Hypervisor
Definition
Software or firmware that creates and runs virtual machines. Type 1 runs on bare metal (ESXi, Xen, KVM, Hyper-V Server). Type 2 runs on a host operating system (VirtualBox, VMware Workstation, Parallels).
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- Cloud Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Security ArchitectureSoftware or firmware that creates and runs virtual machines. Type 1 runs on bare metal (ESXi, Xen, KVM, Hyper-V Server). Type 2 runs on a host operating system...