There is many ways to get more bang for you buck with KVM. If you are using Ubuntu Server and Virtual Machine Server is selected on installation, the chances are good that you are running KVM, and Libvirt (Virsh) Lets start with KVM-Kmod, this is one of the most important optimization’s you can do to your server. [...]

Here is a quick guide to install new kvm-kmod modules on your system. You have to be root to do this, or perpend “sudo” for Ubuntu/Debian Extract you downloaded kmv-kmod (from linux-kvm) tar.bz2 file somewherecd kvm-kmod-2-6-37./configure –arch=x86_84makecd x86/modprobe -r kvm-intelmv /lib/modules/2.6.32-27-server/kenel/arch/x86/kvm/kvm* /to/some/backup/foldercp ./kvm.ko kvm-amd.ko kvm-intel.ko /lib/modules/2.6.32-27-server/kernel/arch/x86/kvm/modprobe kvmmodprobe kvm-intel To check your version of the module, [...]