Which hypervisor type installs directly on bare-metal hardware, eliminating the need for a separate host operating system and offering the most direct access to system resources?
Type 1 (bare-metal) hypervisors load directly on a computer's hardware without relying on a traditional host OS. This allows virtual machines to run with minimal overhead and typically provides better performance and security isolation. In contrast, Type 2 hypervisors install on top of a host operating system, while container runtimes and VDI are different virtualization technologies altogether.
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