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KVM Virtualization Cookbook

You're reading from KVM Virtualization Cookbook Learn how to use KVM effectively in production

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788294676

Length 340 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

KVM

Concepts

Cloud Computing

Author (1):

Konstantin Ivanov

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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Title Page

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewer

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Preface

1. Getting Started with QEMU and KVM FREE CHAPTER

2. Using libvirt to Manage KVM

3. KVM Networking with libvirt

4. Migrating KVM Instances

5. Monitoring and Backup of KVM Virtual Machines

6. Deploying KVM Instances with OpenStack

7. Using Python to Build and Manage KVM Instances

8. Kernel Tuning for KVM Performance

Chapter 7. Using Python to Build and Manage KVM Instances

In this chapter, we are going to cover the following topics:

Installing and using the Python libvirt library
Defining KVM instances with Python
Starting, stopping, and deleting KVM instances with Python
Inspecting KVM instances with Python
Building a simple REST API server with libvirt and bottle

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Authors (1)

Konstantin Ivanov

Konstantin Ivanov

Konstantin Ivanov is a Linux Systems Engineer, an open source developer, and a technology blogger who has been designing, configuring, deploying, and administering large-scale, highly available Linux environments for more than 15 years. His interests include large distributed systems and task automation, along with solving technical challenges involving multiple technology stacks. Konstantin received two Master of Science in Computer Science degrees from universities in Bulgaria and the United States, specializing in System and Network security and Software engineering. In his spare time, he loves writing technology blogs and spending time with his two boys.

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