HP Insight Control for Linux 6.2 User Guide

IMPORTANT: The RHEL Kickstart and SLES AutoYaST configuration template files for virtual
guests are delivered with a hard-coded root password, which poses a security issue if used
without modification.
For secure installations, HP recommends that you install the virtual guest operating systems in
a manner that keeps the root password secure, such as an interactive installation, or use a Kickstart
or AutoYaST file that is properly protected on the local host.
Secure installations should not store the root password on the CMS.
11.3.2.1 Installing a RHEL KVM virtual guest
Use the following guidelines for configuring a KVM virtual guest:
• Verify that the Kickstart file for the virtual guest resides in the
/opt/repository/instconfig/osver-virt-guest-kvm directory on the CMS, where
osver indicates the operating system version, for example, rh055.
The format of the Kickstart file name is osver-virt-guest-kvm.cfg
• If you need to customize the Kickstart file, do so before proceeding.
• Open an xterm window or a remote desktop connection to the virtual host.
• Run the virt-manager utility on the virtual host to create and name a new machine.
TIP: Match the machine name to the host name in a virtual machine map. See Section 23.10
(page 211).
• Ensure that the localhost (QEMU) is connected.
If the localhost entry is missing, select File→Add Connection, then select QEMU/KVM as the
hypervisor, specify that the connection is Local, and select Connect. If the localhost entry
exists but is not connected, right-click on the localhost entry and select Connect.
• Start the procedure by selecting New.
• Specify a unique name for the virtual guest.
• Select Network Install.
• When prompted for the URL, enter:
http://CMS/os/os_specifier
Where:
CMS Is the fully-qualified IP address of the CMS
IMPORTANT: The port for this server must be 80, which is the default.
os_specifier Specifies the operating system to be installed on the virtual guest, for
example, RHEL5U5-i386.
• Under URL options, specify a URL that links to virtual guest configuration file in the Insight
Control for Linux Repository:
http://CMS/instconfig/os/osver-virt-guest/osver-virt-guest-kvm.cfg
IMPORTANT: The port for this server must be 80, which is the default.
• Select the option so that virt-manager automatically detects the operating system based
on the installation media. Otherwise, you need to select the OS type and the version.
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