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US 20040128670 A1 Abstract A traditional registry, such as a global UDDI server, is not designed to accommodate transitory devices, e.g., devices that may frequently attach and detach from a network, often-times without warning, such as virtual machines offering or desiring services that are periodically instantiated and then suspended or destroyed. To accommodate such transitory devices, a dynamic resource/service registry may be implemented that leverages lower-level protocols or state to determine appropriate registry updates to keep the registry state consistent with currently-active virtual machines. For example, a virtual machine monitor (VMM) may track creation and suspension or deletion of a virtual machine (VM), and resources advertised by the VM, where the VMM appropriately adds or removes registry entries for the VM as the state of the VM changes or provides hooks (e.g. notifications) or other instrumentation based on said state or protocols to enable other associated modules or agents (e.g. management modules or the registry) to take appropriate actions.
Claims(21) 1. A method for registering virtual machines with a first registry, the first registry being searchable for registrants advertising a service or a resource, the method comprising:
monitoring for instantiation of a virtual machine; determining a service or resource advertised by the virtual machine; automatically registering the virtual machine's service or resource with the first registry, the registering including creating a registration for the device identifying the advertised service or resource. 2. The method of
automatically deregistering the virtual machine's service or resource from the first registry if the virtual machine becomes unavailable. 3. The method of
monitoring the virtual machine for a change in operational state indicating unavailability of the virtual machine; performing the automatically deregistering the virtual machine's service or resource from the first registry responsive to the change in operational state. 4. The method of
5. The method of
associating a time-to-live for registry registrations of virtual machines; monitoring for communication by the virtual machine or a service provider therein; and automatically deregistering the virtual machine from the first registry if the virtual machine or a service provider therein fails to communicate within the time-to-live. 6. The method of
the registry receiving a communication from the virtual machine, and responsive thereto, the registry resetting the time-to-live. 7. The method of
disposing the registry and the virtual machine in a single device. 8. The method of
9. The method of
disposing the registry and the virtual machine in a single device having an operating system, a virtual machine monitor, and communication hooks allowing the operating system to query the virtual machine monitor for operational status of its virtual machines. 10. The method of
disposing the registry and the virtual machine in a single device having an operating system, a virtual machine monitor, and communication hooks allowing the operating system to be notified by the virtual machine monitor of operational status of its virtual machines. 11. The method of
disposing the registry and the virtual machine in a single device having a host operating system, a virtual machine monitor, and communication hooks allowing the virtual machine to query the host operating system for services registered by the virtual machine with the registry; logging by the virtual machine monitor services registered by the virtual machine with the registry after instantiation of the virtual device; and determining by the virtual machine monitor of unavailability of the virtual machine; and notifying the host operating system to deregister the virtual machine. 12. The method of
deregistering the virtual machine's service or resource from the first registry; migrating the virtual machine to a new hosting device; and re-registering, with the first registry, the virtual machine's service or resource with respect to the new hosting device. 13. A system, comprising:
a first device having a registry disposed therein; a second device having disposed therein a first virtual machine operable to advertise a service or a resource for registration with the registry, and a virtual machine monitor configured to notify the registry to deregister the virtual machine if the virtual machine is unavailable. 14. The system of
15. A system, comprising:
a first device having disposed therein a registry, a first virtual machine, and a first virtual machine monitor; a second device having disposed therein a second virtual machine and a second virtual machine monitor; and wherein the first and second virtual machines are operable to advertise services or resources for registration with the registry, and wherein the first and second virtual machine monitors are operable to notify the registry to deregister the virtual machine if their respective first or second virtual machines become unavailable. 16. The system of
17. An article comprising a machine-accessible media having associated data, wherein the data, when accessed, results in a machine performing:
monitoring for instantiation of a virtual machine; determining a service or resource advertised by the virtual machine; automatically registering the virtual machine with the first registry, the registering including creating a registration for the device identifying the advertised service or resource. 18. The article of
automatically deregistering the virtual machine from the first registry if the virtual machine becomes unavailable.
19. The article of
monitoring the virtual machine for a change in operational state indicating unavailability of the virtual machine; and
performing the automatically deregistering the virtual machine from the first registry responsive to the change in operational state.
20. The article of
21. The article of
associating a time-to-live for registry registrations of virtual machines;
monitoring for communication by the virtual machine; and
automatically deregistering the virtual machine from the first registry if the virtual machine fails to communicate within the time-to-live.
