How to Install KVM on Ubuntu 20.04
KVM, (kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a free and opensource virtualization platform for the Linux kernel. When installed on a Linux system, it becomes a Type-2 hypervisor. In this article, we look at how you...
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How to Install KVM on CentOS/RHEL 8
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM in short) is an open-source and de facto standard virtualization solution that is tightly integrated into Linux. It is a loadable kernel module that turns Linux into a type-1 (bare-metal)...
RHCSA Series: Essentials of Virtualization and Guest Administration with KVM – Part 15
If you look up the word virtualize in a dictionary, you will find that it means “to create a virtual (rather than actual) version of something”. In computing, the term virtualization refers to the...
How to Manage KVM Virtual Environment using Commandline Tools in Linux
In this 4th part of our KVM series, we are discussing KVM environment management using CLI. We use ‘virt-install’ CL tool to create and configure virtual machines, virsh CL tool to create and configure...
How to Manage KVM Storage Volumes and Pools for Virtual Machines – Part 3
In this part 3 of our tutorial, we are discussing how to create and manage KVM Storage volumes and Pools using virt-manager GUI tool. In general, we use storage devices with different file systems...
How to Deploy Multiple Virtual Machines using Network Install (HTTP, FTP and NFS) under KVM Environment – Part 2
This is the Part 2 of KVM series, here we will discuss how to deploy Linux virtual machines using network installation under KVM environment. We will discuss three types of network installation (FTP, NFS...
How to Create Virtual Machines in Linux Using KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) – Part 1
This tutorial discusses KVM introduction, deployment and how to use it to create virtual machines under RedHat based-distributions such as RHEL/CentOS7 and Fedora 21. What is KVM? KVM or (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a...
