Simple presentation of Virtual Machines

1. Get fimilar with
Virtual Machines
(for Desktop PCs)

2. What is a Virtual Machine ?
Application
Operating System
(Linux, Windows etc.)
Hardware
(CPU/RAM/HDD/Network)

3. What type of hypervisor is this?
Type 2

4. What kind of software will u need to
run a VM ?
Virtual Box
(it‘s free and no registration needed)

5. What Operating Systems can I
virtualize ?
Any OS wich is supported!
SUSE, Ubuntu, Windows XP, Windows 7 etc.

6. What are reasons for virtualization ?
• A VM can work like normal PC
• There is no difference in running software and
applications
• VMs run isolated
• VMs can run parellel on a system with
different Operating Systems
• Safe Costs of purchasing new hardware
• Consume less energy

7. How to get started ?
Watch my tutorial on Youtube
„Install Virtual Box and setup an Ubuntu VM“

8. More Information
• VMware
– VMware Player
– VMware Workstation
– VMware ESXi
• Citrix
– XenServer, XenApp or XenDesktop
• Microsoft Hyper-V