| Red Hat Virtualization | |
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| Developer | Red Hat, Inc. |
| Initial release | November 3, 2009; 16 years ago (2009-11-03)[1] |
| Stable release | 4.4 / August 4, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-08-04) |
| Written in | Java,JSP |
| Platform | x64-compatible |
| Successor | OpenShift |
| Type | Hypervisor |
| Website | www |
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV), formerly known asRed Hat Enterprise Virtualization, is anx86virtualization product developed byRed Hat,[2] and is based on theKVMhypervisor.[3] Red Hat Virtualization uses theSPICE protocol andVDSM (Virtual Desktop Server Manager) with aRHEL-based centralized management server.[4][5] The platform can access user and group information from either anActive Directory orFreeIPAdomain which enables it to allocate resources effectively based on permissions.[6] Built for use in enterprise datacenters, RHV can support up to 400 hosts in a single cluster and no upper limit on the total number of hosts it can support.[7] Development of RHV has ceased and as of August 2020 the product is now only receiving maintenance updates, with extended life phase updates provided until 2026.[8] The successor to RHV is Red Hat'sOpenShift container platform.[9]
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) hypervisors and management tools for servers and desktops [...] The SolidICE virtual desktop intrastructure tools based on the KVM hypervisor are integrated into the RHEV Desktop edition [...]