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|See man (qemu-system-x86_64 or kvm or qemu-kvm) for more info | |See man (qemu-system-x86_64 or kvm or qemu-kvm) for more info | ||
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|[http://virt-manager.org Virtual Machine Manager | |[http://libvirt.org virsh] | ||
|A minimal shell around libvirt for managing VMs | |||
|cli | |||
|active | |||
|uses [http://libvirt.org libvirt] | |||
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|[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] | |||
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|[http://virt-manager.org Virtual Machine Manager] | |||
|Also known as virt-manager. A desktop user interface for managing virtual machines | |||
|desktop | |desktop | ||
|active | |active | ||
|uses libvirt | |uses [http://libvirt.org libvirt] | ||
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|[http://gkvm.sourceforge.net/ GKVM] | |[http://gkvm.sourceforge.net/ GKVM] | ||
Revision as of 09:34, 4 February 2010
There are a several options available to manage kvm virtual machines:
| Name/URL | Description | UI Type | Last Updated | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| virsh | A minimal shell around libvirt for managing VMs | cli | active | uses libvirt |
| virt-install/clone/convert | Command line tools for provisioning new VMs, cloning existing VMs and importing / converting appliance images | cli | active | uses libvirt |
| Virtual Machine Manager | Also known as virt-manager. A desktop user interface for managing virtual machines | desktop | active | uses libvirt |
| GKVM | a gnome user interface for KVM | desktop | 2007-08-01 | |
| AQemu | a Qt4 user interface for KVM | desktop | active | |
| kvmadm | a minimalistic set of command-line tools to control multi-user utilization of KVM | cli | 2007-09-25 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| OpenNebula | an open source virtual infrastructure engine | cli & xml-rpc | active | cloud computing managment; uses libvirt |
| 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 |
| Enomaly | a programmable virtual cloud infrastructure for small, medium and large businesses | web & REST API | active | they have commercial and open source editions |
| 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 libvirt |