How Hypervisor Is Helping Distributed Data Center?
by Priti Shetti Technical coordinatorVirtualization
has assisted organizations to improve and centralize their business conditions
and create a highly proactive IT infrastructure. Server virtualization and
consolidation has always been the two powerful techniques to remodel the data
center into a cloud hosting platform with the functionality that can support the most
challenging applications.
In the
current scenario, many organizations are adopting the virtualized method to
streamline business operations. Before we with the modern cloud environment and
data centers, it’s essential to understand the significance of virtualization
in the IT world and how it is assisting businesses encourage new strategies.
What is a Hypervisor?
The
advancement of virtualization lies in one of the most important software
components: hypervisor. Hypervisor is one of the two main approaches to
virtualizing a computing environment. The software piece allows sharing of
resources via physical devices among virtual machines that is functioning as a
guest. Here ‘guest’ is operating system and ‘host’ is physical computer.
To
define it additionally, hypervisors are classified into two types: Type 1 and
Type 2.
Type 1 –
Also known as bare metal or native, this type runs directly on the host’s
hardware to control the component as well as manage the virtual machines that
runs on the top of the host. This procedure is considered suitable for most
production systems.
Type 2 –
This hypervisor model is also known as ‘hosted’ or ‘embedded’ and runs as a
software using an operating system. So here, the software is installed on a
running operating system rather than on a physical hardware.
Type 1 or Type 2: which is
better?
Users
often prefer Type 1 over Type 2 because it cuts the overhead of deploying
operating system on the top of a physical hardware. The basic idea here is that
organizations don’t want to take the challenge of additionally installing the
OS on the host. In short, Type 1 runs directly on the hypervisor, whereas Type
2 requires OS to function.
Conclusion:
Hypervisor
has evolved enormously since its inception and it will continue to grow
rapidly. On the other hand, virtualization has made its value in the IT world
and this will lead hypervisor to contribute significantly to the management of
distributed data center. Administering through hypervisor is no longer a future
thing, but it's a present concept that allows users to manage resources via the
technology. However, before you take the plunge, make sure to understand the
comprehensive hypervisor tools. Interpreting the tool set thoroughly enables
administrators to design disaster recovery plans, consolidate cloud and develop
a more agile business platform.
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