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Using ``libvirt`` with Ceph RBD
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The ``libvirt`` library creates a virtual machine abstraction layer between
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hypervisor interfaces and the software applications that use them. With
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``libvirt``, developers and system administrators can focus on a common
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management framework, common API, and common shell interface (i.e., ``virsh``)
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to many different hypervisors, including:
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- QEMU/KVM
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- XEN
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- LXC
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- VirtualBox
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- etc.
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Ceph RADOS block devices support QEMU/KVM, which means you can use RADOS
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block devices with software that interfaces with ``libvirt``. For example,
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OpenStack's integration to Ceph uses ``libvirt`` to interact with QEMU/KVM,
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and QEMU/KVM interacts with RADOS block devices via ``librbd``.
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See `libvirt Virtualization API`_ for details.
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Installing ``libvirt`` on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise
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``libvirt`` packages are incorporated into the Ubuntu 12.04 precise
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distribution. To install ``libvirt`` on precise, execute the following::
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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libvirt-bin
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Installing ``libvirt`` on Earlier Versions of Ubuntu
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For Ubuntu distributions 11.10 oneiric and earlier, you must build
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``libvirt`` from source. Clone the ``libvirt`` repository, and use
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`AutoGen`_ to generate the build. Then execute ``make`` and
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``make install`` to complete the installation. For example::
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git clone git://libvirt.org/libvirt.git
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cd libvirt
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./autogen.sh
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make
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sudo make install
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See `libvirt Installation`_ for details.
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.. _AutoGen: http://www.gnu.org/software/autogen/
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.. _libvirt Installation: http://www.libvirt.org/compiling.html
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.. _libvirt Virtualization API: http://www.libvirt.org |