This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
main:faq:useful_terms [2014/03/21 08:45] /C=GR/O=HellasGrid/OU=iasa.gr/CN=Marios Chatziangelou |
main:faq:useful_terms [2015/01/14 18:22] (current) /C=GR/O=HellasGrid/OU=iasa.gr/CN=Marios Chatziangelou |
||
---|---|---|---|
Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
* A **Virtual Machine Image (VMI)** is the software implementation of a machine (i.e. a computer) that executes software application(s) just like a physical machine | * A **Virtual Machine Image (VMI)** is the software implementation of a machine (i.e. a computer) that executes software application(s) just like a physical machine | ||
+ | |||
+ | * **Software Appliances (SAs)** is composed by a Virtual Appliance and a Contextualization Script pair | ||
+ | |||
+ | * A **Contextualization Script (CS)** is the script launched on VM boot time and could be used for installing, configuring and preparing software upon boot time on a pre-defined virtual machine image |