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• Host Machine
• The computer on which the hypervisor is installed to run 1 or more virtual machines (VMs)
• OS of the host machine: Host OS
• Guest Machine
• Each virtual machine (VM) installed in the hypervisor (can be 1 or more)
• OS of the Virtual Machine or Guest Machine: Guest OS
VIRTUALIZATION
• How many virtual machines can be run on a single computer or host machine?
• It depends on the resources like RAM, processing power, memory etc of the host machine
• Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) can only provide the resources available in the host
machine
VIRTUALIZATION
• Diagram, showing the hypervisor, host machine & the
Guest Machine or Virtual
guest machine (on the right) Machine (Guest OS) (can be
• Guest machines can be more than 1 as shown below more than 1)
• Therefore, more than 1 Guest OS will run
Hypervisor or VMM
Host OS
Guest Machine (Guest Guest Machine (Guest
OS) OS)
Hypervisor or VMM Host Machine (System
Hardware)
Host OS
• A newer approach, as compared to Full Virtualization, which helps to lessen the execution time
required to complete the operations, problematic to a virtual environment
• Similar to Full Virtualization but the hypervisor uses less processing power to manage the
virtual OS (guest OS)
• Guest servers are aware of one another
• Each OS is aware of the demands of the other operating systems, placed on the physical server so
management is done accordingly
• Guest OS collaborate & share resources
• Guest OS specifically modified for installation inside a VM
• Whole system works as one (cohesive) unit
• If administrator wants to install different OS, para-virtualization is the best option
OS OR OS-LEVEL VIRTUALIZATION
• Installation of different VMs or guest machines on a single OS
by using a hypervisor (Host: A single OS, not a server)
• Different OS functionality given to every visitor or guest