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* [http://xenman.sourceforge.net 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. | * [http://xenman.sourceforge.net 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. | ||
* [http://www.opennebula.org 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. | * [http://www.opennebula.org 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. | ||
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!Name | |||
!URL | |||
!Description | |||
!UI Type | |||
!Active|Last Updated | |||
!Notes | |||
|- | |||
|Plain old qemu/kvm | |||
|[http://www.linux-kvm.org] | |||
|You can run qemu/kvm straight from the command line | |||
|cli | |||
|active | |||
|See man (qemu-system-x86_64|kvm|qemu-kvm) for more info | |||
|- | |||
|Virtual Machine Manager (virt-manager) | |||
|[http://virt-manager.org] | |||
|A desktop user interface for managing virtual machines | |||
|desktop | |||
|active | |||
|uses libvirt | |||
|- | |||
|GKVM | |||
|[http://gkvm.sourceforge.net/] | |||
|a gnome user interface for KVM | |||
|desktop | |||
|2007-08-01 | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|kvmadm | |||
|[http://code.google.com/p/kvmadm/] | |||
|a minimalistic set of command-line tools to control multi-user utilization of KVM | |||
|cli | |||
|2007-09-25 | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|Proxmox VE | |||
|[http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Main_Page] | |||
|an easy to use Open Source virtualization platform for running Virtual Appliances and Virtual Machines | |||
|web | |||
|active | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|ConVirt | |||
|[http://www.convirture.com/community.html] | |||
|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 | |||
|[http://www.opennebula.org/doku.php] | |||
|an open source virtual infrastructure engine | |||
|cli & xml-rpc | |||
|active | |||
|cloud computing managment; uses libvirt | |||
|} | |||
Revision as of 15:09, 12 June 2009
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 | |
| kvmadm | [4] | a minimalistic set of command-line tools to control multi-user utilization of KVM | cli | 2007-09-25 | |
| Proxmox VE | [5] | an easy to use Open Source virtualization platform for running Virtual Appliances and Virtual Machines | web | active | |
| ConVirt | [6] | 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 | [7] | an open source virtual infrastructure engine | cli & xml-rpc | active | cloud computing managment; uses libvirt |