Title :
Using virtualization to reduce the cost of test
Author :
Weltzin, Casey ; Delgado, Santiago
Author_Institution :
Product Marketing, Nat. Instrum., Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
Virtualization is a technology that enables running two or more operating systems simultaneously on a single computer. This paper will explain how virtualization software operates, compare the major types of virtualization software available, and explain how virtualization can reduce hardware cost in automatic test systems.
Keywords :
operating systems (computers); program testing; virtual machines; automatic test system; hardware cost reduction; operating system; program test; virtual machine monitor; virtualization software; Application software; Application virtualization; Costs; Hardware; Operating systems; Real time systems; Software testing; System testing; User interfaces; Virtual machine monitors; VMM; hypervisor; real-time; virtualization;
Conference_Titel :
AUTOTESTCON, 2009 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4980-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1088-7725
DOI :
10.1109/AUTEST.2009.5314086
