Chapter 4. Managing VMware ESX Using VMM
For machine virtualization, the most popular hypervisors on the market today include Citrix Xen, Microsoft Hyper-V and Virtual Server, Linux KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine), and VMware Server and ESX/ESXi. Companies new to virtualization typically start with one hypervisor, while companies familiar with virtualization may have more than one hypervisor deployed in their environment.
In some cases, a specific hypervisor is designated for a particular workload. That typically means that the hypervisor is best of breed to meet the performance, scale, or budget requirements set forward. In other cases, changes to organizational structure through mergers and acquisitions may bring two different IT groups ...
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