KVM - User contributions [en]

Management Tools

2009-12-01T12:55:03Z

Martin: added cli for Proxmox VE

There are a several options available to manage kvm virtual machines:

{|
|-
!Name/URL
!Description
!UI Type
!Active|Last Updated
!Notes
|-
|[http://www.linux-kvm.org Plain old qemu/kvm]
|You can run qemu/kvm straight from the command line
|cli
|active
|See man (qemu-system-x86_64 or kvm or qemu-kvm) for more info
|-
|[http://virt-manager.org Virtual Machine Manager (virt-manager)]
|A desktop user interface for managing virtual machines
|desktop
|active
|uses libvirt
|-
|[http://gkvm.sourceforge.net/ GKVM]
|a gnome user interface for KVM
|desktop
|2007-08-01
|
|-
|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/aqemu/ AQemu]
|a Qt4 user interface for KVM
|desktop
|active
|
|-
|[http://code.google.com/p/kvmadm/ kvmadm]
|a minimalistic set of command-line tools to control multi-user utilization of KVM
|cli
|2007-09-25
|
|-
|[http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Main_Page Proxmox VE]
|Open Source virtualization platform for running Virtual Appliances and Virtual Machines
|web & cli
|active
|Bar-metall installer including KVM and OpenVZ management tools
|-
|[http://www.convirture.com/community.html ConVirt]
|an intuitive, graphical management console providing comprehensive life cycle management for Virtual Machines and virtualization infrastructures
|web?
|active
|basic support for kvm added in 0.9.1; formerly known as xenman
|-
|[http://www.opennebula.org/doku.php OpenNebula]
|an open source virtual infrastructure engine
|cli & xml-rpc
|active
|cloud computing managment; uses libvirt
|-
|[http://code.google.com/p/ganeti/ Ganeti]
|Ganeti is a cluster virtual server management software tool built on top of existing virtualization technologies
|cli
|active
|KVM support added in Ganeti 2.0
|-
|[http://src.enomaly.com/ Enomaly]
|a programmable virtual cloud infrastructure for small, medium and large businesses
|web & REST API
|active
|they have commercial and open source editions
|}

Management Tools

2009-12-01T12:53:44Z

Martin: small updates to Proxmox VE

There are a several options available to manage kvm virtual machines:

{|
|-
!Name/URL
!Description
!UI Type
!Active|Last Updated
!Notes
|-
|[http://www.linux-kvm.org Plain old qemu/kvm]
|You can run qemu/kvm straight from the command line
|cli
|active
|See man (qemu-system-x86_64 or kvm or qemu-kvm) for more info
|-
|[http://virt-manager.org Virtual Machine Manager (virt-manager)]
|A desktop user interface for managing virtual machines
|desktop
|active
|uses libvirt
|-
|[http://gkvm.sourceforge.net/ GKVM]
|a gnome user interface for KVM
|desktop
|2007-08-01
|
|-
|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/aqemu/ AQemu]
|a Qt4 user interface for KVM
|desktop
|active
|
|-
|[http://code.google.com/p/kvmadm/ kvmadm]
|a minimalistic set of command-line tools to control multi-user utilization of KVM
|cli
|2007-09-25
|
|-
|[http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Main_Page Proxmox VE]
|Open Source virtualization platform for running Virtual Appliances and Virtual Machines
|web
|active
|Bar-metall installer including KVM and OpenVZ management tools
|-
|[http://www.convirture.com/community.html ConVirt]
|an intuitive, graphical management console providing comprehensive life cycle management for Virtual Machines and virtualization infrastructures
|web?
|active
|basic support for kvm added in 0.9.1; formerly known as xenman
|-
|[http://www.opennebula.org/doku.php OpenNebula]
|an open source virtual infrastructure engine
|cli & xml-rpc
|active
|cloud computing managment; uses libvirt
|-
|[http://code.google.com/p/ganeti/ Ganeti]
|Ganeti is a cluster virtual server management software tool built on top of existing virtualization technologies
|cli
|active
|KVM support added in Ganeti 2.0
|-
|[http://src.enomaly.com/ Enomaly]
|a programmable virtual cloud infrastructure for small, medium and large businesses
|web & REST API
|active
|they have commercial and open source editions
|}