Libvirt
In today's world, Libvirt has become a topic of great importance and interest to a wide variety of people. Whether we are talking about a person's daily life, a current topic, or a historical event, it is impossible to ignore the relevance and influence that Libvirt has on our lives. In this article, we will explore in detail the different aspects related to Libvirt, analyzing its impact on society, its evolution over time and the implications it has for the future. From its importance on a personal level to its influence on a global level, Libvirt is a topic that deserves our attention and reflection.
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| Developer(s) | Red Hat |
|---|---|
| Initial release | December 19, 2005[1] |
| Stable release | 10.0.0
/ 15 January 2024[2] |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux, FreeBSD, Windows, macOS[3] |
| Type | Library |
| License | GNU Lesser General Public License |
| Website | libvirt |
libvirt is an open-source API, daemon and management tool for managing platform virtualization.[3] It can be used to manage KVM, Xen, VMware ESXi, QEMU and other virtualization technologies. These APIs are widely used in the orchestration layer of hypervisors in the development of a cloud-based solution.
Internals
libvirt is a C library with bindings in other languages, notably in Python,[4] Perl,[5] OCaml,[6] Ruby,[7] Java,[8] JavaScript (via Node.js)[9] and PHP.[10] libvirt for these programming languages is composed of wrappers around another class/package called libvirtmod. libvirtmod's implementation is closely associated with its counterpart in C/C++ in syntax and functionality.
Supported Hypervisors
- LXC – lightweight Linux container system
- OpenVZ – lightweight Linux container system
- Kernel-based Virtual Machine/QEMU (KVM) – open-source hypervisor for Linux and SmartOS[11]
- Xen – bare-metal hypervisor
- User-mode Linux (UML) – paravirtualized kernel
- VirtualBox – hypervisor by Oracle (formerly by Sun) for Windows, Linux, macOS, and Solaris
- VMware ESXi and GSX – hypervisors for Intel hardware
- VMware Workstation and Player – hypervisors for Windows and Linux
- Hyper-V – hypervisor for Windows by Microsoft
- PowerVM – hypervisor by IBM for AIX, Linux and IBM i
- Bhyve – hypervisor for FreeBSD 10+[12] (support added with libvirt 1.2.2)
User Interfaces
Various virtualization programs and platforms use libvirt. Virtual Machine Manager, GNOME Boxes and others provide graphical interfaces. The most popular command line interface is virsh, and higher level tools such as oVirt.[13]
Corporate
Development of libvirt is backed by Red Hat,[14] with significant contributions by other organisations and individuals. libvirt is available on most Linux distributions; remote servers are also accessible from Apple Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows clients.[15]
See also
References
- ^ "0.0.1: Dec 19 2005". libvirt. 2017-06-16. Archived from the original on 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
- ^ "libvirt releases". libvirt. 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
- ^ a b "libvirt home page description".
- ^ "Python bindings".
- ^ "Perl bindings".
- ^ "OCaml bindings".
- ^ "Ruby bindings".
- ^ "Java bindings".
- ^ "Node.js module". 9 January 2017.
- ^ "PHP bindings".
- ^ "The Observation Deck » KVM on illumos". 15 August 2011.
- ^ "bhyve - FreeBSD Wiki". wiki.freebsd.org.
- ^ "oVirt Virtualization Management Platform".
- ^ "Innovation Without Disruption: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 Now Available".
- ^ "Windows availability".
Books
- Warnke, Robert; Ritzau, Thomas. qemu-kvm & libvirt (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Books on Demand. ISBN 978-3-8370-0876-0.