Any alternatives for oVirt that uses libvirt api underneath?

[u/redwing096399]

Hi all, i am currently learning the KVM/QEMU virtualization platform by going through the book "Mastering KVM Virtualization 2nd edition". the book mentions oVirt as a tool for kvm host management for multiple kvm host machines.

I looked up oVirt and found it is not popular and it's subbreddit is kind of dead. that really made me question if i should use it and led to find any popular alternatives. ( being popular comes with the benefit of having a lot of community support, thus my need for a popular alternative)

I heard about Proxmox DE while finding but found out that it does not use libvirt api, so i wanted to know about any tools that do use libvirt/KVM/QEMU.

Thanks in advance

[u/justpassingby77]

oVirt was the basis for RHEV, which is dead as a commercial product.  Red Hat puts all their efforts behind OpenStack and OpenShift now.

[u/Swedophone]

I use libvirt with virsh and virtual machine manager. Both tools support remote libvirt connections.

[u/PhilosopherEven4781]

Cockpit with cockpit machines

[u/fmillion → u/PhilosopherEven4781]

I discovered this recently and it's the way to go for system level VMs if you aren't intending to build a VM-first server with Proxmox. Cockpit is pretty lightweight compared to something heavy like Proxmox's UI. It also leaves you in basically complete control over the environment, no assumptions made for you. Plus cockpit has a lot of other useful plugins like a Docker manager. It's sorta like a moden-ish Webmin, like a simple frontend to CLI tools and configs.

[u/Faye-Vozora]

Since you're learning KVM anyway, virt-manager can hold several remote connections at once, just add each host over qemu+ssh. Same with virsh, like virsh -c qemu+ssh://user@host/system list --all. Set up ssh keys first or you'll get password prompts constantly. That's enough to feel how libvirt works across multiple hosts before you decide you need a full management layer.

[u/_--James--_]

oVirt -> KVM by all rights. I would advise to move your efforts over to a KVM turn key solution instead of piece-mealing the experience. I would suggest Proxmox VE since that is the model being followed by HPE for Morpheus's adoption (same core concepts and librarys, it is NOT a Proxmox Fork), then I would start looking into Nutanix, then Dell Native Edge, then HPE Morpheus. I would not dig hard into oVirt and the Redhat sources of yesterday.

[u/DerBootsMann]

so i wanted to know about any tools that do use libvirt/KVM/QEMU.

olvm , it’s ovirt-based

[u/hachirokuvas]

I use OpenNebula

[u/Inevitable-Star2362]

oracle virtualization is current version of ovirt that peoe use. Its free open source. My oppinion is if it was so great people would use it over proxmox but they do not. Only use case i see is oracle core pinning compliance thats all.

[u/4OHI6]

r/wolfstack handles kvm, lxc and containers and a lot more if you need it otherwise easy to use just the basics