1 About the Docs

Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager Release 4.5 is based on oVirt, which is a free, open source virtualization solution. The product documentation consists of:

  • Release Notes - A summary of the new features, changes, fixed bugs, and known issues in the Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager. It contains last-minute information, which might not be included in the main body of documentation.
  • Architecture and Planning Guide - An architectural overview of Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager, prerequisites, and planning information for the environment.
  • Getting Started Guide - How to install, configure, and get started with the Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager using standard or self-hosted configuration. It also provides information for configuring KVM hosts and deploying GlusterFS storage.
  • Administration Guide - Provides common administrative tasks for Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager such as:
    • Setting up users and groups
    • Configuring Keycloak authentication
    • Creating data centers, clusters, and virtual machines
    • Using virtual machine templates and snapshots
    • Migrating virtual machines
    • Configuring logical and virtual networks
    • Using local, NFS, iSCSI, and FC storage
    • Backing up and restoring
    • Configuring high-availability, vCPUs, and virtual memory
    • Monitoring with event notifications and Grafana dashboards
    • Upgrading and updating the environment
    • Active-active and active-passive disaster recovery solutions

See also:

  • REST API Guide, which you can access from the Welcome Dashboard or directly through its URL https://manager-fqdn/ovirt-engine/apidoc.

  • Upstream oVirt Documentation.

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To access Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager Release 4.4 documentation, PDFs are available at: