Installation guide

7.2. Creat ing a Red Hat Ent erprise Linux 6 guest wit h a net work
inst allat ion t ree
Pro ced u re 7.2. C reat in g a Red H at En t erp rise Lin u x 6 g u est wit h virt - man ag er
1. O p t io n al: Prep arat io n
Prepare the storage environment for the guest virtual machine. For more information on
preparing storage, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Virtualization Administration Guide.
Important
Various storage types may be used for storing guest virtual machines. However, for a
virtual machine to be able to use migration features the virtual machine must be
created on networked storage.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 requires at least 1GB of storage space. However, Red Hat
recommends at least 5GB of storage space for a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 installation and
for the procedures in this guide.
2. O p en virt - man ag er an d st art t h e wiz ard
Open virt-manager by executing the vi rt-manag er command as root or opening
Appl i cati o ns → System T o o l s → Vi rtual Machi ne Manag er.
Red Hat Ent erp rise Linux 6 Virt ualiz at ion Host Configurat ion and G uest Inst allat ion G uide
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