About oVirt
oVirt is a virtualization management framework constisting of a small host image, the oVirt Node, that provides the libvirt service to host virtual machines, and a robust vm management software stack, controlled by a web-based management interface, the oVirt Server. This stack provides pxe and other automated vm boot / appliance solutions; various vm operations, task, vnc, and other access; and a secure authentication based on freeIPA.
oVirt also provides a standardized qmf/qpid interface which to control and manage vms. Very preliminary work is also underway at implementing a cloud infrastructure / api.
Current the oVirt Node runs KVM. Patches are welcome to support other hypervisors and work will be underway to support Xen based Nodes in the near future.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions are maintained in Wiki page/FAQ
Note: Questions asked on IRC and via email will periodically find their way into the FAQ, so check this page often.
