This layer schedules both the service console running on the ESX Server host and the virtual machine operating systems.

A.
Virtualization layer

B.
Hardware interface components

C.
Service Console layer

D.
User interface

Explanation:

The virtualization layer schedules both the service console running on the ESX Server host and the virtual machine operating systems. The virtualization layer manages how the operating systems access physical resources. The VMkernel needs its own drivers to provide access to the physical devices. VMkernel drive are modified Linux drivers, even though the VMkernel is not a Linux variant.