Types of Virtualization

Types of Virtualization

Server virtualization
Desktop virtualization
Application virtualization
Network virtualization
Storage virtualization
Although there is a variety of virtualization as listed above, we will focus more on server & Desktop virtualizations only.

Server Virtualization:
In this type of virtualization, one physical server will be divided into many virtual servers.

These types of virtualization's are done by “HYPERVISOR”

The hypervisor is a software layer which typically virtualizes CPU and memory for guest virtual machines running on top of them.

Hypervisors are classified as two types:

Type 1 :- This type of hypervisor is also known as native or bare-metal. They run directly on the hardware with guest operating systems running on top of them. Examples include VMware ESX, Citrix XenServer, and Microsoft’s Hyper-V.

Type 2 – This type of hypervisor runs on top of an existing operating system (windows/Linux/Mac) with guests running at the third level above hardware. For example VMware Workstation.