Description [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending application Ser. No. 10/330,597, filed on Dec. 27, 2002, entitled �DYNAMIC SERVICE REGISTRY,� and which is commonly assigned to the assignee of the present invention. [0002] The invention generally relates to service registries, and more particularly to providing a dynamic service registry responsive to the creation and suspension or deletion of virtual machines (VM) offering or desiring services advertised in a registry. [0003] A network, which may include wired and/or wireless intranets, the Internet, wide area networks (WANs), local area networks (LANs), etc., may have many attached devices offering and/or seeking services, capabilities and/or resources of other devices. It is often difficult to locate devices offering particular services. To facilitate locating and tracking devices and their services, various �web service� or �directory service� technologies have been implemented. [0004] The term �web service� describes a standardized way of describing, discovering, and integrating network applications, services and resources from different businesses using open standards, such as World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standards, including XML (Extensible Markup Language), SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol), WSDL (Web Services Description Language), UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery and Integration), etc., over a network. Web services are self-contained modular applications that may communicate directly with other web services, applications, or system software. [0005] UDDI is an industry initiative utilizing a platform-independent open framework for a global set of registries allowing businesses to define their services, discover other businesses and services, and to share information about how the business interacts. Unfortunately, while UDDI's global nature provides a single source for locating offered services, UDDI lacks the ability to automatically identify and remove stale entries. UDDI allows a device to easily register itself and advertise offered or desired services, capabilities and resources, but UDDI expects the device to behave well and remove its data from the database when the services are no longer offered. Unfortunately, if a device suddenly becomes unavailable, stale registry entries may remain associated with the device. [0006] Consequently, a traditional registry environment is not suitable for transitory devices, such as virtual machines (VMs) which may be arbitrarily created and suspended or destroyed, since suspension or destruction is equivalent to a device suddenly dropping off a network without properly attending to its registration. [0007] The features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention in which: [0008]FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary system supporting integration of VMs into a conventional registry environment while allowing for the VM to be arbitrarily suspended or destroyed without advance warning. [0009]FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of the device 102 of FIG. 1. [0010]FIG. 3 illustrates another embodiment of the device 102 of FIG. 1. [0011]FIG. 4 illustrates another embodiment of the device 102 of FIG. 1. [0012]FIG. 5 illustrates an exemplary flowchart for automatically registering and deregistering VM services based on the status of a VM. [0013]FIG. 6 illustrates a suitable computing environment in which certain aspects of the invention may be implemented. [0014] A registry facilitates advertising, discovering, and providing/using services and resources (collectively referenced hereafter as a �registration�). Since resources may be encapsulated and advertised and used as services, unless indicated otherwise directly or by context, the term �services� is intended to include �resources�. In the illustrated embodiments, there may be many registries on a network, where some registries are kept fully in sync (i.e. coherent) with other registries, while other registries may elect to keep some registrations private. The invention may be utilized with various directory services, web services, UDDI registries, Microsoft Corporation's NET services, and the like. In the claims, the term �registry� is intended to generally reference these various registries possibilities and equivalents thereto. However, for expository convenience, the following detailed description focuses on UDDI registries. It will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, that as times change, alternate registries or services will arise, and that the teachings herein are applicable thereto. [0015] In a network environment, for various reasons, devices may suddenly appear, disappear, and reappear on the network. Such devices are referenced herein and the claims that follow as �transitory devices.� The phrase �transitory device� is intended to broadly encompass both physically distinct machines, such as conventional mobile devices including portable computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), as well as a logical or virtual device, such as a hardware processor emulation, software machine emulation, or virtual machine (VM). The following description focuses on the interaction between virtual machines (VMs) and registries, such as a UDDI registry. It will be appreciated by one skilled in the art that the following description applies to other transitory devices and registry environments. [0016] A VM may be an emulated machine or emulated platform in hardware, e.g., as a mode of operation of a processor, or in software, such as in a runtime environment. The VM may include the instruction set and other platform resources and/or devices. VM's may be serialized (e.g. state checkpoint) to a shared file system or shipped over the network to be migrated to, de-serialized (e.g. state restore from checkpoint) on and hosted by a different machine. A single physical device may have (i.e. host) multiple VMs. VMs may also utilize a virtual network in addition to, or in lieu of, a physical network connection. A VM may appear or reappear on the network because its VMM (Virtual Machine Monitor or Virtual Machine Manager) has instantiated or resumed the VM. The VM may disappear from the network if the VMM shuts it down, de-instantiates (suspends) it, or otherwise makes it unavailable. Suspending, destroying or otherwise making a VM unavailable is common to allow other VMs to execute, e.g., to access a host's processor, memory, storage, etc., or when the VM no longer has utility (e.g. it has finished processing, or the service it provides is no longer needed.). [0017] It will be appreciated that VMs may communicate with other VMs within the same physical device, with VMs on other physical devices, or simply with other physical devices. In one embodiment, multiple VMs hosted on a particular physical device may communicate among themselves on a private, virtual (optimized) network. In this latter case, the virtualization software (often the VMM or the host operating system, depending on implementation) may operate in a different manner, e.g. allowing inter-VM communication more efficiently through a virtual local network not externally visible outside of the hosting device. [0018]FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary system 100 supporting integration of VMs into a registry environment, such as UDDI, while allowing for the VM to be arbitrarily suspended, destroyed, or otherwise made unavailable without advance warning. Shown are a device 102 hosting one or more VMs 104, along with conventional, networkable devices 106-108, such as servers, workstations, mobile devices, PDAs, etc., and a local registry 110. These devices 102, 106-110 are communicatively coupled with a global registry 112, such as the Microsoft Corporation UDDI server, by way of a network 114. Note that although the local registry is shown separately from other network devices, it may be incorporated into one of the network devices, whether physical or