—“Network Storage and System Virtualization Technologies” is an up-to-date course opened by the school of electronics engineering and computer science of Peking University. The purpose of this course is to help students to catch up with the fast development of computer science. The theory and the practice of the course mainly give emphasis on the design of “data center”, including “network storage” and “system virtualization”. In addition, this course sets up experiments related with virtualization, combining multicore technology and network storage technology. Keywords-course construction; network storage; system virtualization The course “Network Storage and System Virtualization Technologies” was originally set up by PKU and EMC in 2006, in order to keep pace with the up-to-date information technology, improve the technical skills of students, and cultivate real innovative talents. Afterwards, Intel and VMware also join in the construction of this course. The c...