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SK0-004 · Question #390

Which of the following hypervisors is physically installed on a server?

The correct answer is A. Type 1. A Type 1 hypervisor is installed directly on the physical server hardware without any underlying host operating system.

Server administration

Question

Which of the following hypervisors is physically installed on a server?

Options

  • AType 1
  • BType 2
  • CVDI
  • DHybrid

How the community answered

(30 responses)
  • A
    90% (27)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    7% (2)

Why each option

A Type 1 hypervisor is installed directly on the physical server hardware without any underlying host operating system.

AType 1Correct

Type 1 hypervisors, also called bare-metal hypervisors, run directly on the server's physical hardware and manage hardware resources themselves without requiring a host OS layer underneath. Examples such as VMware ESXi and Microsoft Hyper-V (standalone) are deployed by installing them directly onto the server, giving them lower overhead and better performance than hosted alternatives.

BType 2

Type 2 hypervisors are installed on top of an existing host operating system such as Windows or macOS, rather than directly on the physical hardware.

CVDI

VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) is a desktop virtualization deployment model or architecture, not a classification describing how a hypervisor is installed on a server.

DHybrid

Hybrid is not a standard or recognized classification for how a hypervisor is physically installed on server hardware.

Concept tested: Type 1 bare-metal hypervisor physical installation

Source: https://www.vmware.com/topics/glossary/content/hypervisor

Topics

#Type 1 hypervisor#bare-metal hypervisor#virtualization types#hypervisor installation

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