Ubuntu Linux: Virtualization
1h 11mIntermediate2017-10-23
Authors

Scott Simpson
Creating Technology Courses as a Senior Staff Author at LinkedIn
Course details
Virtual machines (VMs) are critical to modern computing. VMs are used for enterprise resource management, software testing, user training, and experimentation. That's why virtualization is a major component of the Linux Foundation Certified System (LFCS) Administrator exam. LFCS Certification opens new doors in your career and your understanding of Linux. Join Scott Simpson for this course, as he shows various methods for creating, controlling, and configuring virtual machines in Linux. Learn essential techniques for cloning a virtual machine, snapshotting your system state for easy recovery, and migrating hosts. Scott also explores LXC containers and virtualized guests.
Skills covered
Ubuntu ServerClient Operating SystemsLinuxVirtualizationIT Help DeskNetwork AdministrationCert PrepNetwork and System AdministrationOpen Source
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
- 02 - Lab setup
- 03 - What is virtualiztion
1. Virtual Machine Basics
- 04 - Create a virtual machine with QEMU and KVM
- 05 - Modify a QEMU + KVM virtual machine
- 06 - Create a virtual machine with libvirt tools
- 07 - Control a virtual machine with virsh
- 08 - Create a virtual machine with Virtual Machine Manager
- 09 - Modify virtual machine memory
- 10 - Modify virtual machine storage
- 11 - Clone and snapshot a virtual machine
- 12 - Autostart virtual machines
2. Further Exploration
- 13 - Migrate a virtual machine between two hosts
- 14 - Explore containers with LXC
Conclusion
- 15 - Next steps