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Hyper-V is VMs not containers. When you enable Hyper-V it's actually the 'operating system' and Windows is a guest VM believe it or not.
by pram 6y ago
Hyper-V is VMs not containers. When you enable Hyper-V it's actually the 'operating system' and Windows is a guest VM believe it or not.
- pjmlp 6y agoThis is how every type 1 hypervisor works. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypervisor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypervisor
- Dylan16807 6y agoBut it's not how type 2 hypervisors work, and traditionally when you used virtual machines on a desktop it was type 2.
- pjmlp 6y agoThat was long time ago, most people using VMware also use ESXi, and mainframes use type 1 as well. Just those using Virtual Box for free not.
- Dylan16807 6y ago> most people using VMware also use ESXi Most people using it are also using servers. Is ESXi on desktops/workstations anything other than very niche?
- pjmlp 6y agoYeah and? The whole point was about knowing what type 1 hypervisors are all about. Where they are used is orthogonal to having knowledge. Managing VMware installations requires having that knowledge.
- nijave 6y agoSure but, afaik, the docs originally called the "light weight" isolation mode Hyper-V Containers vs the traditional Hyper-V VM with more features exposed