Introduction to

Virtualization

Agenda

Introduction
Types of Virtualization
Virtualization architecture
Host and Bare metal architecture
Key features
Benefits
Questions

Introduction

Virtualization, in computing, refers to the act of

creating avirtual(rather than actual) version of
something, including but not limited to a virtual
computer hardware platform,operating
system(OS),storage device, orcomputer
networkresources.

Server Virtualization is a technology which lets

you run multiple virtual machines on a single
physical machine with each virtual machine
sharing the resources of that one physical
computer

Types of Virtualization

Server virtualization
Desktop Virtualization
Application virtualization
Storage virtualization
Network Virtualization

Virtualization Architecture

Traditional Architecture

Virtual Architecture

Host and Bare metal architecture

Key Features

Live migration of virtual machines

High Availability
Disaster recovery
Fault tolerance
Snapshot and Backup
Cloning

Benefits

Reduction of space and power consumption

Centralized management
Easy maintenance
Reduction in costs

Questions