Why and where does Kutztown University use server virtualization? What about desktop virtualization? Type 1 versus Type 2 hypervisors The difference between virtualization, containers and emulation. Why would developers or students use virtual machines? Type 2 Hypervisors Hardware pre-requisites, minimum requirements Hyper-V installation demo
Server Chassis Blade
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Thin Client Zero Client
Hypervisor Tier 1 Hypervisor Tier 2 Hypervisor
Containers Containers include the application and all of its dependencies -- but share the kernel with other containers, running as isolated processes in user space on the host operating system. Containers are not tied to any specific infrastructure: they run on any computer, on any infrastructure, and in any cloud.
Virtualization versus Emulation
What’s in it for me? Portable (it’s just a file) self-contained Reproducible (via cloning, templates, or appliance) point-in-time recovery (via snaphots) scalable