There are three types of virtualization that are used in networks, each with its own specific purpose and operation—VPNs, VLANs, and virtual networks. The parts of a virtualized network environment are the physical hardware, a virtual network server, and virtual machines. In a virtual network, the devices are virtual servers, VMs, virtual network interfaces, virtual switches, and virtual routers. Server virtualization partitions a physical server into virtual servers. Three types of server virtualization are full virtualization, para-virtualization, and operating system level virtualization.
A hypervisor is a piece of software that facilitates multiple virtual machines running on a single physical computer. There are two types of hypervisors—Type I, or bare-metal, and Type II, or a hosted hypervisor. The difference between Type I and Type II hypervisors is...
