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what is a type 2 hypervisor installed on a computer before any os and is therefore called a bare metal hypervisior

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A Type 2 hypervisor is a virtualization technology that runs on top of a host operating system. It is also known as a hosted hypervisor. In contrast, a Type 1 hypervisor, also known as a bare-metal hypervisor, runs directly on the hardware without a host operating system.

So, the statement in your question is actually the opposite of what a Type 2 hypervisor is. A Type 1 hypervisor is installed on a computer before any operating system and is therefore called a bare-metal hypervisor.

When using a Type 1 hypervisor, the virtualization layer is installed directly on the computer's hardware. This allows multiple operating systems to run on the same physical machine, each operating system running as a separate virtual machine (VM).

Since the hypervisor runs directly on the hardware, it has direct access to the computer's resources, such as CPU, memory, and storage, without going through an underlying operating system. This results in better performance and a more secure environment for running multiple operating systems. Examples of Type 1 hypervisors include VMware ESXi, Citrix XenServer, and Microsoft Hyper-V.

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