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coliver

@hobbit666 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

Am I right in thinking KVM is not a type 1 hypervisor as in install on the host from a iso?
You need a base Linux OS like Ubuntu then install KVM.

Why would the way you install it not make it a type 1? When you install it on a Linux distribution the distribution becomes a VM on top of KVM. It's similar, but different, to how Xen and Hyper-V work.

hobbit666

@coliver said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

Why would the way you install it not make it a type 1? When you install it on a Linux distribution the distribution becomes a VM on top of KVM. It's similar, but different, to how Xen and Hyper-V work.

That's why I was asking to me installing a OS then the hypervisor doesn't sound like Type1 to me, hence asking.
If it then changes the way the machine runs then yes it might be a type1 my only exposer to KVM is seeing it mentioned

coliver

@hobbit666 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

@coliver said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

Why would the way you install it not make it a type 1? When you install it on a Linux distribution the distribution becomes a VM on top of KVM. It's similar, but different, to how Xen and Hyper-V work.

That's why I was asking to me installing a OS then the hypervisor doesn't sound like Type1 to me, hence asking.
If it then changes the way the machine runs then yes it might be a type1 my only exposer to KVM is seeing it mentioned

Ok, KVM is a type 1 hypervisor.

black3dynamite

@hobbit666 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

This is why I don't use HyperV
Setup new server gave it a name and IP connected to it via HperV Manager on Windows 10 Pro machine:-

Tried 5nine when creating a switch:-

If you are connecting to Hyper-V in a workgroup environment, take a look at this link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/virtualization/hyper-v/manage/remotely-manage-hyper-v-hosts

wirestyle22

@hobbit666 Domain joined or workgroup?

black3dynamite

@hobbit666 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

Am I right in thinking KVM is not a type 1 hypervisor as in install on the host from a iso?
You need a base Linux OS like Ubuntu then install KVM.

Installing KVM on Fedora
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Getting_started_with_virtualization

Installing KVM on Ubuntu
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM/Installation

wirestyle22

@hobbit666 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

Am I right in thinking KVM is not a type 1 hypervisor as in install on the host from a iso?
You need a base Linux OS like Ubuntu then install KVM.

The way I understand it (and please correct me if I'm wrong) is that KVM is a kernal module that turns Linux into a type-1 hypervisor. It looks confusing because the distro you installed is still fully functional.

coliver

I think that KVM is considered a Type-0 hypervisor... but it's more closely related to Type-1 then it is Type-2.

scottalanmiller

@coliver said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

I think that KVM is considered a Type-0 hypervisor... but it's more closely related to Type-1 then it is Type-2.

Type 0 isn't exactly a real thing. It's a informal type of type 1.

scottalanmiller

@wirestyle22 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

@hobbit666 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

Am I right in thinking KVM is not a type 1 hypervisor as in install on the host from a iso?
You need a base Linux OS like Ubuntu then install KVM.

The way I understand it (and please correct me if I'm wrong) is that KVM is a kernal module that turns Linux into a type-1 hypervisor. It looks confusing because the distro you installed is still fully functional.

That's basically correct. Linux itself is the hypervisor.

coliver

@scottalanmiller said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

@coliver said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

I think that KVM is considered a Type-0 hypervisor... but it's more closely related to Type-1 then it is Type-2.

Type 0 isn't exactly a real thing. It's a informal type of type 1.

Ah that makes sense. I had never learned about Type 0 until I had played with KVM.

scottalanmiller

@hobbit666 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

Am I right in thinking KVM is not a type 1 hypervisor as in install on the host from a iso?
You need a base Linux OS like Ubuntu then install KVM.

That's how Xen and Hyper-V install too.

scottalanmiller

@coliver said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

@scottalanmiller said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

@coliver said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

I think that KVM is considered a Type-0 hypervisor... but it's more closely related to Type-1 then it is Type-2.

Type 0 isn't exactly a real thing. It's a informal type of type 1.

Ah that makes sense. I had never learned about Type 0 until I had played with KVM.

It's marketing. And it has changed since it isn't a real definition. VMware always wants ESXi to be the only type 0 so the definition is a moving one.

wirestyle22

/root is a directory for the root user and / is the root directory, but if you create a new user it's put under /home/username. Is this because the home directory can be put on a different parition and if it failed to mount would screw you?

scottalanmiller

@wirestyle22 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

/root is a directory for the root user and / is the root directory, but if you create a new user it's put under /home/username. Is this because the home directory can be put on a different parition and if it failed to mount would screw you?

Yup