Chapter 9

Working with KVM Virtualization

Topics covered in this chapter:

  • Understanding the KVM Virtualization Architecture
  • Preparing Your Host for KVM Virtualization
  • Installing a KVM Virtual Machine
  • Managing KVM Virtual Machines
  • Understanding KVM Networking

Virtualization is a popular solution to use system resources in a more efficient way. In Red Hat Enterprise Linux, KVM is available to offer datacenter-ready virtualization. In this chapter, you'll learn everything you need to know about KVM to build a versatile virtualized environment on top of it.

Understanding the KVM Virtualization Architecture

In many datacenters today, virtualization techniques are employed to use hardware more efficiently. Virtualization allows you to run several ...

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