

Type 1 hypervisors examples are Hyper-V, ESX/ESXi, Xen, XenServer, KVM and OpenVZ. Alternatively, a Type 1 hypervisor is host software that runs on what's now known as "bare metal," a term that means onto a computer without an operating system. That is to say that it is virtualization host software that runs as an application on an established operating system. VirtualBox is cross-platform virtualization software that allows users to run guest operating systems inside a host operating system without having to. Linux, Windows, Mac, DOS, Novell, Solaris Guests. VirtualBox has a free software version, called VirtualBox Open Source Edition and some proprietary components, for example to add support for USB devices.Other than simple brags of its coolness, here is a lengthy but incomplete list of VB's hard facts and features. Although VB isn't perfect, it's the best solution I have.īut, what is it about VB that makes it so great?

I've used everything else and still, VirtualBox (VB) is my chosen desktop virtualization software.
