Virtualization is now offered not only bigger companies, but also by small or medium sized companies. But how this Virtualization works and what it does. We have published various articles on Virtualization, this article explains two basic questions :
- How Virtualization Works
- What Virtualization Does
How Virtualization Works
We have previously discussed about basics of server Virtualization
Technology in an previous article.�The reduction in hardware prices and
the presence of open source software making this technology
increasingly affordable and if it is properly used, it can offer us more
choices of operating systems ,while lowering the costs and bringing a
greater control over our infrastructure. The major need to deploy the
technology is dependent on type of processor (Tips : Read this post on
the capable processors.) – the deployment of Virtualization is dependent
on processor core – deployment differs from x86 and x64 processor.�A
hypervisor or Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) is a virtualization software
, which provides an environment for virtual machines created. Quite
obviously, in order to manage the whole system, a specialized software
is needed.
