When we run our application directly on bare metal, we are giving it full access to all the resources of the server. Oracle Virtual Box is a free type 2 hypervisor. Applications like VMWARE ESXi are type 1 hypervisors.Ī Type 2 Hypervisor runs on top of an operating system, such as Windows 10.
There are two types of Hypervisor Type 1 and Type 2.Ī Type 1 Hypervisor is said to be run directly on bare metal.
In a server application, we need to make a distinction between applications are installed directly onto the server and those that are installed on a hypervisor.Ī Hypervisor is software that can virtualize operating systems and other platforms. Checkout this articles YOUTUBE Companion Video on Tor's Tech Talk! Don't forget to subscribe!īare metal refers running software directly on computer hardware.
