== VCT ==

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name               : Virtual Cluster Tool# name of the component
url_url            : http://dc.crs4.it/projects/vida # url of the component
brief description  : VCT (Virtual Cluster Tool) is a wrapper and a set of modified drivers for OpenNebula which adds support for atomic virtual cluster management with versioning and multiple transport protocols. # 30 words max
type               : plugin # tool/extension/plugin
license            : OSS # OSS/propietary
opennebula version : 1.4 
author             : VIDA (VIrtual Deployment Architecture) # person or organization developing the code
email              : 
organization       : Center for Advanced Studies, Research and Development in Sardinia # company/center/project
organization_img150   : {{ software:ecosystem:csr4.jpg }}

keyword_tags       : atomic, virtual cluster # comma separated list 
last update_dt     : 2010-01-17 # last update of the plugin: YYYY-MM-DD
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== Description ==

Virtualization is an essential technology for building computational infrastructures tailored to the needs of a research organization. Virtual machines (VMs) enable the specialization of operating systems towards particular tasks, with hardware resources safely and transparently multiplexed by the VM hypervisor. They also allow the decoupling of the physical computational infrastructure management from the management of the user-visible virtual computing facility.

== Benefits ==

VCT (Virtual Cluster Tool) is a wrapper and a set of modified drivers for OpenNebula which adds support for atomic virtual cluster management with versioning and multiple transport protocols.