A Virtual Machine Migration Algorithm Based on Network Flow Balance

Abstract:

Current research of virtual machine migration strategy mainly focuses on how to reduce the delay of virtual machine migration process but does not pay much attention to the network flow problem caused by the virtual machine migration. Because of the difference caused by Infrastructure Operator's network location makes a different virtual machine migration strategy, which will result in large differences in network traffic. Infrastructure operator's network resources are scarce resources. Therefore, how to reduce the network flow of virtual machine migration is a problem to be studied. In order to reduce network traffic virtual machine migration, this paper proposes a virtual machine migration algorithm (NFBA) based on network flow balance to obtain the minimum scheduling cost. Experimental results show the migration strategy can effectively reduce the communication traffic between the virtual machine clusters within the system and reduce the burden of network and consider workload balance at the same time.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 1044-1045)
• Pages: 1028-1034
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1044-1045.1028
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Yu Yang, Hua Zhou, Jun Hui Liu, Yun Feng*
• Keywords: Cloud Computing, Network Balance, Network Traffic, Workload Balance

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