Discuss LPI 701-100 Exam Topic 8 Question 80

How does Vagrant run virtual machines?

AVagrant uses a vagrant-specific hypervisor called VagrantVM.

BVagrant has to be run within a running virtual machine which is not controlled by Vagrant.

CVagrant ships with an embedded version of VirtualBox.

DVagrant uses so-called provides which control external hypervisors such as VirtualBox.

EVagrant generates virtual machine images but does not provide a mechanism to run them.

Suggested Answer: D

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38 comments · newest first

Jerry 11 months ago

I thought it generated VM images but could run them too?

Annamaria 11 months ago

C is misleading, Vagrant doesn't ship with VirtualBox.

Buck 11 months ago

Wait, does Vagrant really not have its own hypervisor?

Carrol 12 months ago

Totally agree, D is the right answer!

Clorinda 12 months ago

Vagrant uses providers to control hypervisors like VirtualBox.

Loreta 12 months ago

I think Vagrant can work with various external hypervisors, but I’m not confident about the specifics of how it does that.

Lorean 1 year ago

I vaguely recall something about Vagrant not having its own hypervisor, but I can't remember the details.

Maddie 1 year ago

I remember practicing a question about how Vagrant interacts with VirtualBox, so I feel like option D might be correct.

Florencia 1 year ago

I think Vagrant uses providers to manage different hypervisors, but I'm not entirely sure if that's the right term.

Rosina 1 year ago

I'm a little confused on this one. I know Vagrant is used for managing VMs, but I'm not sure if it actually runs them itself or just manages them. I'll have to review my notes on Vagrant before answering this.

Jesusita 1 year ago

I'm pretty confident the answer is D. Vagrant is all about abstracting away the underlying virtualization technology, so it makes sense that it would use providers to control different hypervisors.

Sanjuana 1 year ago

Okay, let me see here. I remember that Vagrant doesn't have its own hypervisor, so it must be using something else. I'm leaning towards C - Vagrant ships with an embedded version of VirtualBox.

Cathrine 1 year ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. I know Vagrant is used to manage virtual machines, but I'm not sure exactly how it does that. I'll have to think this through carefully.

Fausto 1 year ago

This one looks pretty straightforward. I think the answer is D - Vagrant uses providers to control external hypervisors like VirtualBox.

Yoko 2 years ago

Haha, I bet the developers at Vagrant had a field day coming up with that 'VagrantVM' option. Good one, but clearly not the right answer.

Rosenda 2 years ago

I agree with Gianna. D is the way to go. Vagrant's flexibility in supporting multiple hypervisors is one of its key features.

Angella 2 years ago

↳ replying to Rosenda

Vagrant's use of provides to control external hypervisors like VirtualBox is really convenient.

Novella 2 years ago

↳ replying to Rosenda

Definitely, D is the correct answer.

Melita 2 years ago

↳ replying to Rosenda

Vagrant's flexibility in supporting multiple hypervisors is one of its key features.

My 2 years ago

↳ replying to Rosenda

I agree with Gianna. D is the way to go.

Tenesha 2 years ago

E is just plain wrong. Vagrant is all about creating and running virtual machines, not just generating images.

Whitney 2 years ago

Definitely not B. Vagrant is designed to manage the entire virtual machine lifecycle, not just run within another VM.

Suzi 2 years ago

I think C is the right answer. Vagrant comes bundled with VirtualBox, making it easy to set up and run virtual machines.

Santos 2 years ago

↳ replying to Suzi

I believe A is incorrect. Vagrant does not have its own hypervisor, it uses external ones like VirtualBox.

Roselle 2 years ago

↳ replying to Suzi

I'm not sure, but B doesn't sound right. Vagrant doesn't have to be run within a running virtual machine.

Josphine 2 years ago

↳ replying to Suzi

I think D might also be a possibility. Vagrant can control external hypervisors like VirtualBox.

Tasia 2 years ago

↳ replying to Suzi

I agree, C is the correct answer. Vagrant includes VirtualBox for easy virtual machine setup.

Erasmo 2 years ago

↳ replying to Suzi

I believe A is the correct answer. Vagrant uses a vagrant-specific hypervisor called VagrantVM.

Matthew 2 years ago

↳ replying to Suzi

I think D might also be a possibility. Vagrant can use provides to control external hypervisors like VirtualBox.

Annabelle 2 years ago

↳ replying to Suzi

I agree, C is the correct answer. Vagrant does come with an embedded version of VirtualBox.

Gianna 2 years ago

Option D seems the most accurate. Vagrant uses various providers to control external hypervisors like VirtualBox, VMware, and others.

Solange 2 years ago

↳ replying to Gianna

Vagrant definitely makes it easy to manage virtual machines with different providers.

Rosenda 2 years ago

↳ replying to Gianna

I've used Vagrant with VirtualBox as the provider before. It's pretty convenient.

Shantell 2 years ago

↳ replying to Gianna

Yes, that's right. Vagrant can work with different providers to manage virtual machines.

Gayla 2 years ago

↳ replying to Gianna

I think option D is correct. Vagrant uses providers to control external hypervisors like VirtualBox.

Monte 2 years ago

I think Vagrant uses so-called provides which control external hypervisors such as VirtualBox.

Kate 2 years ago

I disagree, I believe Vagrant ships with an embedded version of VirtualBox.

Talia 2 years ago

I think Vagrant uses a vagrant-specific hypervisor called VagrantVM.

LPI 701-100 Exam - Topic 8 Question 80 Discussion