virt-what
Detect virtualization technology
TLDR
Detect virtual machine
$ virt-what
Log output to file$ virt-what > [path/to/file]
Display version$ virt-what --version
SYNOPSIS
virt-what [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
virt-what is a shell script that detects if you are running inside a virtual machine. It outputs specific codes identifying the virtualization technology if detected.
The tool can detect various hypervisors including KVM, Xen, VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, and others. Empty output means running on bare metal.
PARAMETERS
--version
Display version information
CAVEATS
Detection may not be 100% accurate in all cases. Some nested virtualization scenarios may produce unexpected results. Requires root for some detection methods.