Open source virtualization Definitions
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KSM (kernel samepage merging)
KSM (kernel samepage merging) is a Linux kernel feature that allows the KVM hypervisor to share identical memory pages among different process or virtual machines on the same server.
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Linux virtual machine (Linux VM)
A Linux virtual machine is a virtual machine (VM) that is running a distribution of Linux as the guest operating system (guest OS).
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oVirt
OVirt is an open source data center virtualization platform developed and promoted by Red Hat.
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Red Hat Storage (RHS)
Red Hat Storage is a new distributed file system based on the Gluster file system.
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Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) is an enterprise-class virtualization platform produced by Red Hat.
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RHCVA (Red Hat Certified Virtualization Administrator)
The Red Hat Certified Virtualization Administrator (RHCVA) is a certification exam from Red Hat, Inc.
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Xen
Xen is the open source hypervisor included in the Linux kernel and, as such, it is available in all Linux distributions.