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Technical review on getting started with virtualization completed.
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[source,shell,subs="attributes"]
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dd if=/dev/zero of=/var/lib/libvirt/images/guest.img bs=1M count=20480
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# sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/var/lib/libvirt/images/guest.img bs=1M count=20480
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you can also use fallocate(1):
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[source,shell,subs="attributes"]
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fallocate -l 20480M /var/lib/libvirt/images/guest.img
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# sudo fallocate -l 20480M /var/lib/libvirt/images/guest.img
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===== Raw File (Sparse)
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[source,shell,subs="attributes"]
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rm -f /var/lib/libvirt/images/guest.img
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truncate --size=20480M /var/lib/libvirt/images/guest.img
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# sudo rm -f /var/lib/libvirt/images/guest.img
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# sudo truncate --size=20480M /var/lib/libvirt/images/guest.img
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[source,shell,subs="attributes"]
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# qemu-img create -f qcow2 /var/lib/libvirt/images/guest.qcow2 20480
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# sudo qemu-img create -f qcow2 /var/lib/libvirt/images/guest.qcow2 20480
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More information about libvirt storage options can be found at https://libvirt.org/storage.html.
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[source,shell,subs="attributes"]
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# virt-install --name Fedora{MAJOROSVER} \
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# sudo virt-install --name Fedora{MAJOROSVER} \
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--description 'Fedora {MAJOROSVER} Workstation' \
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--ram 4096 \
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--vcpus 2 \
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[source,shell,subs="attributes"]
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# virt-manager
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# sudo virt-manager
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. Open a connection to a hypervisor by navigating to menu:File[Add connection].
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$ dnf groupinfo virtualization
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Group: Virtualization
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Group-Id: virtualization
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Description: These packages provide a virtualization environment.
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Mandatory Packages:
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=virt-install
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Default Packages:
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=libvirt-daemon-config-network
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=libvirt-daemon-kvm
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=qemu-kvm
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=virt-manager
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=virt-viewer
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Optional Packages:
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guestfs-browser
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Description: These packages provide a graphical virtualization environment.
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Mandatory Packages:
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virt-install
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Default Packages:
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libvirt-daemon-config-network
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libvirt-daemon-kvm
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qemu-kvm
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virt-manager
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virt-viewer
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Optional Packages:
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libguestfs-tools
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python-libguestfs
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python3-libguestfs
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virt-top
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# dnf install @virtualization
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# sudo dnf install @virtualization
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Alternatively, to install the mandatory, default, and optional packages, run:
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[source,shell,subs="attributes"]
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# dnf group install --with-optional virtualization
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# sudo dnf group install --with-optional virtualization
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. After the packages install, start the `libvirtd` service:
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[source,shell,subs="attributes"]
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# systemctl start libvirtd
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# sudo systemctl start libvirtd
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To start the service on boot, run:
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[source,shell,subs="attributes"]
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# systemctl enable libvirtd
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# sudo systemctl enable libvirtd
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. To verify that the KVM kernel modules are properly loaded:
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$ lsmod | grep kvm
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kvm_amd 55563 0
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kvm 419458 1 kvm_amd
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kvm_amd 114688 0
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kvm 831488 1 kvm_amd
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If this command lists `kvm_intel` or `kvm_amd`, KVM is properly configured.
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# virt-manager
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If you are not root, you will be prompted to enter the root password. Choose *Run unprivileged* to operate in read-only non-root mode.
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If you are not root, you will be prompted to enter the root password.
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. Choose the host you wish to manage and click *Connect* in the *Open Connection* dialog window.
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. The list of virtual machines is displayed in the main window. Guests that are running will display a ">" icon. Guests that are not running will be greyed out.
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. To manage a particular guest, double click on it, or right click and select *Open*.
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. A new window for the guest will open that will allow you to use its console, see information about its virtual hardware and start, stop, and pause it.
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For further information about `virt-manager`, see http://virt-manager.et.redhat.com/.
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For further information about `virt-manager`, see https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/virtualization_deployment_and_administration_guide/sect-creating_guests_with_virt_manager[RedHat virt-manager guide].
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Bugs in the `virt-manager` tool should be reported in http://bugzilla.redhat.com[Bugzilla] against the `virt-manager`
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Bugs in the `virt-manager` tool should be reported in https://bugzilla.redhat.com[Bugzilla] against the `virt-manager`
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component.
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Or consult the manual page: `man virsh`.
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Bugs in the `virsh` tool should be reported in http://bugzilla.redhat.com[Bugzilla] against the *libvirt* component.
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Bugs in the `virsh` tool should be reported in https://bugzilla.redhat.com[Bugzilla] against the *libvirt* component.
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[[remote-management]]
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The following remote management options are available:
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* If using non-root users via SSH, see the setup instructions in http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/SSHSetup
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* If using non-root users via SSH, see the setup instructions in https://wiki.libvirt.org/page/SSHSetup
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* If using root for access via SSH, then create SSH keys for root, and use `ssh-agent` and `ssh-add` before launching `virt-manager`.
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* To use TLS, set up a local certificate authority and issue x509 certs to all servers and clients. For information on configuring this option, see http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/TLSSetup.
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* To use TLS, set up a local certificate authority and issue x509 certs to all servers and clients. For information on configuring this option, see https://wiki.libvirt.org/page/TLSSetup.
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[[xen]]
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== Xen
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Fedora can run as a Xen guest operating system and also be used as a Xen host (with the latter being true from Fedora 16; for using an earlier version of Fedora as a Xen host, check out the experimental repo available at http://myoung.fedorapeople.org/dom0). For a guide on how to install and setup a Fedora Xen host, see http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Fedora_Host_Installation[Fedora Host Installation] page on the Xen Project wiki.
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Fedora can run as a Xen guest operating system and also be used as a Xen host (with the latter being true from Fedora 16; for using an earlier version of Fedora as a Xen host, check out the experimental repo available at https://myoung.fedorapeople.org/dom0). For a guide on how to install and setup a Fedora Xen host, see https://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Fedora_Host_Installation[Fedora Host Installation] page on the Xen Project wiki.
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[[openstack]]
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== OpenStack
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= Getting started with virtualization
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include::{partialsdir}/unreviewed-message.adoc[]
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Fedora uses the libvirt family of tools as its virtualization solution.
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include::{partialsdir}/proc_enabling-hardware-virtualization-support.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
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