Installation guide

1. O p en virt - man ag er an d t he g u est virt ual mach in e
Open vi rt-manag er, then open the guest virtual machine from the list by double-clicking
the guest name.
2. O p en t h e h ard ware win d o w
Click the lightbulb icon on the toolbar at the top of the window to view virtual hardware
details.
Fig u re 10.1. T h e virt u al h ard ware d et ails b u t t o n
Then click the Ad d Hard ware button at the bottom of the new view that appears. This opens
a wizard for adding the new device.
3. Select t h e d evice t yp e — f o r R ed Hat En t erp rise Lin u x 6 versio n s p rio r t o 6 .2
Skip this step if you are using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 or later.
On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 versions prior to version 6.2, you must select the type of device
you wish to add. In this case, select Sto rag e from the dropdown menu.
⁠Chapt er 1 0 . KVM Para- virt ualiz ed (virt io) Drivers
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