Kimchi (software)

This article is about the software. For gimchi, the Korean foodstuff, see kimchi. For other uses, see kimchi (disambiguation).

Kimchi is a web management tool to manage Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) infrastructure. Developed with HTML5, Kimchi is developed to intuitively manage KVM guests, create storage pools, manage network interfaces (bridges, vlans, NAT), and perform other related tasks.

Kimchi
Original author(s) IBM
Developer(s) Kimchi Project
Stable release 1.2.1[1] / 27 June 2014 (2014-06-27)
Development status development
Written in Python
Operating system
Platform Apache HTTP Server
Available in English, Chinese, Português
Type KVM Virtualization Management
Licence LGPL
Website kimchi-project.github.io/kimchi/

Name origins

The name is an extended acronym for KVM infrastructure management. Kimchi is also a traditional fermented Korean side dish.

Kimchi’s role in the KVM ecosystem

If you have one Linux server, then installing Kimchi on that server is quick and easy. Kimchi puts a thin layer over what is already there with KVM and Linux. You don’t need to install a separate management server. All you have to do point your browser to the KVM host and with just a couple of clicks, you can install your first guest and start running it. While it does not come as part of KVM yet, it is hoped that Kimchi will be mature enough to be packaged with some community Linux distributions in 2014, and then be included in some enterprise Linux distributions after that. The beauty of the Kimchi interface is that it boils management features down to their essence, simplifying everything, without a requirement that users have any Linux skills. And, it is rendered using HTML5 so there is total independence of both device and operating system, meaning that you can use Kimchi from a Windows or Linux work station, or a tablet or a phone.

IBM’s commitment to Kimchi

IBM supports Kimchi because it represents another way to promote KVM adoption and remove barriers to open source virtualization, which IBM believes is the way of the future. Kimchi is a sound, multi-platform management tool. It comes bundled with IBM PowerKVM, since June, 2014.

Future development plans for Kimchi

At this point, the focus for Kimchi going forward is on community building and additional feature development. The input from the community will determine the future direction for Kimchi, which is an Apache-licensed project hosted on GitHub, and incubated by oVirt.org.

References

  1. ↑ "Kimchi 1.2.1 is released!". Kimchi. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
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