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Comprehensive PC Virtualization eLearning Course

Instructor(s): Paul Devriendt
Number of Modules: 18
Subscription Length: 90 days

Course Price
$895.00

Comprehensive PC Virtualization

What's Included?


PC Virtualization eLearning modules (unlimited access for 90 days)	PDF of Course Slides (yours to keep, does not expire)

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Who Should View?

Virtualization is a topic that covers both hardware and software. This course is suitable for hardware engineers who desire to understand the full picture of how the hardware is used, and is suitable for software engineers who desire to understand how to implement the required software.

Course Outline:

Chapter 1: Introduction (Part 1 of 2)

- Introduces what virtualization is, the different approaches to virtualization and provides a demo of virtualization in action
Chapter 2: Introduction (Part 2 of 2)

- Discusses how virtualization can be used and where the money is in virtualization
Chapter 3: Processor Virtualization Theory

- Goes over the theory of virtualization, classical trap and emulate
Chapter 4: Software Techniques

- Discusses the primary software techniques to virtualization: paravirtualization, ring aliasing and binary translation
Chapter 5: Intel VT-x (Part 1 of 2)

- Provides info on the new Intel instructions, operating modes and processor data structures included with Intel VT-x
Chapter 6: Intel VT-x (Part 2 of 2)

- Goes over the MSRs of Intel VT-x as well as how multi-processor / multi-core systems work with Intel VT-x
Chapter 7: AMD-V (Part 1 of 2)

- Provides info on the new AMD instructions and data structures associated with AMD-V
Chapter 8: AMD-V (Part 2 of 2)

- Goes over the new operating modes including enhancements like TLB management
Chapter 9: Virtualization of Interrupts

- Describes how interrupts and exceptions are handled, and how this affects performance
Chapter 10: SMP Guests and Performance

- Discusses issues and potential pitfalls for SMP guests as well as goes over the performance differences between hardware and software virtualization
Chapter 11: Security Features

- Provides an overview of Intel TXT and AMD-specific security features
Chapter 12: Virtualization of Memory

- Covers the issues with memory management in a virtualized environment and the common softare technique to handle them, shadow paging
Chapter 13: Memory Overcommit and Hardware Paging Assists

- Discusses the Intel Extended Page Tables and the AMD Nested Page Tables
Chapter 14: Memory and Device Virtualization

- Goes over the need for device virtualization and how it can be accomplished
Chapter 15: Virtualization and the Network

- Provides info on how NICs are virtualized
Chapter 16: IO Virtualization Hardware Help

- Provides an overview of PCI Express IOV as well as Intel VT-d and AMD's IOMMU solutions
Chapter 17: Time, Software Impacts, and Migration

- What the issues are regarding time in virtualized environments and the impact virtualization has on software development
Chapter 18: The Players and The Products

- VMWare, Microsoft and Xen

Course Modules

Module	Length
Chapter 1: Introduction (Part 1 of 2)	34 minutes
Chapter 2: Introduction (Part 2 of 2)	43 minutes
Chapter 3: Processor Virtualization Theory	51 minutes
Chapter 4: Software Techniques	45 minutes
Chapter 5: Intel VT-x (Part 1 of 2)	41 minutes
Chapter 6: Intel VT-x (Part 2 of 2)	52 minutes
Chapter 7: AMD-V (Part 1 of 2)	40 minutes
Chapter 8: AMD-V (Part 2 of 2)	25 minutes
Chapter 9: Virtualization of Interrupts	45 minutes
Chapter 10: SMP Guests and Performance	40 minutes
Chapter 11: Security Features	23 minutes
Chapter 12: Virtualization of Memory	39 minutes
Chapter 13: Memory Overcommit and Hardware Paging Assists	32 minutes
Chapter 14: Memory and Device Virtualization	34 minutes
Chapter 15: Virtualization and the Network	39 minutes
Chapter 16: IO Virtualization Hardware Help	32 minutes
Chapter 17: Time, Software Impacts and Migration	47 minutes
Chapter 18: The Players and The Products	39 minutes