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Mastering KVM Virtualization
Mastering KVM Virtualization

Mastering KVM Virtualization: Design expert data center virtualization solutions with the power of Linux KVM , Second Edition

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  • Gain expert insights into Linux virtualization and the KVM ecosystem with this comprehensive guide
  • Learn to use various Linux tools such as QEMU, oVirt, libvirt, Cloud-Init, and Cloudbase-Init
  • Scale, monitor, and troubleshoot your VMs on various platforms, including OpenStack and AWS

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Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) enables you to virtualize your data center by transforming your Linux operating system into a powerful hypervisor that allows you to manage multiple operating systems with minimal fuss. With this book, you'll gain insights into configuring, troubleshooting, and fixing bugs in KVM virtualization and related software. This second edition of Mastering KVM Virtualization is updated to cover the latest developments in the core KVM components - libvirt and QEMU. Starting with the basics of Linux virtualization, you'll explore VM lifecycle management and migration techniques. You’ll then learn how to use SPICE and VNC protocols while creating VMs and discover best practices for using snapshots. As you progress, you'll integrate third-party tools with Ansible for automation and orchestration. You’ll also learn to scale out and monitor your environments, and will cover oVirt, OpenStack, Eucalyptus, AWS, and ELK stack. Throughout the book, you’ll find out more about tools such as Cloud-Init and Cloudbase-Init. Finally, you'll be taken through the performance tuning and troubleshooting guidelines for KVM-based virtual machines and a hypervisor. By the end of this book, you'll be well-versed with KVM virtualization and the tools and technologies needed to build and manage diverse virtualization environments.

Who is this book for?

If you are a systems administrator, DevOps practitioner, or developer with Linux experience looking to sharpen your open-source virtualization skills, this virtualization book is for you. Prior understanding of the Linux command line and virtualization is required before getting started with this book.

What you will learn

  • Implement KVM virtualization using libvirt and oVirt
  • Delve into KVM storage and network
  • Understand snapshots, templates, and live migration features
  • Get to grips with managing, scaling, and optimizing the KVM ecosystem
  • Discover how to tune and optimize KVM virtualization hosts
  • Adopt best practices for KVM platform troubleshooting

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IT student Nov 02, 2020
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I only used CentOS and KVM a bit, but this book gave me a wealth of information. It's procedurally written so that even as a beginner I was able to work with the provided commands and codes without any problems. After just 4-5 chapters, there's also something else I noticed - this book really has a "soul", for lack of a better word. It's thoughtful, nicely explained and I'm very happy with my purchase.Negatives? Well, it's definitly long, with 700 pages. Some of the pictures could be a bit better in terms of quality. But overall, very happy with my purchase.
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Denis Andreev Jan 10, 2023
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The book provides a base knowledge of KVM virtualization. It gives a review of the modern tools and approaches to manage the virtual machines. The real step-by-step examples help to build an own environment to launch and play with VMs.Special thanks for the chapter 15 "Performance Tuning and Optimization for KVM VMs". It dives reader into the server hardware architecture, shows the possible performance issues and explains how to avoid them.
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Amazon Customer Nov 04, 2020
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Networking, storage, design... and then it hit me even harder with cloud-init, cloudbase-init, Ansible, OpenStack and ELK stack. All of which are really valuable things that I should do in my environment, yet I didn't.There are so many code examples in the book, and after checking a couple of chapters, I'm really happy with that. Everything is explained, and the code works without a hitch.The only thing that is a problem for me is its volume. It's something like 700 pages long. So, be prepared to spend long hours going through it if KVM is your cup of tea. And it would be good if it had just a bit more basic networking information, although I do realize that this is not the book subject.
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J.B. Nov 21, 2020
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This book really helped me to understand the way KVM and other related platforms work. I really like the code examples and the procedural way in which it's written. Pictures could be a bit better, as well as the formatting of the book. But overall, really good.
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Miletic Nov 09, 2020
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This is great example of how IT Cookbook should be written. Not just from virtualization perspective but general IT book for learning new technologies. great examples and great use cases!
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