virtual, see e.g., FIG. 2 device 200. [0019] It will be further appreciated that, in addition to the local 110 and global 112 registries, there may be many other registries (not illustrated) distributed across public and private networks, each storing service registration data for local and/or remote devices. The multiple registries may be kept in sync so that one may register with one registry and later retrieve registration data from another registry. Alternatively, some registries, such as the local registry 110, may elect to keep some or all of their registrations private from other registries such as the global registry 112. For example, assuming communication path 116 is a private local network, such as an intranet, not generally accessible by the network 114, if it is known that devices on the local network are primarily transitory devices, it may be helpful to limit registrations of such devices to the local registry 110 so as to not unnecessarily propagate transitory registrations to the global registry 112. Often private networks will host private services that should not be advertised to or accessed by entities outside of that network domain. Such is the case for many corporate enterprises and small office, home office network configurations. [0020] In one embodiment one or more registries may federate to operate as a single logical registry. In such a case, some registry entries may be duplicated, such as for efficiency purposes, while others only reside in a single registry. For example, duplicated entries might correspond to frequently used services that persist on the network. Transient or infrequently used services might only reside in specific registries. [0021]FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary embodiment 200 of device 102 of FIG. 1. As illustrated, the device has an operating system 202, and the device may include a dynamically Updatable registry 204 for storing registrations of offered and/or desired services of virtual machines (VMs) 206-210 of the device. VMs may be implemented in hardware, software, or some combination of the two. The VMs may appear to other network devices to be a physical device on the network. As with conventional VM environments, the VMs operate in conjunction with a VMM 218 (Virtual Machine Manager or Monitor) having hooks 222 into the host device 102 hardware and operating system 202. For example, the VMM may make use of some host operating system services. Each VM may also have an operating system (not illustrated). [0022] As used herein and the claims that follow, the term �hook� or �hooks� refers to mechanisms such as passive or active interfaces (e.g. polled API's, memory locations, or subroutine call-backs), notifications, messages, interrupts, and their associated handlers etc. Each of these provides different tradeoffs which are important to overall system design, but may be incorporated by one skilled in the art. For example, when a VMM destroys a VM, it may notify the registry agent to remove or mark as unavailable all service entries associated with that VM. Often this might be the IP address or hostname of the VM. [0023] As with a conventional device, illustrated VMs 206-210 may include a software server or other hardware or software component offering services, such as web services, and the VM may also have services desired by itself or other VMs. These offered and/or desired services are collectively identified as services 212-216. These services may be conventionally registered, e.g., in accord with the UDDI protocol, with the internal registry 204 or other registry, e.g., FIG. 1 items 110, 112. In one embodiment, a VM may host its own registry. The servers in the VMs may provide multiple instances of the same service (e.g. if the host is a server using VM technology to �slice� performance in some manner) or different services (e.g. if the host offers VM environments to different users who each implement the services they desire). There may also be a set of web services provided by the host 102 itself. [0024] It will be appreciated that the host 102, as well as the VMs 206-210, may wish to advertise, discover, and provide and/or use services and resources. The dynamically updated registry 204 aggregates registrations and serves as a matchmaker between service/resource producers and consumers. Although the host operating system is illustrated as hosting the registry, in one embodiment, a VM hosts the registry outside of but in communication with the host's operating system, thus insulating the host operating system from possible instability of the registry. The registry may be maintained outside of the device, e.g. through use of the FIG. 1 local registry 110. Desired services may be satisfied through identifying registrations in the internal 204, the local registry, or a global registry 112. Since VM's are excellent isolation containers, some complex applications may be partitioned across multiple VM's, each cooperatively tasking on a project as would distinct machines. It will be appreciated that the internal 204 or local 110 registries may be configured to offer various benefits, such as failure detection, failover, load balancing, etc., and therefore the registry may provide such services across the VMs. [0025] As is understood in the art, the VMs operate in conjunction with a VMM 218. The VMM operates above device hardware 220 and regulates/arbitrates access by the VMs to the physical device hardware. In the illustrated embodiment, the VMM also regulates VM access to host operating system 202 resources. The VMM may be configured to allow complete isolation of VMs 206-210, or to allow data sharing between some or all of the VMs according to desired security policies. It will be appreciated that the VMM may be implemented in various ways, including in software, hardware, or a combination thereof on a host. For example, the VMM may be implemented as an application and device drivers, etc. (e.g. VMWare by VMware, Inc. of California), as part of the operating system 202, or as part of a chipset or a microprocessor. [0026] In contrast with a conventional VMM, in the illustrated embodiment the VMM 218 is configured to monitor the state of VMs and to automatically issue notifications to a registry to cause the registration and de-registration of VM services 212-216 based on monitored state (see, e.g., FIG. 5). The internal registry 204, or local registry 110, is made dynamic through monitoring of VMM state about VMs or VMM-to-VM protocols (e.g. VM state transitions) to determine appropriate registry updates. In one embodiment, the VMM 218 monitors at least VM creation, destruction, suspension requests, as well as registry advertising/de-registration requests, e.g., UDDI requests, to identify VMs having registry registrations affected by a change in VM status. In one embodiment, operating system hooks 222 are used to monitor operating system calls relating to advertising/de-registration requests and to implement registry registration changes. The operating system 202 and registry 204 are presumed responsive to notification by the VMM to register or de-register services. In a further embodiment (not illustrated), a VM may itself host other VMs (sub-VMs) advertising services and/or resources offered by or desired by the sub-VMs. Such embodiments can include arbitrary depths of VM recursion. [0027] By providing for automatic handling of registrations based on VM status changes, one may, for example, facilitate VM migration, where a VM and its contents are serialized to a file system or the network and then re-instantiated on another physical host, possibly at a different physical host or remote location. On suspension, a VM's registrations are automatically de-registered, and when resumed, the registrations may be automatically re-registered. [0028] While FIG. 2 assumes the VMs utilize resources of a host operating system 202, FIGS. 3, 4, 5 illustrate alternate exemplary embodiments. [0029]FIG. 3 illustrates a VM/VMM embodiment 300 where the host does not have a particular