Virtualization terms starting with I

9 terms

1. I/O Input/Output .
2. I/O virtualization presenting storage and networking resources to virtual machines through an emulated layer to provide hardware independence and portability.
3. Independent Virtual Disk Independent virtual disks are not included in snapshots. Independent virtual disks can in turn be either Persistent or Nonpersistent.
4. industry standard architecture See x86 architecture.
5. infrastructure An basic underlying framework or features of a system.
6. integration services A collection of services and software drivers that maximize performance and provide a better user experience within a virtual machine.
7. Intel architecture See x86 architecture.
8. Isolated A National Weather Service convective precipitation descriptor for a 10 percent chance of measurable precipitation (0.01 inch).
9. Itanium The Intel Itanium® processor architecture.