A system administrator has decided to create several VMs for a company.
In which of the following locations would each of the VMs reside?
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Each VM (virtual machine) created by the system administrator will reside in a specific location, depending on its configuration and usage. Here are the definitions of the four options given:
A. Host: The host is the physical server that runs the virtualization software (hypervisor) and hosts one or more VMs. The host provides the CPU, memory, storage, and network resources to the VMs, and manages their access to the physical hardware.
B. VNC (Virtual Network Computing): VNC is a graphical desktop sharing system that allows users to remotely control a computer or a virtual machine over a network connection. VNC is often used to access and manage VMs that run headless (without a GUI) or are located in a remote data center.
C. Guest: The guest is the virtual machine itself, which runs an operating system (OS) and applications that are isolated from the host and other VMs. The guest OS communicates with the hypervisor through virtualized devices, such as virtual CPUs, memory, disks, and network interfaces.
D. VPN (Virtual Private Network): A VPN is a secure connection between two or more networks over the Internet or other public network. A VPN can be used to connect remote VMs to a corporate network or to other VMs that are located in different data centers or cloud providers.
Based on the above definitions, it is clear that each of the VMs created by the system administrator would reside in the Guest location, as it is the virtual machine itself that runs the operating system and applications. The Host location refers to the physical server that hosts the VMs, while VNC and VPN are networking technologies that can be used to access and connect to the VMs from remote locations.