operating system, but instead each VM 302-308 has services 310-316 desired or offered by the VM and their own operating system 318-324. The operating systems may each be the same, similar to, or different from each other. In this embodiment, the VMM operates on top of a host device's hardware 328, and the VMM manages each VM and its operating system's access to the host device's hardware. [0030] In this embodiment, hooks between the VMM 326 and various VM operating systems 318-324 (or service modules 310-316) allow the VMM to monitor registrations of the VMs 302-308 offered and/or desired services 310-316. A dynamic registry may be implemented, for example as discussed above with respect to FIG. 2, based on the monitoring. [0031]FIG. 4 illustrates another embodiment 400 where, as with FIG. 3, the host does not have a particular operating system, but instead there are separate VMs 402-408, each VM having services 410-416 desired or offered by the VM, and each VM having their own operating system 418-424. [0032] In this embodiment, there is a �thin� VMM 426 operating on top of a host device's hardware 428 which manages VM access to the hardware. It may be desirable to have a thin VMM for efficiency and reliability and verifiability. A management partition 430, possibly residing in a VM, operating system hosted driver, or associated management hardware (e.g., plug-in board, computer, processor, etc.), has special relations, permissions, or interfaces with the VMM. The management partition obtains information about the state of the VMs from the VMM, and takes appropriate action to notify the registry. It is assumed the management partitions, in conjunction with the VMM, have the power to start, stop, and provision the VMM. [0033] The simpler the VMM, the less likely its implementation will have errors resulting in hard-to-identify problems which may intermittently occur across multiple VMs. Thus the VMM may offload or enhance certain operations through the management partition 430. The management partition might, for instance, implement more complex policies. Thus, the VMM might provide a management partition with the information needed to make service registry updates, where the base mechanisms (e.g., detectors, triggers, etc.) are in the VMM, and the code for taking action is in the management partition. An additional benefit of a simple VMM is ability to more easily implement the VMM in hardware as it is less likely to require frequent updating. [0034] As with FIG. 3, in this embodiment, hooks between the Management Partition 430 and various VM operating systems 418-424 allow the Management Partition, in conjunction with the thin VMM 426, to monitor registrations of the VMs 402-408 offered and/or desired services 410-416. A dynamic registry may be implemented, for example as discussed above with respect to FIG. 2, based on the monitoring. [0035]FIG. 5 illustrates an exemplary flowchart of operations performed by a VMM operating according to the FIG. 2 embodiment. It will be appreciated the flowchart may be applied to the other disclosed embodiments. [0036] In one embodiment, the VMM monitors 500 for events relating to the state of the VMs. The VMM directly controls the global execution state of a given VM and that VM's access to a devices physical and virtual (e.g. emulated) resources and services. It will be appreciated that the monitoring may be augmented or performed by a component of a host or VM operating system, or elsewhere. In this illustrated embodiment, the VMM is monitoring for instantiation 502, destruction 514, suspension 506, or other 512 events indicating a change in the operational state of a VM. For example, if 502 the VMM instantiates a VM, the VMM logs 504 any services offered and/or desired by the VM. That is, when the VM is instantiated, it may start a web-services server, and then register offered and/or desired services with a registry, such as internal registry 204 of FIG. 2. Logged 504 services are used to properly de-register services from the registry when the VMM detects unavailability of a VM. [0037] For example, in a UDDI context, publish requests may be monitored and logged. Monitoring may entail transparently watching for network traffic, identifying UDDI publish requests. A VMM has observability and controllability of physical networking as well as any virtual, on-device networks used by the VMs as it marshals access to these network resources. Alternatively, a web services or other server may be configured to directly notify the monitor, e.g., the VMM, or middleware (e.g. NET or Java classes) may be configured to notify the monitor when the middleware is invoked to publish service availability, or the monitor could periodically poll the registry for services provided by known VMs, or the monitor could not track publish requests, but instead blindly, on de-activation (suspension or destruction) of a VM, tell a registry to delete �all services published by that VM.� [0038] Thus, if 506, 512 the VMM detects a suspension event, or some other event rendering a VM unavailable, such as the VM going to sleep, being swapped out, etc., this may result in the VMM notifying 508 the registry to delete the services provided by that VM, thus keeping the set of services listed in the registry current and never stale. In one embodiment, before de-registering a VM, the VMM may be configured to first check 510 whether the VM registration is flagged to be held. That is, it may be desirable to allow some registrations for transitory devices to survive in a registry even though the VM appears unavailable. For example, a VM may be held in a suspended state until its services are requested. A VM in a suspended state may reside in memory or it may have been stored to non-volatile storage, such as FIG. 6 storage 608. In such a case, it is desirable to maintain its registration(s) unless, for example, the VM is being destroyed. [0039] If 514 the VMM detects a destruction event, it is assumed in the illustrated embodiment that registrations associated with the destroyed VM are now invalid. The VMM therefore notifies 508 the registry to de-register the VM's services. However, it will be appreciated that similar to a hold registration status, a status may be associated with VM registrations so that the registrations of a destroyed VM are to be retained. If 510 registration is not being held or if 514 a destruction event has not been detected, then processing may continue with monitoring 500 the virtual machines. [0040] Note that while the foregoing has assumed the VMM is configured to direct a registry to de-register services for VMs, whether the registry is internal to a device or a local registry such as local registry 110 of FIG. 1, the monitoring may be performed by the registry itself or an operating system component working with the VMM, rather than strictly by the VMM alone. For example, rather than the VMM notifying the registry, instead a local registry can monitor/communicate with the VMM (or an agent of the VMM, such as a management module) and update itself accordingly. For an internal registry, such as registry 204, the hooks 222 may be used by the registry 204 to monitor and/or query the VMM to track VM status. For an external registry, such as local registry 110, in one embodiment, there may be software on the host device (or virtual machines) to monitor publish/delete messages issued by VMs, and to interact with the VMM to determine operational state of the VMs, where the software notifies the registry to update itself accordingly. [0041]FIG. 6 and the following discussion are intended to provide a brief, general description of a suitable environment in which certain aspects of the illustrated invention may be implemented. [0042] As used herein below, the phrase �host machine� is intended to broadly encompass a single machine, or a system of communicatively coupled machines or devices operating together. Exemplary host machines include FIG. 1 physical devices 102, 106-110, as well as personal computers, workstations, servers, etc. The