Hypervisor
Hosts virtual machines.
E.g. ESXi host
Benefits of virtualization?
Reduced TCO
Reduced CapEx
Reduced OpEx
Scalability
VMWare Workstation Pro
Type-2 Hypervisor
Build and host virtual machines
Bridged IP
Assigns a unique IP address to the VM’s VNIC
NAT IP
VM will use the hosts IP address
1 Core = How many threads?
2
Thin Provision
Deploys a VM with only the space it requires, and scales with use
Thick Provision
Deploys a VM with the assigned space already reserved
Why is thick provisioning preferred in enterprise environments?
To stop performance issues down the line where the VM requires space that isn’t available