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Hypervisor Performace
Jan 28, 2014
I have decided to document the performace differences of multiple hypervisors.
Hypervisors can be broken down into two types:
- Type-1: Native or bare metal hypervisors
- Type-2: Hosted hypervisors
Type-1
Type-1 hypervisors run directly on the host hardware allowing for hardware control and guest OS managability. Guest operating systmes are then run as processes on the host.
Examples of Type-1 hypervisors:
Type-2
Type-2 hypervisors run on top of existing operating systems much like web browsers or email clients. the hypervisor is then completely dependent upon the host operating system for its functionality.
Examples of Type-2 hypervisors:
Basic System Overview/Installation of KVM
To get this project going i decided to use one of my personal servers.
System: Opteron 1385 Quadcore CPU 16GB of 800mhz DDR2 6x1TB 7200RPM HDDs Software Raid 10
OS: Debian 8 (Jessie)
