![]() ![]() Packaging applications in the form of virtual machine desk images can facilitate the distribution, installation, configuration, management, and execution of applications under an optimal VM platform. The software stack consists of a set of pre-configured applications, the guest OS, middleware, libraries, containers, and all of the other required software, while the metadata represents information that can assist in the deployment and execution process of the VMI on the VM platform for example, the support hardware needed to run the VMI (e.g., number of CPUs), the configuration variables (e.g., IP Address), and image constraints (e.g., 99.9% available). ![]() A VMI is a self-contained package that consists of a software stack and metadata. Mohammad Hamdaqa, Ladan Tahvildari, in Advances in Computers, 2012 4.6.3 Virtual AppliancesĪ virtual appliance is a Virtual Machine Image (VMI) that is designed and packaged to be deployed on a VM platform.
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