Practice Black-box Approach To Resource Management (3.4) - Introduction to Clouds, Virtualization and Virtual Machine
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Black-box Approach to Resource Management

Practice - Black-box Approach to Resource Management

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a black-box approach in resource management?

💡 Hint: Think about what data is solely observable from the outside.

Question 2 Easy

Name a key metric used in black-box resource management.

💡 Hint: Consider common performance indicators.

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Question 1

What does the black-box approach in resource management focus on?

Internal VM states
External observable metrics
User feedback

💡 Hint: Remember which aspects are considered observable.

Question 2

True or False: The gray-box approach requires modifications to guest VMs.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about the data sources each approach utilizes.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a scenario where a host is identified as a hotspot due to high CPU usage, detail how the black-box approach may mismanage resource allocation and propose how a gray-box approach could improve the situation.

💡 Hint: Consider how internal metrics could clarify the situation.

Challenge 2 Hard

Design an experiment to evaluate the effectiveness of the black-box vs. gray-box approaches in a simulated data center. Outline the metrics you would gather.

💡 Hint: Focus on what aspects you need to observe to create a fair comparison.

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