How to monitor KVM servers

What is Kernel-based Virtual Machine KVM?

KVM (for Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on x86 hardware containing virtualization extensions (Intel VT or AMD-V). It consists of a loadable kernel module, kvm.ko, that provides the core virtualization infrastructure and a processor specific module, kvm-intel.ko or kvm-amd.ko.

Kernel-based Virtual Machine KVM monitoring

This package is designed to monitor a KVM environment.

This package will be sent KVM domain statistics with scripts on the Linux machine in order to monitor a KVM host.

The monitoring statistics gathered in this way include:

• System: CPU and Memory utilization
• Storage: Block Device utilization
• Network: Interface status and utilization

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How to install a kvm resource?

1. Use your ServicePilot OnPremise installation or a SaaS account.
2. Add a new kvm resource via the web interface (/prmviews or /prmresources) or via API (/prmpackages page), the default ServicePilot agent or another agent will be provisioned automatically.

Details of the kvm package are located in the /prmpackages page of the software.

Benefits

ServicePilot enables you to deliver IT services faster and more securely with automated discovery and advanced monitoring features.

By correlating the technology KVM with APM and infrastructure monitoring, ServicePilot is able to provide a more comprehensive view of an organization's IT environment.

This allows IT teams to quickly identify and diagnose issues that may be impacting application performance, and take corrective action before end-users are affected.

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