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Is OpenVMM a Type 1 or Type 2 Hypervisor #3363

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Is OpenVMM a Type 1 or Type 2 Hypervisor#3363
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lonnietc
opened on Apr 23, 2026

Hello,

I am reading up on OpenVMM and its seems to convolve the discussion between Type-1 and Type-2 hypervisor so I am a bit confused here.

Is it Type-1 hypervisor (ie. bootable on bare metal to run a guest OS in parapassthrough mode) or is it a Type-2 hypervisor in which it needs a host OS to run like VirtualBox or similar.

Thanks and have a great day

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