Kvm

KVM is a Linux-based full virtualization tool which utilizes the virutalization extensions available with several models of Intel and AMD processors.

Installation

Hardware Requirements

KVM will only work on systems with processors offer virtualization support. To find out if a system's processor supports virtualization you can look in /proc/cpuinfo for the vmx (Intel) or svm (AMD) flags. This command should do the trick:

egrep '(vmx|svm)' --color=always /proc/cpuinfo

NPG Systems With Virtualization Support

• Gluon
• Gourd
• Taro
• Tomato
• Pumpkin

Installing the Software

If you're using a RHEL system you need to enable the virtualization add-on entitlement to your RHEL license. You can install the packages via yum. This is the list of packages you will need:

libvirt-python
kvm
virt-manager
libvirt
kvm-qemu-img
kmod-kvm
kvm-tools
python-virtinst