Installation guide

virt-manager
virt-manager, also known as Virt u al Mach in e Man ag er, provides a graphical tool for
administering virtual machines. It uses libvirt library as the management API.
Install the other recommended virtualization packages:
# yum install virt-manager libvirt libvirt-python python-virtinst
6.3. Inst alling KVM wit h a new Red Hat Ent erprise Linux inst allat ion
This section covers installing virtualization tools and KVM package as part of a fresh Red Hat
Enterprise Linux installation.
Note
The Installation Guide (available from access.redhat.com) covers installing Red Hat Enterprise
Linux in detail.
Important
You cannot select the virtualization packages during the installation without a valid
installation number.
1. Start an interactive Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Installation CD-ROM, DVD or PXE.
2. You must enter a valid installation number when prompted to receive access to the
virtualization and other Advanced Platform packages.
3. Complete all steps up to the package selection step.
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