Cloud Computing

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A Taxonomy of Interoperability for IaaS

Ralf Teckelmann

Department of Computer Science Hochschule Furtwangen University, Germany

Anthony Sulistio

Department of Applications, Models and Tools High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS), Germany

Christoph Reich

Department of Computer Science Hochschule Furtwangen University, Germany

CONTENTS

3.1    Introduction

3.2    Interoperability of Cloud Platforms

3.3    Taxonomy of Interoperability for IaaS

3.3.1    Access Mechanism

3.3.1.1    Type

3.3.1.2    Service Discovery

3.3.1.3    Discussion

3.3.2    Virtual Appliance

3.3.2.1    Life Cycle

3.3.2.2    Virtualization Platform

3.3.2.3    Virtualization Manager

3.3.2.4    Discussion

3.3.3    Storage

3.3.3.1    Management

3.3.3.2    Organization ...