System Performance Evaluation of Para Virtualization, Container Virtualization, and Full Virtualization Using Xen, OpenVZ, and XenServer

TLDR

Virtualization choices are often confusing, and the key question is which technology yields better virtual machine performance. The study aims to compare and evaluate the system performance of three hypervisors—Xen‑PV, OpenVZ, and XenServer—to determine which virtualization technique delivers superior performance. The authors benchmarked Xen‑PV, OpenVZ, and XenServer using various performance tests to assess their system performance.

Abstract

When we consider virtualization, most of the times we get confused with virtualization technique that has to be used. That is which virtualization technology gives virtual machines with better system performance. The idea of this paper is to compare and evaluate the system performance of three basic hypervisors with one supporting Para virtualization other supporting Container virtualization and the last one supporting Full virtualization. Here we chose Xen-PV for Para Virtualization, OpenVZ for Container Virtualization and XenServer for Full virtualization. Then, performance of these three virtualization techniques is evaluated based on various tests conducted by the benchmarking tools. Finally a detailed comparison among these three hypervisors will be conducted to find out the hypervisor with which virtualization technique has better system performance.