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This chapter of [[Hyper-V Essentials]] is intended to provide an overview of the architecture of Microsoft's Hyper-V server virtualization technology.

Hyper-V implements what is commonly referred to as ''Type 1 Hypervisor'' virtualization. In this scenario, a hypervisor runs directly on the hardware of the host system and is responsible for sharing the physical hardware resources with multiple virtual machines. This concept is illustrated in the following diagram: