Server Virtualization Resources

AMD (Advanced Micro Devices)

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is a semiconductor company, known for designing and developing computer processors and graphics technologies. Continue Reading

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• Andy Patrizio

virtual appliance

Considered a software equivalent of a hardware device, a virtual appliance (VA) is a preconfigured software solution. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati

physical to virtual (P2V)

Physical to virtual (P2V), also called hardware virtualization, refers to the migration of physical machines to virtual machines (VMs). Continue Reading

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• Ben Lutkevich, Site Editor
• Brien Posey
• Alexander S. Gillis, Technical Writer and Editor

virtual to virtual (V2V)

Virtual to virtual (V2V) refers to the migration of an operating system (OS), application program and data from a virtual machine (VM) or disk partition to another virtual machine or disk partition. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati

virtual

In computing, the term virtual refers to a digitally replicated version of something real, whether it's a machine, a switch, memory or even reality. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati

Scalable Processor Architecture (SPARC)

Scalable Processor Architecture (SPARC) is a 32- and 64-bit microprocessor architecture developed by Sun Microsystems in 1987. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati

virtual to physical (V2P)

Virtual to physical (V2P) involves transferring or porting a virtual machine (VM) onto a physical machine. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati

What is a virtual hard drive?

A virtual hard drive file is a container file that acts similar to a physical hard drive. Continue Reading

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• Brien Posey

virtual private server (VPS) or virtual dedicated server (VDS)

A virtual private server (VPS), also called a virtual dedicated server (VDS), is a virtual server that appears to the user as a dedicated server, but that is actually installed on a computer serving multiple websites. Continue Reading

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• Brien Posey