topic Looking For A Good Explanation On The Difference Between VMkernel and Hypervisor in VCP: VMware Certified Professional Discussions https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VCP-VMware-Certified/Looking-For-A-Good-Explanation-On-The-Difference-Between/m-p/2260257#M9097 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I'm looking for a good explanation on the difference between VMkernel and Hypervisor.</P><P></P><P></P><P>Thank you</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 25 Jul 2019 16:38:52 GMT BSiegfried 2019-07-25T16:38:52Z Looking For A Good Explanation On The Difference Between VMkernel and Hypervisor https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VCP-VMware-Certified/Looking-For-A-Good-Explanation-On-The-Difference-Between/m-p/2260257#M9097 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I'm looking for a good explanation on the difference between VMkernel and Hypervisor.</P><P></P><P></P><P>Thank you</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 25 Jul 2019 16:38:52 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VCP-VMware-Certified/Looking-For-A-Good-Explanation-On-The-Difference-Between/m-p/2260257#M9097 BSiegfried 2019-07-25T16:38:52Z Re: Looking For A Good Explanation On The Difference Between VMkernel and Hypervisor https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VCP-VMware-Certified/Looking-For-A-Good-Explanation-On-The-Difference-Between/m-p/2260258#M9098 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Lots if you Google the 2 terms, I’ll offer up a simple explanation.</P><P></P><P>A hypervisor is a piece of software that runs virtual machines.</P><P></P><P>VMkernel is part operating system, part hypervisor - when you install ESXi on a server.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 25 Jul 2019 21:00:50 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VCP-VMware-Certified/Looking-For-A-Good-Explanation-On-The-Difference-Between/m-p/2260258#M9098 scott28tt 2019-07-25T21:00:50Z Re: Looking For A Good Explanation On The Difference Between VMkernel and Hypervisor https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VCP-VMware-Certified/Looking-For-A-Good-Explanation-On-The-Difference-Between/m-p/2260259#M9099 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Yes I did some more googling and found some great answers. Thank you.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 26 Jul 2019 12:00:10 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VCP-VMware-Certified/Looking-For-A-Good-Explanation-On-The-Difference-Between/m-p/2260259#M9099 BSiegfried 2019-07-26T12:00:10Z