Differences between revisions 3 and 20 (spanning 17 versions)
Revision 3 as of 2017-10-10 22:25:22
Size: 572
Editor: shran
Comment:
Revision 20 as of 2021-02-18 21:33:31
Size: 1688
Comment:
Deletions are marked like this. Additions are marked like this.
Line 1: Line 1:
== KVM Host == = KVM Host =
Line 5: Line 5:
Setting up the KVM host environment is not as hard as you think, but there are a many things to consider before beginning the installation. Spending time planning your KVM host before you install it will save you a lot of trouble later on. The KVM host is running on physical hardware. Find out how you want to use your network devices and disks. Setting up the KVM host environment is not as hard as you think, but there are a many things to consider before beginning the installation. Spending time planning your KVM host before you install it will save you a lot of trouble later on. The KVM host is running on physical hardware. Find out how you want to use your hardware.
Line 7: Line 7:
 * [[KVM Host Reference System Hardware|KVM Host Reference System Hardware]]
 * [[KVM Host Hardware Requirements|KVM Host Hardware Requirements]]
Line 8: Line 10:
 * [[KVM host network|KVM host network]]  * [[KVM Host Operating System|KVM Host Operating System]]
 * [[KVM Host Network|KVM Host Network]]

== Software Configuration ==

The software configuration for the KVM host has to take care of the possible hardware failures that can happen on the physical host. Once this is configured, the KVM guests can rely on the KVM host, to have its hardware properly monitored.

 * [[KVM Host Firewall|KVM Host Firewall]]
 * [[KVM Host Grub on all Disks|KVM Host Grub on all Disks]]
 * [[KVM Host S.M.A.R.T|KVM Host S.M.A.R.T]]
 * [[KVM Host Booting from Luks Encryption|KVM Host Booting from Luks Encryption]]
 * [[KVM Host Raid Consistency Checking|KVM Host Raid Consistency Checking]]
 * [[KVM Host Guest Filesystem Images|KVM Host Guest Filesystem Images]]
 * [[KVM Host Guest Installation Media|KVM Host Guest Installation Media]]

== Virtualization Software ==

 * [[KVM Host Virtualization Software|KVM Host Virtualization Software]]

== Hardware Errors ==

 * [[KVM Host Faulty Disk|KVM Host Faulty Disk]]

KVM Host

The KVM host is the physical system that runs the KVM guests. The KVM guests can only run inside a KVM host.

Setting up the KVM host environment is not as hard as you think, but there are a many things to consider before beginning the installation. Spending time planning your KVM host before you install it will save you a lot of trouble later on. The KVM host is running on physical hardware. Find out how you want to use your hardware.

Software Configuration

The software configuration for the KVM host has to take care of the possible hardware failures that can happen on the physical host. Once this is configured, the KVM guests can rely on the KVM host, to have its hardware properly monitored.

Virtualization Software

Hardware Errors

None: KVM Host (last edited 2021-02-18 21:33:31 by Kristian Kallenberg)