1. VMWare Virtualization Flashcards

(9 cards)

1
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Hypervisor

A

Hosts virtual machines.
E.g. ESXi host

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2
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Benefits of virtualization?

A

Reduced TCO
Reduced CapEx
Reduced OpEx
Scalability

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3
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VMWare Workstation Pro

A

Type-2 Hypervisor
Build and host virtual machines

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4
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Bridged IP

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Assigns a unique IP address to the VM’s VNIC

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5
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NAT IP

A

VM will use the hosts IP address

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6
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1 Core = How many threads?

A

2

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7
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Thin Provision

A

Deploys a VM with only the space it requires, and scales with use

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8
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Thick Provision

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Deploys a VM with the assigned space already reserved

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9
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Why is thick provisioning preferred in enterprise environments?

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To stop performance issues down the line where the VM requires space that isn’t available

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