Mastering KVM Virtualization
Mastering KVM Virtualization
Overview of this book
A robust datacenter is essential for any organization – but you don’t want to waste resources. With KVM you can virtualize your datacenter, transforming a Linux operating system into a powerful hypervisor that allows you to manage multiple OS with minimal fuss.
This book doesn’t just show you how to virtualize with KVM – it shows you how to do it well. Written to make you an expert on KVM, you’ll learn to manage the three essential pillars of scalability, performance and security – as well as some useful integrations with cloud services such as OpenStack. From the fundamentals of setting up a standalone KVM virtualization platform, and the best tools to harness it effectively, including virt-manager, and kimchi-project, everything you do is built around making KVM work for you in the real-world, helping you to interact and customize it as you need it. With further guidance on performance optimization for Microsoft Windows and RHEL virtual machines, as well as proven strategies for backup and disaster recovery, you’ll can be confident that your virtualized data center is working for your organization – not hampering it. Finally, the book will empower you to unlock the full potential of cloud through KVM. Migrating your physical machines to the cloud can be challenging, but once you’ve mastered KVM, it’s a little easie.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Mastering KVM Virtualization
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
Understanding Linux Virtualization
KVM Internals
Setting Up Standalone KVM Virtualization
Getting Started with libvirt and Creating Your First Virtual Machines
Network and Storage
Virtual Machine Lifecycle Management
Templates and Snapshots
Kimchi – An HTML5-Based Management Tool for KVM/libvirt
Software-Defined Networking for KVM Virtualization
Installing and Configuring the Virtual Datacenter Using oVirt
Starting Your First Virtual Machine in oVirt
Deploying OpenStack Private Cloud backed by KVM Virtualization
Performance Tuning and Best Practices in KVM
V2V and P2V Migration Tools
Converting a Virtual Machine into a Hypervisor
Index
Customer Reviews