Does CloudSim Accurately Model Micro Datacenters?

Alshammari, D., Singer, J. and Storer, T. (2017) Does CloudSim Accurately Model Micro Datacenters? In: IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing (IEEE CLOUD 2017), Honolulu, HI, USA, 25-30 June 2017, pp. 705-709. (doi: 10.1109/CLOUD.2017.97)

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Abstract

Novel cloud computing algorithms and techniques are initially evaluated via testbeds, simulators and mathematical models of datacenter infrastructure. However, it can be difficult to perform cross validation of these platforms against realistic scale infrastructures due to the prohibitive costs involved. This paper describes an approach to evaluating a cloud simulator through an empirical study involving a micro datacenter of commodity Raspberry Pi devices. To demonstrate the methodology, we compare performance of real-world workloads on this physical infrastructure against corresponding models of the workloads and infrastructure on the CloudSim simulator. After modelling a Raspberry Pi micro datacenter in CloudSim, we claim that the simulator lacks sufficient accuracy for cloud infrastructure experiments.

Item Type:Conference Proceedings
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Alshammari, Dhahi Sulaybikh D and Storer, Dr Tim and Singer, Dr Jeremy
Authors: Alshammari, D., Singer, J., and Storer, T.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science
ISSN:2159-6190
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2017 IEEE
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.

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