METHOD 1 : Using lshw command
# yum install epel-release
# yum install lshw
# lshw -class system
The output would be
[root@server ~]# lshw -class system
description: Computer
product: KVM
vendor: Red Hat
version: RHEL 7.6.0 PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996)
width: 64 bits
capabilities: smbios-2.8 dmi-2.8 vsyscall64 vsyscall32
configuration: boot=normal family=Red Hat Enterprise Linux uuid=DFEEDC28-D107-F841-8C98-AC43DDC42C31
METHOD 2 : Using virt-what command
# yum install virt-what
# virt-what
The output would be
[root@server ~]# virt-what
kvm
METHOD 3: Using the systemd-detect-virt Command
systemd-detect-virt detects execution in a virtualized environment. It identifies the virtualization technology and can distinguish full machine virtualization from container virtualization.
The output would be
[VirtualBox]
$ systemd-detect-virt
oracle
[Physical]
$ systemd-detect-virt
None
METHHOD 4: How to Check Whether the Linux Server is Physical or Virtual Using the hostnamectl Command
The hostnamectl tool is provided to administrate the system hostname. There are three separate classes of host names in use on a given system, static, pretty, and transient.
See the result in chassis
#hostnamectl
