The Virtualization Getting Started Guide introduces the basics of virtualization and assists with the navigation of other virtualization documentation and products that Fedora provides. This guide also explains the advantages of virtualization and dispels some common myths that exist regarding virtualization.

This guide is designed for anyone wishing to understand the basics of virtualization, but may be of particular interest to: Those who are new to virtualization and seeking knowledge about the benefits offered. Those considering deployment of virtualized machines in their environment. Those looking for an overview of the virtualization technologies that Fedora produces and supports.

Fedora contains packages and tools to support a variety of virtualized environments. Virtualization in Fedora is carried out by KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine). KVM is a full virtualization solution built into Fedora. Refer to for more about the virtualization products available in Fedora 19.

Fedora contains packages and tools to support a variety of virtualized environments. Fedora virtualization provides the upstream development for virtualization in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Refer to for more information about the virtualization products available in Fedora. In addition to this guide, the following books cover virtualization with Fedora: Virtualization Administration Guide: This guide provides information on servers, security, KVM, remote management of guests, KSM, administration tasks, storage, volumes, virt-manager, guest disk access with offline tools, virtual networking, and troubleshooting. Virtualization Security Guide: This guide provides information on virtualization security technologies including sVirt, configuration and recommendations for host and guest security, and network security. Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) is another virtualization option for servers and desktops. Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization provides an end-to-end datacenter virtualization solution developed from the upstream oVirt project. Visit for more information about oVirt. Documentation for Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization and virtualization with Red Hat Enterprise Linux can be found at .