Installation guide

Pro ced u re 6 .1. Creat in g a g u est virt u al mach in e wit h virt -man ag er
1. O p en virt - man ag er
Start vi rt-manag er. Launch the Virt u al Mach in e Man ag er application from the
Ap p licat io n s menu and Syst em T o o ls submenu. Alternatively, run the vi rt-manag er
command as root.
2. O p t io n al: O p en a remot e h ypervisor
Select the hypervisor and click the C o nnect button to connect to the remote hypervisor.
3. Creat e a n ew virt u al mach in e
The virt -man ag er window allows you to create a new virtual machine. Click the C reate a
new vi rtual machi ne button (Figure 6.1, “Virtual Machine Manager window” ) to open the
New VM wizard.
Fig u re 6 .1. Virt u al Mach in e Man ag er win d o w
The New VM wizard breaks down the virtual machine creation process into five steps:
a. Naming the guest virtual machine and choosing the installation type
b. Locating and configuring the installation media
c. Configuring memory and CPU options
d. Configuring the virtual machine's storage
e. Configuring networking, architecture, and other hardware settings
Ensure that vi rt-manag er can access the installation media (whether locally or over the
network) before you continue.
4. Sp ecif y n ame an d in st allat io n t yp e
The guest virtual machine creation process starts with the selection of a name and
installation type. Virtual machine names can have underscores (_), periods (. ), and hyphens
(-).
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