LPI Linux Certification/Linux as a virtualization guest

Detailed Objectives (LPIC-1 Version 5.0) Weight: 1 Description: Candidates should understand the implications of virtualization and cloud computing on a Linux guest system. Key Knowledge Areas: Understand the general concept of virtual machines and containers. Understand common elements virtual machines in an IaaS cloud, such as computing instances, block storage and networking. Understand unique properties of a Linux system which have to changed when a system is cloned or used as a template. Understand how system images are used to deploy virtual machines, cloud instances and containers. Understand Linux extensions which integrate Linux with a virtualization product. Awareness of cloud-init. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: Virtual machine Linux container Application container Guest drivers SSH host keys D-Bus machine id