Virtualization Explained

Note on Virtualization

Introduction

  • Virtualization in computing simulates hardware and software in a virtual environment.

  • Traditional setup: 1 machine for 1 application.

  • Virtualization consolidates multiple physical servers with different OS and apps into one server.

Multiple Virtual Machines

  • One server runs multiple VMs with different applications and OS.

  • Hypervisor is the software managing virtualization.

    • Types: Type 1 (bare metal) and Type 2 (on existing OS).

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