Book description
Discover the essential concepts of libvirt development and see how to interface to Linux virtualization environments, such as QEMU/KVM, XEN, Virtuozzo, VMWare ESX, LXC, Bhyve, and more. This book will prepare you to set up and maintain a virtual machine environment.
You'll start by reviewing virtualization in general and then move on to libvirt-specific concepts using Python, including virtualized operating systems and networks, connections, storage pools, and event and error handling. This work concludes with a comprehensive look at the XML schema definitions for domains, networks, devices, network filtering, storage, node devices, and more.
What You'll Learn
- Interface Python to the libvirt library.
- Review the class layout and methods of the libvirt library.
- Install and manipulate virtual machines via Python/libvirt.
- Create XML to manipulate domains, networks, and devices.
- Write Python programs to perform libvirt functions without human intervention.
Who This Book Is For
Maintainers of virtual machines in a UNIX/Linux environment ranging from managing code on a single virtual machine through an entire installation of virtual machines.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Front Matter
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Architecture
- 3. Connecting to Domains
- 4. Guest Domains
- 5. Storage Pools and Volumes
- 6. Virtual Networks
- 7. Network Interfaces
- 8. Error Handling
- 9. Event and Timer Handling
- 10. Using the QEMU Guest Agent
- 11. Debugging/Logging
- 12. A Sample Problem
- 13. Storing Information About Virtual Machines
- 14. Securing Virtual Machines
- Back Matter
Product information
- Title: Foundations of Libvirt Development: How to Set Up and Maintain a Virtual Machine Environment with Python
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2019
- Publisher(s): Apress
- ISBN: 9781484248621
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