A type 1 hypervisor is effectively an Operating System - it runs directly on the hardware. A type 2 hypervisor is effectively an application - it runs on an OS that runs on hardware.
More explanation and diagrams here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypervisor Thanks, --David > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Juergen Schoenwaelder > Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 3:42 AM > To: Tina TSOU > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OPSAWG] FW: vm mib notifications > > On Tue, May 07, 2013 at 08:31:20PM +0000, Tina TSOU wrote: > > > Based on the feedback I got from some readers, I think we need to > > clarify whether this draft supports only type 1 hypervisor (directly > > on bear metal) or if it does type 2 hypervisor (indirectly) as well, > > and if the draft was written with both types of hypervisors. > > Tina, > > can you please clarify what you mean by type 1 hypervisor (directly on > bear metal) or if it does type 2 hypervisor (indirectly)? > > /js > > -- > Juergen Schoenwaelder Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH > Phone: +49 421 200 3587 Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen, Germany > Fax: +49 421 200 3103 <http://www.jacobs-university.de/> > _______________________________________________ > OPSAWG mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/opsawg _______________________________________________ OPSAWG mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/opsawg
