Management Tools

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

• First of all, you can manage kvm simply by running the binary file qemu-system_x86_64 (or just "kvm" depending on distribution). Check the man page for arguments (man qemu-system-x86_64).
• The "Virtual Machine Manager" application (virt-manager for short package name) is a desktop user interface for managing virtual machines.
• GKVM is a lightweight management tool that can manage kvm virtual machines.
• Any management tool built on libvirt can manage kvm virtual machines.
• kvmadm is a minimalistic set of command-line tools to control multi-user utilization of KVM.
• Proxmox VE is an easy to use virtualization platform for running virtual appliances and virtual machines: including bare-metal installer and web-based management interface.
• ConVirt is an intuitive, graphical management console providing comprehensive life cycle management for Virtual Machines and virtualization infrastructures. As of version 0.9.1, Convirt has basic support for KVM.
• OpenNebula is an open source virtual infrastructure engine that enables the dynamic deployment and re-allocation of virtual machines on a pool of physical resources.

Name	URL	Description	UI Type	Last Updated	Notes
Plain old qemu/kvm	[1]	You can run qemu/kvm straight from the command line	cli	active	kvm|qemu-kvm) for more info
Virtual Machine Manager (virt-manager)	[2]	A desktop user interface for managing virtual machines	desktop	active	uses libvirt
GKVM	[3]	a gnome user interface for KVM	desktop	2007-08-01
AQemu	[4]	a Qt4 user interface for KVM	desktop	active
kvmadm	[5]	a minimalistic set of command-line tools to control multi-user utilization of KVM	cli	2007-09-25
Proxmox VE	[6]	an easy to use Open Source virtualization platform for running Virtual Appliances and Virtual Machines	web	active
ConVirt	[7]	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
OpenNebula	[8]	an open source virtual infrastructure engine	cli & xml-rpc	active	cloud computing managment; uses libvirt