oVirt FOR LINUX

oVirt is an open source, cross-platform and freely distributed virtualization software designed from the ground up to allow users to easily manage virtual machines, as well as storage and virtualized networks on their computers. It is currently based on some of the most powerful virtualization technologies, KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) and libvirt.

Key Features:

• High availability


• Live migration


• Load balancing


• Web-based management interface


• Support for FC, NFS, iSCSI, and local storage


• Enhanced security


• Scalability


• Memory overcommit support

Additional Features:

• Self-hosted engine


• iSCSI support


• Developer SDK for ovirt-engine


• Support for importing storage domains

Compatibility:

Originally developed by Red Hat Enterprise Linux, oVirt has been tailored for RHEL's main derivatives, including CentOS, Scientific Linux, and Fedora. It is recommended to use either Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer 9 or later for both the web-based administration panel and the user portal.

System Requirements:

The software requires a computer with at least 4GB of RAM and 20GB free disk space, as well as a network storage (optional).

Standalone Operating System:

The oVirt software is also distributed as a standalone computer operating system, available for download as a bootable Live CD that lets anyone test it on any computer platform without installing any software. The Live CD is available for download for free from the project's homepage or via Softpedia.