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The Virtualization Getting Started Guide introduces the basics of virtualization and assists with the navigation of other virtualization documentation and products that Red Hat provides.
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This guide also explains the advantages of virtualization and dispels some common myths that exist regarding virtualization.
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<title>Who should read this guide?</title>
<para>This guide is designed for anyone wishing to understand the basics of virtualization, but may be of particular interest to:</para>
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Those who are new to virtualization and seeking knowledge about the benefits offered.
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Those considering deployment of virtualized machines in their environment.
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Those looking for an overview of the virtualization technologies that Red Hat produces and supports.
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<title>Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV)</title>
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Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Servers is an end-to-end virtualization solution that is designed to enable pervasive datacenter virtualization and significantly enhance capital and operational efficiency. Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 introduces several new features, including desktop virtualization with the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktop add-on subscription.
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With Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops, complete desktop environments are hosted as virtual desktops on servers located in a centralized datacenter.
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Information on both these products can be found at <ulink url="http://www.redhat.com/products/virtualization/"/>.
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The full collection of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) documentation can be found at <ulink url="http://docs.redhat.com/"/>.
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In addition to the documentation for Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization products and this guide, the following titles cover virtualization with Red Hat Enterprise Linux:
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<citetitle>Virtualization Host Configuration and Guest Installation Guide</citetitle>: This guide provides information on system requirements and restrictions, package details, host configuration and detailed instructions for installing different types of guests.
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<citetitle>Virtualization Administration Guide</citetitle>: This guide provides information on best server practices, security, KVM, remote management of guests, KSM, administration tasks, storage, volumes, <application>virt-manager</application>, guest disk access with offline tools, virtual networking, and troubleshooting.
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