Chapter 27: Virtualization Flashcards
The process of using software to create multiple independent virtual servers.
Server Virtualization
The process of virtualizing specific network functions so they can be run in common x86 hardware instead of a dedicated appliance.
Network Functions Virtualization
Virtualization using containers.
Containerization
A software emulation of a physical server with an operating system.
Virtual machine
An isolated environment where containerized applications run.
Container
A software version of a physical Layer 2 switch
vSwitch
Which platform plays the role of the orchestrator in Cisco’s Enterprise NFV solution?
Cisco DNA Center
One of the main reasons server virtualization is popular.
Underutilized hardware resources
T/F
VMs and containers increase the overall efficiency and cost-effectiveness of a server by maximizing the use of the available resources.
True
The virtualization software that creates VMs and performs the hardware abstraction that allows multiple VMs to run concurrently.
Hypervisor
This type of hypervisor runs directly on the system hardware.
Type 1
This type of hypervisor requires a host OS to run.
Type 2
T/F
A container is a lightweight VM.
False
T/F
Virtual machines share the same OS and remain isolated from each other.
False.
Containers share the same OS and remain isolated from each other.
T/F
A virtual machine contains a large number of components that are not really required to run.
True
T/F
Containers share the underlying resources of the host operating system.
True
A file created by a container engine that includes the application code along with its dependencies
Container image
Enables VMs to communicate with each other within a virtualized server and with external physical networks through the physical network interface cards (pNICs).
vSwitch
T/F
Network traffic cannot flow directly from one vSwitch to another vSwitch within the same host.
True
Benefits of distributed virtual switching.
- Centralized management of vSwitch configuration for multiple hosts in a cluster, which simplifies administration.
- Migration of networking statistics and policies with virtual machines during a live VM migration.
- Configuration consistency across all the hosts that are part of the distributed switch.
Default subnet for Docker0
172.16.0.0/16
A vSwitch is also known as a ______ ______.
Virtual bridge
Popular vSwitches
- Cisco Nexus 1000VE Series Virtual Switch
- Cisco Application Virtual Switch (AVS)
- Open vSwitch (OVS)
- IBM DVS 5000v
- vSphere Switch
An architectural framework created by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute that defines standards to decouple network functions from proprietary hardware-based appliances and have them run in software on standard x86 servers.
NFV
All the hardware and software components that comprise the platform environment in which virtual network functions (VNFs) are deployed.
NFV Infrastructure (NFVI)
The virtual or software version of a Network Functions commonly used by L2, L3, and Layer 4 through Layer 7 functions.
Virtual Network Function (VNF)
Examples of Cisco VNFs
- Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V (CSR 1000V)
- Cisco Cloud Services Platform 2100 (CSP 2100)
- Cisco Integrated Services Virtual Router (ISRv)
- Cisco NextGen Firewall Virtual Appliance (NGFWv)
- Cisco Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance (ASAv)
Responsible for managing and controlling the NFVI hardware resources and the virtualized resources.
NFVI Virtualized Infrastructure Manager
Chaining VNFs together to provide an NFV service or solution.
Service Chaining
Performs fault, configuration, accounting, performance, and security (FCAPS) functions for VNFs.
NFV Orchestrator