Installation guide

Chapter 6. Virtualized guest installation overview
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• Uses LVM partitioning
• Is a plain QEMU guest
• Uses virtual networking
• Boots from PXE
• Uses VNC server/viewer
# virt-install \
--network network:default \
--name rhel5support --ram=756\
--file=/var/lib/libvirt/images/rhel5support.img \
--file-size=6 --vnc --cdrom=/dev/sr0
Refer to man virt-install for more examples.
6.3. Creating guests with virt-manager
virt-manager, also known as Virtual Machine Manager, is a graphical tool for creating and
managing virtualized guests.
Procedure 6.1. Creating a virtualized guest with virt-manager
1. Open virt-manager
Start virt-manager. Launch the Virtual Machine Manager application from the Applications
menu and System Tools submenu. Alternatively, run the virt-manager command as root.
2. Optional: Open a remote hypervisor
Refer to Section 31.5, “Adding a remote connection”
Select the hypervisor and press the Connect button to connect to the remote hypervisor.
3. Create a new guest
The virt-manager window allows you to create a new virtual machine. Click the New button
(Figure 6.1, “Virtual Machine Manager window”) to open the New VM wizard.