Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.1
Evaluation Tutorials for Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
Edition 1
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Abstract
This document is a step-by-step evaluation of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization. It shows you how to use your existing resources to quickly deploy a scalable cloud solution for your enterprise.
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Install and Configure Basic Setup
- 1.1. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager
- 1.2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor
- 1.3. Connecting to Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Web Administration Portal
- 1.4. Web Administration Portal Graphical User Interface
- 1.5. Approve the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor
- 1.6. Configure Logical Networks
- 1.7. Configure Storage
- 1.8. Attach and Populate ISO Domain
- 1.9. Lab 1 - Summary
- 2. Create Virtual Machines
- 2.1. Create a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtual Machine
- 2.2. Create a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Template
- 2.3. Sealing a Linux Virtual Machine for Deployment as a Template
- 2.4. To create a template from a Red Hat Enterprise Linux virtual machine
- 2.5. Clone a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtual Machine
- 2.6. Lab 2 - Summary
- 3. Live Migration Scenarios
- 4. Power User Portal
- 5. Manage Multi-Level Administrators
- 6. High Availability Scenarios
- 7. Add Additional Data Center
- 8. Virtual Desktops
- 8.1. Add Active Directory Domain
- 8.2. Create a Windows Virtual Machine
- 8.3. Create a Windows Template
- 8.4. Create a Windows Virtual Machine from a Template
- 8.5. Assign Virtual Machine User Permissions
- 8.6. Connect to a Virtual Machine
- 8.7. Adding a Network Connection to a Running Virtual Machine
- 8.8. Use Virtual Desktop Pools
- 8.9. Lab 8 - Summary
- 9. Install and Configure Minimal Setup
- 9.1. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager
- 9.2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor
- 9.3. Preparing Optical Hypervisor Installation Media
- 9.4. Install Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor
- 9.5. Connecting to Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Web Administration Portal
- 9.6. Approve the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor
- 9.7. Create Local Storage
- 9.8. Attach and Populate ISO Domain
- 9.9. Lab 9 - Summary
- 10. Advanced Storage Features
- 10.1. Lab 10 - Summary
- 10.2. Advanced Storage Features
- 10.3. Requirements
- 10.4. Creating Floating Disks
- 10.5. Associating a Floating Disk with a Virtual Machine
- 10.6. Marking a Virtual Disk Shared
- 10.7. Associating a Shared Virtual Disk with a Second Virtual Machine
- 10.8. Creating a Snapshot of a Running Virtual Machine
- 10.9. Creating a Virtual Machine from a Snapshot
- 10.10. Associating LUNs with Virtual Machines
- 10.11. Lab 10 - Summary
- Conclusion
- A. Revision History