Client hypervisor

The client hypervisor is a hypervisor that is designed for use on a client machine like Laptops, Desktops, etc. rather than a server. It is a technique of host virtualization which used for the execution of multiple and different Operating Systems or parallel virtual machines for remote desktop or disaster recovery solutions. Client hypervisors are included in cloud and IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) solutions. Some well known client hypervisors are VMware Workstation, VirtualBox and VirtualPC. Client hypervisors are two types :

1. Virtualized:

It operates inside the Operating System as a stand alone application and invokes the master Operating System for computing power and other resources.

2. Bare metal:

It creates a layer above the layer and allocates system resources to all installed virtual machines.