Cisco Virtualization: Hardware Preparation for Virtual Machines

Hardware Preparation for Virtualization

Question

An implementer is preparing hardware for virtualization to create virtual machines on a host. What is needed to provide communication between hardware and virtual machines?

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The correct answer is B. hypervisor.

When implementing hardware for virtualization, a hypervisor is required to create virtual machines on a host. A hypervisor is a layer of software that abstracts the underlying hardware and enables multiple operating systems to share a single physical host machine.

Once the virtual machines are created, communication between the hardware and virtual machines is automatically provided by the hypervisor. The hypervisor acts as a mediator between the physical hardware and virtual machines, managing the allocation of hardware resources such as CPU, memory, and storage to the virtual machines.

A router is a device used to connect networks and route traffic between them, it's not necessary to provide communication between hardware and virtual machines.

A switch is a network device used to connect devices on a local network and allow them to communicate with each other, it's also not necessary to provide communication between hardware and virtual machines.

A straight cable is a type of Ethernet cable used to connect similar devices, such as a switch to a router or a PC to a switch. It's not used to provide communication between hardware and virtual machines.

In summary, a hypervisor is required to create virtual machines on a host, and once the virtual machines are created, communication between the hardware and virtual machines is automatically provided by the hypervisor.