350-401 Question 81
Single answerA network engineer is designing a virtualized environment for a new branch office. The engineer wants to deploy a hypervisor directly on bare-metal hardware to maximize performance and ensure minimal overhead. Which type of hypervisor should the engineer choose?
- A
Type 1 Hypervisor
- B
Type 2 Hypervisor
- C
Hosted Hypervisor
- D
Container-based Virtualization
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Type 1 Hypervisors, also known as bare-metal hypervisors, are specifically designed to run directly on physical hardware without an underlying operating system. This architecture provides better performance and lower latency compared to Type 2 Hypervisors, which depend on a host operating system. In this scenario, the engineer requires minimal overhead and maximum performance, making the Type 1 Hypervisor the most appropriate choice.
- A. Correct.
Type 1 Hypervisors run directly on bare-metal hardware, providing high performance and minimal overhead. This is the optimal choice for the described scenario.
- B. Incorrect.
Type 2 Hypervisors run on top of an existing operating system, introducing additional overhead and reducing performance. This is not suitable for the described requirement.
- C. Incorrect.
Hosted Hypervisors are another term for Type 2 Hypervisors and are not suitable for bare-metal deployment. They rely on an operating system, leading to more overhead.
- D. Incorrect.
Container-based virtualization is a different technology that uses the host OS kernel to run isolated environments. This is not a hypervisor and does not meet the requirement for bare-metal deployment.