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===libvirt===
libvirt is an open-source API, daemon and management tool for managing platform virtualization.[3] It can be used to manage KVM, Xen, VMware ESX, QEMU and other virtualization technologies. These APIs are widely used in the orchestration layer of hypervisors in the development of a cloud-based solution.
===virsh===
The '''virsh''' tool is built on the libvirt management API and operates as an alternative to the xm tool and the graphical guest Manager(virt-manager). Unprivileged users can employ this utility for read-only operations
===Virtual Machine Manager (app)===