host machine hardware is accessible by virtual machines 104, 206-210, 302-308, 402-408, in accord with the operations and policies of a VMM and/or VM Management Module. [0043] Typically, a host machine 600 includes a system bus 602 to which is attached processors 604, a memory 606, e.g., random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), or other state preserving medium, storage devices 608, a video interface 610, and input/output interface ports 612. The host machine and/or its virtual machines may be controlled, at least in part, by input from conventional input devices, such as keyboards, mice, etc., as well as by directives received from another machine, interaction with a virtual reality (VR) environment, biometric feedback, or other input source or signal. [0044] The host machine may include embedded controllers, such as programmable or non-programmable logic devices or arrays, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, embedded computers, smart cards, and the like. The host machine and/or its virtual machines may utilize one or more connections to one or more remote machines 614, 616, such as through a network interface 618, modem 620, or other communicative coupling. The host machine and/or its virtual machines may be interconnected by way of a physical and/or logical network 622, such as the FIG. 1 network 114, which may include an intranet, the Internet, local area networks, wide area networks, etc. One skilled in the art will appreciated that communication with network 622 may utilize various wired and/or wireless short range or long range carriers and protocols, including radio frequency (RF), satellite, microwave, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11, Bluetooth, optical, infrared, cable, laser, etc. [0045] The invention may be described by reference to or in conjunction with associated data including functions, procedures, data structures, application programs, etc. which when accessed by the host machine 600 and/or its virtual machines results in the host machine and/or its virtual machines performing tasks or defining abstract data types or low-level hardware contexts. Associated data may be stored in, for example, volatile and/or non-volatile memory 606, or in storage devices 608 and their associated storage media, including hard-drives, floppy-disks, optical storage, tapes, flash memory, memory sticks, digital video disks, biological storage, etc. Associated data may be delivered over transmission environments, including network 622, in the form of packets, serial data, parallel data, propagated signals, etc., and may be used in a compressed or encrypted format. Associated data may be used in a distributed environment, and stored locally and/or remotely for access by single or multi-processor machines. [0046] Thus, for example, with respect to the illustrated embodiments, assuming host machine 600 embodies the FIG. 2 dynamic registry storing registrations for FIG. 2 virtual machines 206-210, then remote machine 614 may be a server, display device, printers, etc. providing resources that may be utilized by the host machine or its virtual machines, while remote machine 616 may be a device seeking services being offered by one of the virtual machines 206-210. It will be appreciated that remote machines 614, 616 may be include many or all of the elements discussed for machine 600 or its virtual machines, and that both transient devices and permanent devices may wish to advertise, discover, and provide/use services and resources of the other. A dynamically updated registry may be used to aggregate and match service and/resource producers with consumers. [0047] Having described and illustrated the principles of the invention with reference to illustrated embodiments, it will be recognized that the illustrated embodiments can be modified in arrangement and detail without departing from such principles. And, though the foregoing discussion has focused on particular embodiments, other configurations are contemplated. In particular, even though expressions such as �in one embodiment,� �in another embodiment,� or the like are used herein, these phrases are meant to generally reference embodiment possibilities, and are not intended to limit the invention to particular embodiment configurations. As used herein, these terms may reference the same or different embodiments that are combinable into other embodiments. [0048] Consequently, in view of the wide variety of permutations to the embodiments described herein, this detailed description is intended to be illustrative only, and should not be taken as limiting the scope of the invention. What is claimed as the invention, therefore, is all such modifications as may come within the scope and spirit of the following claims and equivalents thereto. Referenced by
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Passing from the bustle of Low Petergate through Talbot Court's fine entrance gates you will be struck first by the serenity of the spacious courtyard and garden beyond, and then by the stunning vistas it affords: not only the towering Minster, and the magnificent Tudor edifice bounding the courtyard itself, but also the mediaeval panorama of the cathedral stonemasons' yard, the Minster Choir School, and Holy Trinity Church. Take the lift to the apartment, and you can delight in the sheer comfort and sophistication that mark it out as one of York's most carefully designed and relaxing holiday venues. It offers a well-proportioned lounge and dining area replete with Bose music system, flat-screen TV and internet access, and a kitchen area fully equipped with dishwasher, washer/dryer, espresso machine etc. etc., while the double bedroom with its fine white linen is complemented by a stylish bathroom sporting Villeroy & Boch sanitary ware, soft towels and Molton Brown toiletries.
Arrival/departure times: Our standard arrival and departure times are 10.30am and 4pm respectively — but earlier arrival and later departure may be possible by prior arrangement, depending chiefly on whether there are guests immediately before or after you.
Children : Whilst we are happy to accept children, we would emphasise that the apartment is NOT child-proofed or child-oriented in any way, and has various floor-standing items such as lamps and tall candle-holders that represent a potential danger to youngsters - with the result that young children from toddlerdom through to about age 7 will generally not make for a relaxing, stress-free stay!
Car parking - and the challenge of York's streets: Our private, bollard-protected parking space is approx. 500 yards from the apartment — and the walk back is largely along beautiful streets! (A particular glory of York is that most of the city within the ancient walls is pedestrianised, so while a car is very useful for getting here, you will not need it during your stay unless you make sorties to the surrounding countryside.)
In our travel directions we suggest a couple of places for dropping off passengers and luggage on first arrival: whilst it is theoretically possible at certain times of day to drive down High and Low Petergate to the gates of the apartment complex, it is unwise to do so unless you are *exceptionally* familiar with the maze of streets and their numerous traffic restrictions: once in, it is a major challenge getting out again!
Chris has been to York five times, but has never stayed anywhere as fantastic, beautiful and central as Talbot Court! Fantastic owners who made us feel more than welcome. My first experience of York - and what a first visit! Can't wait to come back again. Fabulous stay! — Emma and Chris (Nottingham)
Great apartment in a great location! The apartment is well equipped to a high standard - with items not normally found in rental properties, it is clean, bright and comfortable.
There was tea and milk for our arrival and the owners made the apartment warm and welcoming eg heating on and flowers in the apartment. They also kept in touch to ensure we had no problems whilst there.
