4 KVM Instances: Create and Manage

WARNING:

Oracle Linux 7 is now in Extended Support. See Oracle Linux Extended Support and Oracle Open Source Support Policies for more information.

Migrate applications and data to Oracle Linux 8 or Oracle Linux 9 as soon as possible.

To create and manage KVM instances from the CLI, see the following topics.

• KVM Instances: Hardware Configuration
• Add Watchdog Device to KVM Instance
• Add vTPM Security to KVM Instance
• KVM Memory and CPU Allocation Configuration
• KVM Storage Configuration
• Overview: Virtual Networking

Note:

To create and manage KVM instances using a graphical user interface (GUI), see the Virtual Machines Management Tasks topics in the Oracle Linux: Using the Cockpit Web Console. Additionally, you can choose to manage a virtual machine environment by using the Oracle VM Manager. For more details about using the VM Manager, see Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager documentation.