Management Tools

2010-05-19T15:07:33Z

Rubiojr: Fixed Abiquo product name and URL

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

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|-
!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://libvirt.org virsh]
|A minimal shell around libvirt for managing VMs
|cli
|active
|uses [http://libvirt.org libvirt]
|-
|[http://virt-manager.org virt-install/clone/convert]
|Command line tools for provisioning new VMs, cloning existing VMs and importing / converting appliance images
|cli
|active
|uses [http://libvirt.org libvirt]
|-
|[http://virt-manager.org Virtual Machine Manager]
|Also known as virt-manager. A desktop user interface for managing virtual machines
|desktop
|active
|uses [http://libvirt.org 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]
|ConVirt 2.0 Open Source is the leading open source product for managing Xen and KVM, enabling you to standardize and proactively manage your virtualized environment in a centralized fashion.
|web-based
|active
|Xen & KVM; formerly known as xenman
|-
|[http://ovirt.org/ oVirt]
|oVirt is a virtualization management framework constisting of a small host image, the oVirt Node, that provides the libvirt service to host virtual machines, and a robust vm management software stack, controlled by a web-based management interface, the oVirt Server.
|web
|active
|uses [http://libvirt.org libvirt]
|-
|[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
|* not available as of at Feb. 8, 2010
|they have commercial and open source editions
|-
|[http://karesansui-project.info/ Karesansui]
|Karesansui is an open-source virtualization management application. It's smart graphical user interface lowers your management cost, and brings a total management/audit solution for both physical and virtual servers.
|web & REST API
|active
|KVM & Xen support; uses [http://libvirt.org libvirt]
|-
|[http://www.openqrm.com/ openQRM]
|openQRM is the next generation, open-source Data-center management platform.
|web
|active
|KVM, Xen, VMware and Linux V-Server support
|-
|[http://www.abiquo.com/ Abiquo]
|Abiquo is an open source infrastructure software for the creation and integral management of Public & Private Clouds based on heterogeneous environments.
|web
|active
|KVM, Xen & Virtual Box support; uses [http://libvirt.org libvirt]
|-
|[http://archipelproject.org/Archipel_Project/Archipel.html Archipel]
|Archipel is an Open Source project that aims to bring push notifications to virtualization orchestration using XMPP.
|web
|active
|KVM, Xen, Virtual Box & OpenVZ support; uses [http://libvirt.org libvirt]
|}

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