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In order to build and configure virtual machines, you’ll need a workbench. Although you could download and install a Type-1 hypervisor on your PC, it would be outside the scope of this text as well as unnecessary for the work that you will be doing. In fact, many tools are available that will allow you to create VMs using a Type-2 hypervisor as your environment. The benefit is that you will be able to start up virtual machines when they are required, shut them down or suspend them when the work is complete, and then return to your usual PC applications. Many application developers use these tools to create virtual machines that then get migrated to the larger dedicated virtual environment. Here is a short list of some ...
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