volumenátvitel

Volumenátvitel, often translated as volume transfer or volume provisioning, is a process in computing where storage space is allocated to a virtual machine or a container. This allocated space is presented to the guest operating system as a local storage device, allowing it to store data independently. The physical storage resources are pooled and then logically divided and assigned to these virtual environments. This enables flexibility, allowing administrators to easily resize, move, or snapshot storage volumes as needed.

The concept of volumenátvitel is crucial for virtualization technologies like VMware, KVM, and Docker. Instead of directly accessing physical disks, virtual machines and containers interact with virtual disks, which are essentially files or blocks on the underlying storage system. The virtualization layer manages the mapping between the virtual disk and its corresponding physical location. This abstraction provides benefits such as improved storage utilization, simplified management, and enhanced data protection through features like replication and backups. The efficiency of volumenátvitel directly impacts the performance and scalability of virtualized environments.