temporary
virtual machines
content
- problem
- solution
- conclusion
The Problem
inital
expectation
reality
doing preparation work in class...
- leads to mistakes
- takes time
The Solution
permanent virtual machines
- complex to create
- large files to share
- not easily reproducible
- impossible to keep up to date
temporary virtual machines
- complex to create
- easy to share
- disposable and reproducible
- update on the fly
How does this work?
Vagrant
base box
Vagrantfile
Provider
The Conclusion
...yeah!
A lot of questions
- workflow?
- reliability?
- extensibility?
- security?
- pro + con?
Workflow
1. Gather Resources
- zipped from a fileserver
- cloned from git
2. Invoke VM Creation
3. Get additional Resources
- software packages
- updates
- etc...
4. Work with VM
Questions?
Thanks
temporary virtual machines #1
By doebi
