what is libvirt

libvirt is:

  • A toolkit to interact with the virtualization capabilities of recent versions of Linux (and other OSes).
  • Free software available under the GNU Lesser General Public License.
  • A long term stable C API
  • A set of bindings for common languages
  • A CIM provider for the DMTF virtualization schema
  • A QMF agent for the AMQP/QPid messaging system