KVM
Multi-computer console sharing
KVM stands for keyboard, video, mouse—a switch that lets one set of input devices control multiple computers.
You toggle between machines without swapping cables: The server room uses a KVM to manage a dozen systems from one workstation.
In virtualization, KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is Linux software that turns the operating system into a hypervisor for running virtual machines.
Array of input keys
- videoRecorded moving imagery
- mouseSmall gnawing mammal
- switchboxEnclosure for circuit switches
- consoleComfort in distress
monitor · port · USB · VGA · HDMI · PS2 · rackmount · hotkey
Virtual machine management layer
- guestWelcomed visitor
- hostOne receiving guests
- emulationCopying to rival
- snapshotInformal photograph taken quickly
isolation · provisioning · passthrough · Linux · module · instance · overhead
One who attends tables
- rackFrame for holding items
- remoteDistant or controller
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
out-of-band · blade · colocation · NOC · administrator · serial · extender · matrix
keyboard
Array of input keys
console · monitor · port · USB · VGA · HDMI · PS2 · rackmount · hotkey · channel
hypervisor
Virtual machine management layer
snapshot · isolation · provisioning · passthrough · Linux · module · instance · overhead
server
One who attends tables
- rackFrame for holding items
- remoteDistant or controller
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
infrastructure · out-of-band · blade · colocation · NOC · administrator · serial · extender · matrix · enterprise