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MultiOS - Trinity College Dublin

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Existing vs <strong>MultiOS</strong> solutions<br />

Existing Solution<br />

OS #1<br />

OS #2<br />

OS #3<br />

OS #1<br />

OS #2<br />

OS #3<br />

OS #1<br />

OS #2<br />

OS #3<br />

Partition the local disk (dual/multiple boot)<br />

• all candidate environments must be there<br />

• no easy way to add another environment<br />

• assumes environments will not over-write others<br />

Time<br />

<strong>MultiOS</strong> Solution<br />

OS #1<br />

OS #2<br />

OS #1 out OS #2 in<br />

Import the environment each time (from remote disk)<br />

• can support any number of environments<br />

• no assumptions about stability or good behaviour<br />

• places great demands on network and remote disk<br />

….<br />

Time<br />

Europar’2000 31-AUG-2000 <strong>Trinity</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>Dublin</strong>; Page 4

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