TOPIC 3 Date: 2/5/2014

Server virtualization with KVM

Linux for Engineering and IT Applications

Virtualization types on x86 platform Operating system virtualization. The system runs with a single Kernel; applications run within 'containers' like on different operating systems. Example: Solaris zones, Linux OpenVZ. Hardware Emulation (Full virtualization). A hypervisor presents an emulated hardware to unmodified guest operating systems. Example: VMware, VirtualBox. Paravirtualization. A hypervisor multiplexes access to hardware by modified guest operating systems.Example: Xen. A hardware assist virtualization on re-designed x86 platforms, such as AMD-V and Intel-VT. Example: KVM, Xen, VirtualBox, VMware, Hyper-V

What is virtualization Challenges on x86 Virtualization types KVM virsh (Exercises) VM appliance deployment (Exercises) VM cloning (Exercises) Bridged network config (Exercises) References Take me to the Course Website