HERO vs. Zombie: Identifying zombie guests in a virtual machine environment

Yael Elinav; Alex Moshinky; Lior Siag; Nezer Jacob Zaidenberg

doi:10.5220/0010261802400245

HERO vs. Zombie: Identifying zombie guests in a virtual machine environment

Yael Elinav, Alex Moshinky, Lior Siag, Nezer Jacob Zaidenberg

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Abstract

Virtual servers are important in many data-centers. Multiple guest virtual machines are consolidated on several hosts on-site or on the cloud, and serve the organization’s computational needs. However, virtual machines not cleared from the system, known as zombie machines, waste resources and pose a security risk. We present a novel tool to optimize resource use by tracking down zombie machines: HERO (Host Environment Resource Optimization). HERO leverages multiple testing approaches and machine learning to assist system administrators in locating “zombie” machines.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	MODELSWARD 2021 - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development
Editors	Slimane Hammoudi, Luis Ferreira Pires, Edwin Seidewitz, Richard Soley
Publisher	Science and Technology Publications, Lda
Pages	240-245
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9789897584879
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5220/0010261802400245
State	Published - 2021
Externally published	Yes
Event	9th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development, MODELSWARD 2021 - Virtual, Online Duration: 8 Feb 2021 → 10 Feb 2021

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Name	International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development
ISSN (Electronic)	2184-4348

Conference

Conference	9th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development, MODELSWARD 2021
City	Virtual, Online
Period	8/02/21 → 10/02/21

Keywords

Green computing
Inactive virtual machines
Remote management
System administration
Virtual machines
Virtualization sprawling

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Elinav, Y., Moshinky, A., Siag, L., & Zaidenberg, N. J. (2021). HERO vs. Zombie: Identifying zombie guests in a virtual machine environment. In S. Hammoudi, L. F. Pires, E. Seidewitz, & R. Soley (Eds.), MODELSWARD 2021 - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development (pp. 240-245). (International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development). Science and Technology Publications, Lda. https://doi.org/10.5220/0010261802400245

Elinav, Yael ; Moshinky, Alex ; Siag, Lior et al. / HERO vs. Zombie : Identifying zombie guests in a virtual machine environment. MODELSWARD 2021 - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development. editor / Slimane Hammoudi ; Luis Ferreira Pires ; Edwin Seidewitz ; Richard Soley. Science and Technology Publications, Lda, 2021. pp. 240-245 (International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development).

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Elinav, Y, Moshinky, A, Siag, L & Zaidenberg, NJ 2021, HERO vs. Zombie: Identifying zombie guests in a virtual machine environment. in S Hammoudi, LF Pires, E Seidewitz & R Soley (eds), MODELSWARD 2021 - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development. International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development, Science and Technology Publications, Lda, pp. 240-245, 9th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development, MODELSWARD 2021, Virtual, Online, 8/02/21. https://doi.org/10.5220/0010261802400245

HERO vs. Zombie: Identifying zombie guests in a virtual machine environment. / Elinav, Yael; Moshinky, Alex; Siag, Lior et al.
MODELSWARD 2021 - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development. ed. / Slimane Hammoudi; Luis Ferreira Pires; Edwin Seidewitz; Richard Soley. Science and Technology Publications, Lda, 2021. p. 240-245 (International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development).

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Elinav Y, Moshinky A, Siag L, Zaidenberg NJ. HERO vs. Zombie: Identifying zombie guests in a virtual machine environment. In Hammoudi S, Pires LF, Seidewitz E, Soley R, editors, MODELSWARD 2021 - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development. Science and Technology Publications, Lda. 2021. p. 240-245. (International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development). doi: 10.5220/0010261802400245

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