Installation guide

Fig u re 10.4 . T h e Ad d n ew virt u al h ard ware wiz ard in Red Hat En t erprise Lin u x 6 .1
6. Reb o o t
Reboot or start the virtual machine to begin using the driver disc. Virtualized IDE devices
require a restart to for the virtual machine to recognize the new device.
Once the CD -ROM with the drivers is attached and the virtual machine has started, proceed with
Procedure 10.2, “Windows installation on a Windows 7 virtual machine” .
Pro ced u re 10.2. Win d o ws in st allat io n o n a Win d ows 7 virt u al mach in e
This procedure installs the drivers on a Windows 7 virtual machine as an example. Adapt the
Windows installation instructions to your guest's version of Windows.
1. O p en t h e Co mp u t er Man ag emen t win d o w
On the desktop of the Windows virtual machine, click the Wi nd o ws icon at the bottom corner
of the screen to open the Start menu.
Right-click on C omputer and select Manag e from the pop-up menu.
⁠Chapt er 1 0 . KVM Para- virt ualiz ed (virt io) Drivers
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