A great weekend in a fab apartment. Many thanks - we'll definitely be back!
I stayed at this apartment with my boyfriend, and safe to say I wasn't dissapointed. Its a brilliant central city location, really easy to find, and the parking is brilliant as I know how hard it is to get parked in York centre!
The apartment was true to the pictures, everything was in a lovely condition and really clean and homely. The kitchen was perfect with all the appliances needed and it was a lovely touch to have some tea bags, milk and a cake.
It would have been nice to have another sofa / or a larger sofa in the front room so two people could sit comfortably. And also curtains in the bedroom window would be nice if you wanted a sleep in. Otherwise absolutely perfect! Definitely will recommend! :)
On arrival we were delighted to be met by some refreshing tea and cake provided by the owners. The flat looked exactly as it does in the pictures and was spotlessly clean and tidy. We only ate breakfast in the flat but were spoilt for choice as there are so many restaurants and bars nearby. All of the tourist attractions we wanted to visit were within walking distance and the Minster can be seen from the grounds of the flat. As it is very central you must not expect silence but the noises of the streets below were not an issue at all.
All in all we had a fabulous stay in this flat, with excellent email communication from the owner. We would definitely stay here again!
The luxury apartment has a fantastic location, right at the heart of York next to the Minster and is an oasis of calm complete with its own private garden
in this wonderful city.
Open the security gate and you are immediately in to the amazing historical bustling city with its wonderful individual architecture, shops, bars and restaurants that are right on your door step.
Visits to the Minster, Betty's cafe and the National Rail Museum are a must.
Having the parking space included was a big bonus. We loved town so much the car never moved.
Owner John extremely helpful.
This really couldn't be in a better location - sitting in the apartment listening to the bells of the Minster - perfect.
The apartment was spotlessly clean and has everything you could wish for. Would definitely recommend.
Joining directions and instructions were great - literally talked us trough step by step.
My only complaint was the weekend went to quickly!
Apartment very comfortable, clean and mostly close to everything spotless. We were very well received by the Reddick family with milk and a delicious chocolate cake. Just have to thank my dear family and say that in Brazil we have a word that only exists in our language SAUDADE, which means, more or less, in English we're reminding you too much. Hoping to see each other again soon, our deepest thanks.
Monica and Miriam from Brazil
York Minster — one of the world's largest and finest masterpieces of Gothic architecture — is your immediate neighbour here, and you can feast your eyes on it through the panoramic windows outside your apartment door or from the spacious and peaceful private garden below. Step out through the complex's fine gateway into Low Petergate and you are in the bustling heart of the city — once the capital of the entire Roman empire, and now a breathtaking mix of ancient and modern, and everything in between. Within a hundred yards or so you can lift your spirits with heavenly music in the cathedral, quell your hunger with heavenly cakes at famous Betty's Café, or scare your socks off on a guided ghost walk. River boats are close by, as are the fabled authentic odours of the Jorvik Viking Centre. There are excellent restaurants within a few yards of the entrance gate, and many, many more within easy reach, together with pubs and clubs to suit every taste, and an exceptional range of fine shops.
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Magnificently set in the heart of Algarve countryside Casa Rodrigues is a delightful 3 bedroom Villa. Set in a peaceful location and 3 km from your nearest beach this villa makes the ideal place for total relaxation
Lacated in Torre just by Alcantarilha and a short drive to Albufeira this lovely villa is suitable for families and couples
On the food front , if you don't fancy eating in, you are just 3 minutes drive from Armacao de Pera resort where there restaurants and bars some of the Algarve best fish restaurants.
Size | Sleeps up to 6, 3 bedrooms |
Nearest beach | armacao de Pera 3 km |
Will consider | Long term lets (over 1 month) |
Access | Car advised |
Nearest Amenities | 3 km |
Nearest travel links | Nearest airport: Faro 35 km, Nearest railway: Alcantarilha Gare 6 km |
Notes | No pets allowed, Yes, smoking allowed |
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Pool | Private outdoor pool (unheated) |
General | TV, CD player, Satellite TV |
Standard | Kettle, Toaster, Iron |
Utilities | Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine |
Rooms | 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms of which 2 Family bathrooms, 1 En suites and 1 Shower rooms |
Furniture | 1 Sofa beds, Double beds (2), Single beds (2), Dining seats for 8, Lounge seats for 6 |
Other | Linen provided, Towels provided, High chair |
Outdoors | Private outdoor pool (unheated), Balcony or terrace, Private garden, BBQ |
Access | Parking |
About this location
The Algarve region
algarve has some europe's best beaches and this region has some long stretches of sandy beaches and some great coves
Silves the Moorish Capital is a short drive away
Villa is located in a great area not far from Salgados Nature reserve and some of algarve amizing Little coves beaches.
Various golf courses near to the Villa
Also close to Albufeira and 3 km away from Armacao de Pera resort
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Now in its sixth year, the Nano4Life Conference and Exhibition is a forum providing the latest updates on the developments that nanotechnology is delivering within the healthcare industries, and identifies any gaps in the supply chain necessary for commercial and clinical success.
Nano4Life 2014 will explore the convergence of nanotechnology and life sciences, providing perspectives from clinicians, industrialists and leading researchers, who work with, develop and endorse nanotechnologies so to fulfil and promote the benefits that can, and are, being realised from the implementation of this novel and exciting science in the healthcare sector.
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A question commonly asked by people thinking of using Linux for the first time is "will it work for me?".
To be able to answer that question I would need to understand the background of each user asking that question. I would need to know the current hardware setup, the operating system they are using, what software packages they commonly use, their computing experience in general and the reason why they are thinking of using Linux in the first place.
By the very fact that as a potential user you are reading this article it suggests to me that there is something wrong with your current setup and you are exploring your options.
