@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ layout: vm-operator
1212![ Overview picture] ( index-pic.svg )
1313
1414This project provides an easy to use and flexible solution
15- for running Qemu /KVM based VMs in Kubernetes pods.
15+ for running QEMU /KVM based VMs in Kubernetes pods.
1616
17- The image used for the VM pods combines Qemu and a control program
18- for starting and managing the Qemu process. This application is called
17+ The image used for the VM pods combines QEMU and a control program
18+ for starting and managing the QEMU process. This application is called
1919"[ the runner] ( runner.html ) ".
2020
2121While you can deploy a runner manually (or with the help of some
@@ -30,18 +30,18 @@ page and proceed to "[the manager](manager.html)".
3030
3131The project was triggered by a remark in the discussion about RedHat
3232[ dropping SPICE support] ( https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2030592 )
33- from the RHEL packages. Which means that you have to run Qemu in a
33+ from the RHEL packages. Which means that you have to run QEMU in a
3434container on RHEL and derivatives if you want to continue using Spice.
3535So KubeVirt comes to mind. But
3636[ one comment] ( https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2030592#c4 )
3737mentioned that the [ KubeVirt] ( https://kubevirt.io/ ) project isn't
3838interested in supporting SPICE either.
3939
4040Time to have a look at alternatives. Libvirt has become a common
41- tool to configure and run Qemu . But some of its functionality, notably
41+ tool to configure and run QEMU . But some of its functionality, notably
4242the management of storage for the VMs and networking is already provided
4343by Kubernetes. Therefore this project takes a fresh approach of
44- running Qemu in a pod using a simple, lightweight manager called "runner".
44+ running QEMU in a pod using a simple, lightweight manager called "runner".
4545Providing resources to the VM is left to Kubernetes mechanisms as
4646much as possible.
4747
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ much as possible.
5050VMs are not the typical workload managed by Kubernetes. You can neither
5151have replicas nor can the containers simply be restarted without a major
5252impact on the "application". So there are many features for managing
53- pods that we cannot make use of. Qemu in its container can only be
53+ pods that we cannot make use of. QEMU in its container can only be
5454deployed as a pod or using a stateful set with replica 1, which is rather
5555close to simply deploying the pod (you get the restart and some PVC
5656management "for free").
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