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11 - Computer Science and Informatics
University of Westminster
Virtual appliance size optimization with active fault injection
<02> Originality: We developed a new automatic optimisation process for virtual appliances to decrease their size. It identifies segments of the appliance which can be removed. It deletes them using active fault injection and validates the functionality of the reduced appliance.
Significance: The optimisation process decreases significantly the transfer time of virtual appliances from repositories to cloud nodes by decreasing their size excluding the appliance developer. The process reduces appliance’s size from 10% up to 30%. This process also improves fault tolerance and overload management of appliances.
Rigour: The paper describes the size optimisation algorithm. Tests included in the paper confirm the size reduction.