In this guide I am going to look at some common scenarios and explore whether Linux is indeed the right option.
Your Current Operating System
There are a number of potential operating systems that you could be currently using including Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and of course OSX.
Windows XP used to be Microsoft's flagship product and many Windows users look back at that operating system with fondness. The reality though is that Windows XP wasn't really that good.
On the plus side Windows XP worked with the majority of hardware devices but this was more to do with the fact that manufacturers developed drivers for Windows XP rather than Microsoft bending over backwards to give you that functionality. Windows XP also has a huge back catalogue of software that runs against it.
Scratch under the surface however and you will soon see that Windows XP wasn't all it was cracked up to be, with a non standard compliant web browser installed by default and a multitude of serious security issues.
To plug the security holes a user had to install expensive firewall and antivirus software. If the price of protecting your PC wasn't enough the antivirus software was often very intrusive and slowed down your computer considerably.
If you are running Windows Vista then things probably seem even worse. There is still the same level of malware but now the hardware requirements have escalated and the quality of the product is poor. Something else that should be taken into account is that Windows Vista often shipped on OEM computers as a home edition which was severely limited.
Windows 7 users are probably in the best position as the operating system is largely seen as being usable with most of the issues from Windows Vista ironed out. Windows 7 is no longer going to be installed by default on new computers.
If you are using Windows XP or Windows Vista you are already at a point where you have a decision to make. Windows XP is no longer supported so you really need to either change the operating system or upgrade your computer in order to run a newer version of Windows.
Windows Vista users don't have to upgrade yet but the window of opportunity is getting smaller everyday and the level of support you will be receiving is likely to be second rate at best.
Windows 7 users are in a better position. If the hardware is working well then there is no real need to change to Linux but you may wish to do so anyway.
Before discussing the merits of Linux lets look at the upgrade options for XP, Vista and Windows 7 users. It is highly likely that the next computer you purchase is going to come with Windows 8.1.
Windows 8.1 is going to provide users with a learning curve that far outweighs the benefits of switching. If your hardware is going to hold up long enough then you may wish to wait for Windows 10.
My view on it is that if Windows 8.1 is the answer I have absolutely no idea what the question is.
Windows 8.1 users will probably find a version of Linux available that will suit their needs but I will come onto reasons why Linux might not be suitable later.
OSX is a different kettle of fish. Whilst it is possible to run Linux on Apple devices it is hard to envisage a scenario why you would want to switch other than for software that is available for Linux that isn't available for OSX.
What do you use your computer for?
There is a version of Linux out there for virtually everyone but there are gaps which need to be filled and they may be deal breakers.
If you are the sort of person that uses their computer to browse the internet, use Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites, listen to music and watch the odd video then there are Linux distributions that are perfect for you and the answer to the opening question is "Yes, Linux is right for you".
If you require office software for working from home then there are some really good software packages for doing so including LibreOffice, OpenOffice and Google Docs. If you really need to use Microsoft Office products then this may be a stumbling block for which there is no solution. It is possible to run Word and Excel using an application called WINE but this possibly wouldn't be a stable solution. If however you just use office software at home to write letters, create budgets or create presentations then Linux is still right for you. LibreOffice is capable of opening files created in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc.
If you are a software developer and you need to develop Windows software then you will still need a Windows computer to do this. Windows and Linux aren't exclusive however. You might choose to use Windows on one machine to write software and Linux on another machine for your other activities. It is also possible to run Linux and Windows side by side on the same computer.
As a software developer you might decide to switch your platform to Linux and start learning the tools required to build Linux applications.
If you are heavily into gaming then Linux may or may not be right for you. Linux has come along way in the past few years on the gaming front with Steam providing over 700 games for the platform. Linux might not be right for hardcore gamers and if you need a specific game which is not available for Linux then you might need to stick with Windows in some capactiy.
On the software front the bases are fairly well covered. Skype is available for video conferencing, Spotify is available for audio streaming and Dropbox is available for online file storage. There are some really good audio players such as Rhythmbox and Banshee, video editors such as Openshot and graphics editors such as GIMP.
Whilst GIMP is a very good alternative to Photoshop, there is a fairly steep learning curve to switch from one to the other and having spent time becoming accustomed to Photoshop you may not be open to trying out a new product. Photoshop is not available natively to Linux.
Another application that isn't native to Linux is Apple's iTunes. iPod and iPhone support is limited within Linux and whilst audio applications such as Rhythmbox and Banshee can recognise and play music stored on these devices the integration isn't as good as for Android products such as the Samsung Galaxy range.
The other area where Linux may be lacking is with more specialist software such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) and professional video editing.
As with most things in life there is very rarely a perfect solution and it is up to each of us to decide what we can and what we can't work with.
Windows XP should definitely be replaced now and you need to decide whether you want to go for a new computer or stick with the existing one. If you stick with the existing computer then undoubtedly Linux is the answer.
Linux will breathe new life into ageing hardware and as there is no need to install resource intensive anti-virus protection your computer with last for many years to come. On top of that your computer will become supported again and not as an afterthought but as a fully supported system. The alternative is to buy a new computer which will almost certainly come with Windows 8.
Windows Vista and Windows 7 users will have to decide on their next move soon as well. Upgrading to Windows 8 has not been the easy transition that most users would like it to be. Whilst you will be able to run certain applications that aren't available for Linux there are other issues to be solved. The backup and recovery software is not to be trusted as I found out after uprgading from Windows 8 to 8.1. The malware and virus issue hasn't gone away either.
The final thing I'd like to point out is that things are done slightly differently with Linux. For instance software is installed via a package manager rather than from DVDs or direct downloads. This provides a level of security because the only software that should appear in the repositories is good clean software.
