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Course Outline

Introduction to Virtualization

  • Defining the Hypervisor
  • Hypervisor Classifications (Type 1 vs. Type 2)
  • Advantages of Virtualization

KVM Overview

  • Introduction to KVM and its architectural design
  • Advantages and limitations of KVM
  • Key terminology (libvirt, QEMU, virt-manager, etc.)

Lab Setup and Installation

  • Lab configuration and system specifications
  • KVM installation prerequisites
  • Step-by-step KVM installation

KVM Configuration

  • KVM network setup
  • Establishing storage pools
  • Provisioning guest virtual machines

KVM Administration

  • Managing guest VMs (starting, stopping, deleting, etc.)
  • Creating and restoring VM snapshots
  • Backing up guest virtual machines
  • Expanding guest VM disk capacity
  • Renaming guest virtual machines
  • Cloning guest virtual machines
  • Allocating additional resources to guest VMs (CPU, RAM)

Advanced Configuration and Troubleshooting

  • Establishing virtual network bridges (vBridge: Host-Only and NAT)
  • Restoring VMs from backups
  • Essential KVM troubleshooting techniques

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Proficiency with the Linux command-line interface
  • Fundamental knowledge of system administration
  • A general awareness of virtualization concepts is advantageous but optional

Target Audience

  • System administrators interested in virtualization technologies
  • IT professionals seeking a quick entry into KVM usage
  • Developers and DevOps engineers operating within virtualized settings
 7 Hours

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