Hypervisor

A hypervisor is a software that you can

use to run multiple virtual machines on
a single physical machine
 Example of Hypervisor
• It takes the place of a host operating system
and VM resources are scheduled directly to
the hardware by the hypervisor.
• KVM, Microsoft Hyper-V, and VMware
vSphere are examples of type1 hypervisor
 What is hypervisor vs
virtualization?
• Virtual machines are files that recreate the
computing environment of a physical
computer. A hypervisor is software that runs
these files
Is hypervisor part of virtualization?
• Hypervisors support the creation and
management of virtual machines (VMs) by
abstracting a computer's software from its
hardware. Hypervisors make virtualization
possible by translating requests between the
physical and virtual resources
 What is an example of a hypervisor
virtualization?
• These hypervisors are run as software using an
operating system such as Windows, Linux. This
is VirtualBox and VMWare Workstation are
classified as. Examples of type II hypervisors
include Parallels Desktop for Mac, Windows
Virtual PC, Oracle Virtual Box, and VMware
Workstation
 Types of hypervisor
• There are two types of hypervisors, according
to their place in the server virtualization
structure:
• Type 1 Hypervisors, also known as bare-metal
or native.
• Type 2 Hypervisors, also known as hosted
hypervisors.
 What is the role of hypervisor in
virtualization?
• The hypervisor is responsible for translating
requests from the VMs into instructions that
the physical hardware can understand. This
allows VMs to run different operating systems
and applications without requiring any
changes to the underlying hardware
 Type 1 Hypervisors
• A bare-metal hypervisor, also known as a Type
1 hypervisor, is virtualization software that has
been installed directly onto the computing
hardware. This type of hypervisor controls not
only the hardware, but one or more guest
operating systems (OSes)
 Example of hypervisor type1
• VMware hypervisors like vSphere,
• Microsoft Hyper-V.
 Type 2 Hypervisors
A type 2 hypervisor, or hosted hypervisor,
interacts with the underlying host machine
hardware through the host machine's operating
system. You install it on the machine, where it
runs as an application. The type 2 hypervisor
negotiates with the operating system to obtain
underlying system resources.
 Example of hypervisor type 2
• VMware Workstation.
• VMware Fusion.
 What is hypervisor used for?
• A hypervisor is a software that you can use to
run multiple virtual machines on a single
physical machine. Every virtual machine has its
own operating system and applications.
 Benefits of Virtualization
• Reduced upfront hardware and continuing
operating costs.
• Minimized or eliminated downtime.
• Increased IT productivity and responsiveness.
• Greater business continuity and disaster
recovery response.
• Simplified data center management.
• Faster provisioning of applications and resource
 Disadvantages of hypervisor
Overhead: Running multiple virtual machines on
a single physical server can introduce overhead
and reduce overall performance.
complexity