Installation guide

Chapter 5. Installing the virtualization packages
Before you can use virtualization, the virtualization packages must be installed on your computer.
Virtualization packages can be installed either during the host installation sequence or after host
installation using Subscription Manager.
The KVM hypervisor uses the default Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel with the kvm kernel module.
5.1. Configuring a Virt ualizat ion Host inst allat ion
This section covers installing virtualization tools and virtualization packages as part of a fresh Red
Hat Enterprise Linux installation.
Note
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Guide, available from
https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/, covers installing
Red Hat Enterprise Linux in detail.
Pro ced u re 5.1. In st allin g th e virt ualiz at io n p ackag e gro u p
1. Lau n ch t h e Red Hat En t erp rise Lin u x 6 in st allat io n p ro g ram
Start an interactive Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 installation from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Installation CD -ROM, DVD or PXE.
2. Co n t in u e in st allat io n u p to p ackag e select io n
Complete the other steps up to the package selection step.
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