Installation guide

Note
Red Hat Enterprise Linux can be installed without a graphical interface or manual
input. Use a Kickstart file to automate the installation process. This example extends
the previous example with a Kickstart file, located at
http://example.com/kickstart/ks.cfg, to fully automate the installation.
# virt-install --name=rhel6pv-64 \
--disk path=/var/lib/xen/images/rhel6pv-64.img,size=6,sparse=false \
--graphics spice --paravirt --vcpus=2 --ram=2048 \
--location=http://example.com/installation_tree/RHEL6-x86/ \
-x "ks=http://example.com/kickstart/ks.cfg"
The graphical console opens showing the initial boot phase of the guest.
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After your guest has completed its initial boot, the standard installation process for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6 starts.
See the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Installation Guide for more information on installing Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6.
14 .1.2. Using virt -manager
Pro ced u re 14 .2. Creat in g a Xen virt u aliz ed Red Hat En t erp rise Lin u x 6 g u est wit h virt -
man ag er
1. O p en virt - man ag er
Start virt-manager. Launch the Virt u al Machin e Man ag er application from the
Ap p licat io n s menu and Syst em To o ls submenu. Alternatively, run the virt-manager
command as root.
2. Select t h e h yp erviso r
Select the Xen hypervisor connection. Note that presently the KVM hypervisor is named qemu.
If you have not already done so, connect to a hypervisor. Open the File menu and select the
Add Connection... option. See the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization Administration
Guide for further details about adding a remote connection.
3. St art t h e n ew virt u al mach in e wiz ard
Once a hypervisor connection is selected the New button becomes available. Clicking the New
button starts the virtual machine creation wizard, which explains the steps that follow.
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