What is KubeVirt?

What is KubeVirt? KubeVirt is the open source project that makes it possible to run virtual machines in a Kubernetes-managed container platform. KubeVirt delivers container-native virtualization by leveraging KVM, the Linux Kernel hypervisor, within a Kubernetes container.

What is VMware Kubernetes?

Kubernetes is an open-source container orchestration platform that automates the management of containerized applications. In 2019, VMware started supporting Kubernetes as part of its vSphere virtualization platform, which includes the ESXi hypervisor.

How do I deploy KubeVirt?

1. Step 1: Download and install KubeVirt Operator.
2. Step 2: Enable software emulation.
3. Step 3: Download and install KubeVirt.
4. Step 4: Download and set virtctl.
5. Step 5: Download a sample VM definition and explore the YAML file.
6. Step 6: Deploy a VM and test it.
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Which Kubernetes object does KubeVirt use for adding resource types for VMs?

KubeVirt extends Kubernetes by adding resource types for VMs and sets of VMs through Kubernetes’ Custom Resource Definitions API (CRD).

What is difference between Kubernetes and Docker?

A fundamental difference between Kubernetes and Docker is that Kubernetes is meant to run across a cluster while Docker runs on a single node. Kubernetes is more extensive than Docker Swarm and is meant to coordinate clusters of nodes at scale in production in an efficient manner.

Is minikube a VM?

Minikube is designed to be used as a virtual machine (VM), and the default VM runtime is VirtualBox. At the same time, extensibility is one of the critical benefits of Minikube, so it’s possible to use it with drivers outside of VirtualBox.

Does minikube include Docker?

Does Minikube require Docker? A Docker daemon is included with Minikube, so you don’t need to install it separately.