Chapter 10. Virtual Machines
- 10.1. Introduction to Virtual Machines
- 10.2. Supported Virtual Machine Operating Systems
- 10.3. Virtual Machine Performance Parameters
- 10.4. Creating Virtual Machines
- 10.5. Explanation of Settings and Controls in the New Virtual Machine and Edit Virtual Machine Windows
- 10.6. Configuring Virtual Machines
- 10.7. Editing Virtual Machines
- 10.8. Running Virtual Machines
- 10.9. Removing Virtual Machines
- 10.10. Cloning Virtual Machines
- 10.11. Virtual Machines and Permissions
- 10.12. Snapshots
- 10.13. Affinity Groups
- 10.14. Exporting and Importing Virtual Machines and Templates
- 10.15. Migrating Virtual Machines Between Hosts
- 10.16. Improving Uptime with Virtual Machine High Availability
- 10.17. Other Virtual Machine Tasks
10.1. Introduction to Virtual Machines
A virtual machine is a software implementation of a computer. The Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization environment enables you to create virtual desktops and virtual servers.
Virtual machines consolidate computing tasks and workloads. In traditional computing environments, workloads usually run on individually administered and upgraded servers. Virtual machines reduce the amount of hardware and administration required to run the same computing tasks and workloads.