I have been reading virtualisation where i came across many types of virtualisation technique Now i am confused about the types Here is my understanding of classifying virtualisation
Type 1(bare metal virtualisation)
1.1 Full virtualisation
1.2 para virtualisation
1.3 hardware assisted virtualisation
Type 2(host based virtualisation)
Am i correct??
I have searched internet but was not able to find satisfactory answers
Virtualization is a very broad term. There can be many components in IT world which can be virtualized. Most common types of virtualization are:
The terms you have mentioned (Type 1 and Type 2) are type of Hypervisors. Hypervisor can be thought of as an intermediate entity between a physical machine and virtual machine. Simply put hypervisor is the Virtualization enabler.
Hypervisor can virtualize physical resources using different techniques:
I hope it clarifies your doubt.