Generally, the following two virtualized modes are the most used in today's virtualized environments:
- Fully virtualized mode: This enables an isolated and secure execution of one or more OSes in a single physical server where guest OSes use the host's OS resources (see Figure 6.1):
Figure 6.1. Windows Server 2016 running in an isolated and secure virtual environment
- Paravirtualized mode: This can be understood as a computer inside a computer that has an installed operating system that does not simulate the hardware. Rather, it offers a special Application Program Interface (API) to modify the guest OS.
A host ...