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Types of virtualization

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Types of virtualization

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- [Narrator] In this video, we are going to cover types of virtualization. There are several types of virtualization, each serving different purposes. Let's start with the first one, and that is hardware virtualization. This involves creating virtual machines that behave like physical computers, allowing multiple operating system to run on a single physical machine, and that includes two type of hardware virtualization. First one is full virtualization. VMs are completely isolated on this type of virtualization and can run any operating system. In our course, we will learn VMware ESXi Hypervisor, which is full virtualization. Then there is paravirtualization, where VMs are aware of each other and cooperate for better efficiency. An example of paravirtualization is Xen Hypervisor by Citrix. Then moving on to operating system virtualization, also known as containerization. This type creates isolated user space environments within a single OS kernel. It allows for running multiple…

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