Next, browse for the ISO file if you’re going to be installing via ISO and select the file with the OS. you can use local ISO media or via network / PXE install Then choose how to install the guest machine. First, connect to the server, then create a new machine by clicking New Virtual Machine Now that the server is configured, open the KVM virtual machine manager and start creating a new virtual guest machine. Next, continue below to start creating your VMs. Next, run the commands below to apply the changes. Then add a new bridge section to the file and save. To create a new network bridge, run the commands below to open the Ubuntu network config file. Use this file to configure static IP, and bridge and netplan utility will refer to this file. On Ubuntu 18.04 server, a new file /etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yaml file is created for network configurations. KVM virtualization module requires a network bridge for its virtual guest machines. Configure Network Bridge for the Virtual Machine # If step 1 is good, then run the commands below to install KVM packages to enable full virtualization functionality on Ubuntu via the Linux kernel.Īfter installing the KVM packages, run the commands below to start and enable it to automatically startup when the system boots. The message above shows you can’t run KVM. If KVM isn’t compatible with your system, you’ll get a message that reads If KVM is compatible you should get the message that KVM acceleration can be used. to check, run the commands below to install a CPU checker tool:Īfter installing, the above commands check the CPU compatibility with KVM. If you’re running a server that isn’t compatible, KVM can’t be used on it. Not all systems can install and run KVM modules. These virtual machines can be managed via the virt-manager graphical user interface or virt-install & virsh CLI commands. After installing, use the KVM module to install and run multiple virtual machines (guest) on Linux servers. If you can’t install VirtualBox or VMware Workstation virtualization solutions on Ubuntu, then you can try KVM. This brief tutorial shows students and new users how to install KVM kernel modules on the Ubuntu server to enable full virtualization. Like VirtualBox, and VMware Workstation, KVM is a virtualization infrastructure for the Linux kernel that turns it into a hypervisor. KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is an open-source full virtualization solution for Linux systems, including Ubuntu.

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