What is a virtual server?

In these articles we will talk about the importance of virtual servers, whether for companies or for personal purposes. This first article explains what virtual servers are and knowing in an integral way their characteristics and elements that compose them.

Let's start with what is a virtual server? You may have seen one at some time, since they look exactly like a physical server, as is. So it may seem that in a way you should not judge a machine by its cover.

What is a virtual server?

First, to understand virtual server technician in detail, it is useful to understand the concept of virtual machines: the use of physical resources of a computer, such as RAM, CPU, hard disk and among others, allow machines to be run with the reservation and systems simulation, these machines are called virtual machines.

In short, it is exactly like what is written on labels, a virtualized version of a machine. Just like a painting inside a painting. That is, a virtual machine can run a virtual copy of an operating system (OS) for example Windows on a physical machine that is already running another operating system, such as Windows of a new version, so it is necessary to reinstall the system operational that you want to use.

So we have already talked a lot about virtual machines, but not about virtual servers. Well, a virtual server is just a software VM server running like Windows Server 2012.

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