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wmware explanation

Hello, I'm trying to learn more about vmware...
Can someone please explain to me (in simple terms) what is an esx, & vsphere.
my understanding is that esx is installed directly onto the machine (hardware)... its sort of the foundation for everything else. Does vsphere then get installed on top of esx?
Esx allows you to install server 2008, ubuntu, windows 7, etc... right?
What's a wmware-workstation? can that be installed instead of vsphere?
also what's the difference between ESX and ESX1 and the vshpere hypervisor??
please explain in lain-mates terms

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MrMay

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so if i have a computer running, let's say windows 7, i would install a type 2 hypervisor on top of that OS, right?

Can a type 2 hypervisor be installed as the primary OS (installed on bare metal), as type 1 hypervisor is ?

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MrMay

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ok so...
type 2 hypervisor, such as wm workstation, wm player install as applications onto an OS, such as windows 7.
Type 1 hypervisors, such as ESX also known as vsphere are the OS... they install onto the bare metal.
am I right?

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MrMay

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thank you so much

Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

that's not a problem...