Most of the time you can use the graphical tools but if you run into issues the support forums and chat rooms will probably ask you to type commands into a terminal window. If you are not happy about doing this then Linux might not be for you. Having said that of course, if you come across an issue with Windows you might also be asked to type commands into a prompt or randomly asked to install software or access the registry. As I said before there isn't always a perfect solution.
You can try Linux using a live USB or DVD or you can install Linux as a virtual machine.
You won't really fully make that switch until you install it as the sole operating system because everytime you hit an issue you will be too tempted to switch back to what you know.


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TravelPod Member ReviewsThe Georgian Hotel Santa Monica
Great location
Quite expensive however
We'll see what the breakfast is like in the morning
Very helpful staff
Free WiFi
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Historical Traveler Reviews The Georgian Hotel Santa Monica
Could have stayed in the Georgian forever
Just returned from four nights at the Georgian and were really sorry it wasn't more. Great location, right across the street from the beach.
The staff were all really helpful and pleasant, the suite spacious and decorated tastefully. It is a small art deco-style hotel with a 1930s feel, but it was renovated several years ago. I'm sure the hotel is not for everyone--especially not for those who want a giant Hilton experience--but for those who love art deco and old Hollywood, it's just lovely. By the way, our 12 year old daughter loved it, also.
After reading the reviews from TripAdvisor, I was hesitant to book a room, but we were thrilled with The Georgian Hotel. I have travelled throughout the world while working as a Tour Director, and I was satisfied with The Georgian. The Hotel has more character than any chain that adorns the Santa Monica beach. Great value, great location, real historic gen of a hotel, and a GREAT BREAKFAST! Definitely get the bed and breakfast rate - and enjoy dining on the front porch. I suggest asking for a room on the higher floors, as the street below can get noisy. AND - don't worry about the elevator complaints on the earlier reviews - the staff are happy to take you up on the service lift that is just as nice as the guest lift. The Aveeda products are a nice touch, too. Enjoy!
Not very impressive...
Nice location and clean, but the staff was rude at check in, and the restaurant service and food terrible..
The Georgian is too historic for its own good
I went to this place in July, and was VERY unimpressed. For the price I spent, which was around $220/night, I was expecting to be spending the night in an elegant hotel, with a great view. The view is fantastic, and the location cannot be beat, however, this hotel needs to be gutted and redone, the historic piece of this includes: 2 elevators that are EXTREMELY slow, my bathroom smelled like sweat ALL the time (disgusting), the rooms themselves were far from glamourous, and the TV was from the 1981. The staff misplaced my co-workers reservation, even though she and I confirmed the same day with our travel agent. All in all, it was wasted money, the only positive was the porch which was nice in the evening time.
Romantic L.A. suite
Stayed for five days with my wife in a beautiful ocean view suite .
Nice hotel, good price. Complain: I reservired a smoked suite and got non-smoked.
Would definitely return to The Georgian!
Stayed for four days in a beautiful suite with French doors, wonderful appointments, and large bathroom. The hotel itself is an elegant, restored, art deco building in a great location close to the famous Santa Monica pier and the 3rd Street Prominade. The staff is friendly and accomodating. The only reason that we heard the street noise is because we kept the large picture window open so that we could hear the ocean across the street! The ocean view was breath-taking.
We loved it!
We stayed at Georgian in August. What a wonderful place to be. We were pampared and taken care off in every respect. The staff was attentive, the room was spacious, the location perfect. It is close to promenade, and beach. Most of all we loved breakfast on veranda. This is a place to relax.
Nice room but noisy location
Stayed for 3 nights in a suite with wife and two teenage boys.Quite a luxurious room with a massive Kingsize bed leading through French Doors to large lounge with sofa bed and rollaway. Aircon excellent and very quiet.Bathroom huge All immaculate. Room at back of hotel with no view at all.No double glazing and a noise easily intrudes. I imagine that the very busy road at the front of the building would make rooms at front noisy.Cross road to Santa Monica beach and Pier. Santa Monica is a great place to stay and to get to the various attractions.Staff were good.
Not for business
A great location, and very elegent Deco architecture. But watch out for the indifferent staff, the slow elevators, the erratic phone system, and some very small bathrooms. Be careful, too, where they put you as some of the rooms are subject to 4AM garbage removal noise and other not so great "outside influences", i.e., noise. No full service restaurant, no conference facilities to speak of. If you're in the area on business, it's probably not a great choice. If you're just looking for a half-decent tourist hotel in a great location, this probably will meet your needs if you can get a good enough rate on your room.
Historic Charm and Wonderful Staff
Such a great site for a hotel. Beautiful porch and sunsets. Very pleasant staff, everyone was so nice. Excellent breakfasts, close to everything. Elevator is slow and a little noisy. If you can afford a suite, you will love it.
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Q: So, how are you living out your new idea of accepting LGBT people into your own congregation, based on your study of Romans 14 and 15 that calls for acceptance of everyone even when there are deep disagreements?
Right when I was ready to "cross the Rubicon," so to speak, on this issue with my congregation, I received an email from a lesbian woman who told us she and her partner were having their first child and they had not found a church they wanted to attend. They wanted to know if they would be accepted. They didn't ask if they'd be welcomed, they asked if they would be accepted. In Romans 14, the word is "acceptance," so this was our test case.
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I try to be honest with the gay and lesbian people who come that it's not a resolved issue within our church, but gay and lesbian people are used to that. But the gay and lesbian people who come are the most amazing people. The amount of love they have for Jesus to go through that process of reconciling their spirituality and sexuality is incredible. As a pastor, you're not used to that.
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I don't know. Somehow all this evangelical straight talk suggests gay people are dreadfully needy and that all they want is to belong, to be embraced, to be accepted by straight people sounds a tad — well, a lot — condescending. How about justice, equality, and love?
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