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What is KVM?
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) is a virtualization solution developed by small Israeli software company Qumranet and supported by Red Hat since that company's acquisition in 2008.
The great tool contemporary virtual world.
KVM - Open-Source virtualisation solution
Great Linux-integrated virtualization foundation
At the customers, KVM is usually used by the …
Kernel-based Virtual Machine is good for virtualization and Openstack services
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What is KVM?
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) is a virtualization solution developed by small Israeli software company Qumranet and supported by Red Hat since that company's acquisition in 2008.
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(1-5 of 5)Linux KVM is a mature production ready solution
- Segregation of guess systems.
- Fair allocation of resources.
- Hardware virtualization.
- Handling of hardware failures.
- Hot migration of systems between KVM hosts.
- Virtual machine automated provisioning
- 100%10.0
- Management console
- 90%9.0
- Live virtual machine backup
- 100%10.0
- Live virtual machine migration
- 90%9.0
- Hypervisor-level security
- 100%10.0
- Fast provisioning of new servers.
- Huge drop of the cost of servers compared to bare metal.
- Easy upgrades of resources, sometimes now even requiring a server restart.
The great tool contemporary virtual world.
- Lightweight built-in implementation for all *nix based OS.
- Easy to deploy and manage VMs.
- Freeware (is you are using a free OS).
- Monitoring features (unclear SNMP MIB DB, do not support by the monitoring systems, like Solarwinds and etc.)
- Virtual machine automated provisioning
- 70%7.0
- Management console
- 90%9.0
- Live virtual machine backup
- 90%9.0
- Live virtual machine migration
- 90%9.0
- Hypervisor-level security
- 90%9.0
- Money saving.
KVM - Open-Source virtualisation solution
- high-performance virtualisation
- no major problems with kvm
- Virtual machine automated provisioning
- 100%10.0
- Live virtual machine backup
- 100%10.0
- Live virtual machine migration
- N/AN/A
- Hypervisor-level security
- N/AN/A
- KVM just works and gets out of the way
- KVM is working great with other open-source technologies like QEMU and libvirt
Great Linux-integrated virtualization foundation
At the customers, KVM is usually used by the IT departments, providing virtulization services to all kinds of users, departments and maybe even their customers.
Regarding the business problems KVM adresses:
KVM manages to provide a Linux-integrated virtualization foundation which enables IT departments to provide virtualized systems very fast and efficient. With enough knowledge, IT departments simply install Linux servers and start KVM VMs. The time frame from starting until VMs are up and running is very short, so IT departments don't necessarely have to buy virtualization products if they use KVM.
- KVM is really good at providing fast and reliable virtualization for Linux guests
- Since KVM is a kernel module, every VM is a Linux process which can be managed by Linux system tools
- KVM integrates very well with the management framework libvirt, which is why KVM can be integrated in automation tools as well
- KVM itself doesn't ship with a management interface
- KVM itself is a bit complicated to handle
- KVM needs Qemu to virtualize Windows guests
- Live virtual machine migration
- 100%10.0
- KVM normally enables customers to fullfill their business goals very fast and it is free, so there is a very small time window from implementation to "investment is returned"
- If IT staff doesn't have hardcore Linux experience, they will need proper learning time until they'll be able to handle KVM
It is also very native to work with KVM since it is integrated within the Linux Kernel.
In comparison to VirtualBox or VMware Player, KVM is far more performant.
In comparison to commercial virtualiuzation solutions, KVM does very well because it is free.
- Easy way to work with OpenStack
- Better performance with the Linux OS
- Lowest Cost
- Complex networking
- GPU processing is not fully supported
- It's hard to set up without support tools
- Virtual machine automated provisioning
- 50%5.0
- Management console
- 50%5.0
- Live virtual machine backup
- N/AN/A
- Live virtual machine migration
- 70%7.0
- Hypervisor-level security
- 80%8.0
- Capital expenditure costs are low, because is open-source and free
- Operational expenditure costs are medium because it's necessary [to have] an IT team with experience in Linux
- First step to the virtualization world. Wake up, we are in the 21st century
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