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virtualization:hypervisor-on-flash

Hypervisors Should Be Installed On Flash Media

In general, virtualization hypervisors load and run from memory. There's no need for them to be installed on a hard drive when they can be installed on a flash drive. This may also speed up boot times.

VMware vSphere

VMware vSphere has installation directly onto a USB drive as a standard installation option since at least version 5.

Microsoft Hyper-V

Low-Profile USB "thumb" drives

virtualization/hypervisor-on-flash.txt · Last modified: 2014/09/29 00:31 (external edit)