An IT specialist is configuring a host system for virtualization. The system has an 8-core CPU and 32GB of RAM. Each virtual machine is configured to use two cores and 4GB of RAM to run a database application that requires significant processing power. Given these parameters, what is the maximum number of virtual machines that the specialist can run simultaneously without over-allocating CPU cores or RAM?
Given a system with 8 cores and 32GB RAM, an IT specialist can run a maximum of 3 virtual machines, each requiring 2 cores and 4GB RAM, without overallocating resources. This calculation considers the CPU and RAM requirements for both the virtual machines and the host system. More than 3 is not possible, as this leaves no CPU cores for the host machine.
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