finance service into a virtual environment as a pilot experiment. Each of these services shall be converted to one individual virtual machine. SISTC has already acquired a host server. The details are illustrated in the below table.

Table 1. The configuration of host server

Regarding the current use and future system requirements, the CEO of SISTC has mentioned to you:
• The approximate ratios of these services are: each classes' teaching service (20%, in total 60%), facility management service (10%), staff management service (10%), and finance service (20%).
• Finance service should be kept relatively separated from other services.
• The resource of host server is expected to be fully utilised to maximize the performance of the virtual system.
Now, you need to produce a technical report to summarise your suggestions to configure and manage these services in a virtual environment. The suggested report structure is as blow.
• Background
• Manage CPU
• Manage Memory
• Manage Storage
• Manage Network
• Manage Back-up
• Manage Additional Devices
• Conclusion
• Team contribution
• Reference

Background - In this section, you need to discuss the current problems of SISTC providing services in a non-virtual manner. Then, you need to introduce at least two benefits for SISTC to use a virtualisation solution. Finally, you need to introduce the objectives of your report and the structure of your report.

Manage CPU - In this section, you need to discuss the specific configurations of CPU for the individual virtual machines (e.g., how many processors are configured in each individual virtual machine and why). You need use tables/figures to help illustrate your design. You also need to provide suggestions to SISTC on how they should manage CPU.

Manage Memory - In this section, you need to discuss the specific configurations of memory for the individual virtual machines (e.g., how much memory is configured in each individual virtual machine and why). You need use tables/figures to help illustrate your design. You also need to provide suggestions to SISTC on how they should manage memory.

Manage Storage - In this section, you need to discuss the specific configurations of storage for the individual virtual machines (e.g., how much memory is configured in each individual virtual machine and why). You need use tables/figures to help illustrate your design. You also need to provide suggestions to SISTC on how they should manage storage.

Manage Network - In this section, you need to discuss the specific configurations of networking design (i.e., how different virtual machines are connected). You need use tables/figures to help illustrate your design (an overview network design is mandatory). Please note that all types of network design in virtual systems need to be used. You also need to provide suggestions to SISTC on how they should manage network.

Manage Back-up - In this section, you need to discuss the back-up strategies for SISTC. You need to provide at least two options for SISTC to back up the virtual systems and analyse their advantages and disadvantages. You also need to provide suggestions to SISTC on how they should manage back-up.

Manage Additional Devices - In this section, you need to discuss at least two additional devices required for SISTC's virtual system. You will also need to provide relevant discussions on how to manage these additional devices and provide suggestions to SISTC.
Conclusion - You need to summarise your report content.

Team contribution - Each of your group member needs to write a short paragraph about personal reflect, that:
• explains your role within the team and what your contributions were to the assignment and to your team (i.e., what parts of the assignment did you complete, what parts did you review/provide feedback on)
• describes what you did to ensure that you worked efficiently individually and with your team to create a cohesive report
• evaluates how efficiently the team worked together to complete the report
• explains each team member's role in the team, how they worked with each other and what they contributed to the team.

Reference - You need to provide reference if necessary, using APA format.

Attachment:- Virtual Systems and Services.rar