The HP Virtual Server Environment: Making the Adaptive Enterprise Vision a Reality in Your Datacenter

Integrity Virtual Machines Terminology

Virtual Machine (VM) is a virtualized environment created by the virtual machine monitor that emulates a server and is capable of running an operating system. In fact, unmodified operating systems and executables are capable of running within a virtual machine. Multiple virtual machines are capable of running within a single VM host, and each virtual machine retains a high level of software isolation. Since virtual machines rely on software to provide operating system isolation and resource sharing, they are often referred to as soft partitions.

VM Guest is an operating system running within a virtual machine. The terms “virtual machine” and “VM guest” are often used interchangeably because a VM guest often ...