Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.1

Power User Portal Guide

Create and Manage Virtual Resources using the Power User Portal

Edition 1

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Cheryn Tan

Red Hat Engineering Content Services

Zac Dover

Red Hat Engineering Content Services

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Abstract

Use this book to create, access and manage virtual machines, templates and snapshots through the Power User Portal. This self service portal enables power users of the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization system to monitor and access virtual machines.
Preface
1. About this Guide
1.1. Audience
1.2. Overview
2. Document Conventions
2.1. Typographic Conventions
2.2. Pull-quote Conventions
2.3. Notes and Warnings
3. Getting Help and Giving Feedback
3.1. Do You Need Help?
3.2. We Need Feedback!
1. Getting Started
1.1. The Power User Portal Graphical Interface
1.2. Logging in for the First Time
1.3. Signing into and out of the Power User Portal
2. Running Virtual Machines
2.1. Connecting to Virtual Machines
2.2. Turning Off a Virtual Machine
3. Creating Virtual Machines
3.1. Creating New Virtual Machines from Templates
3.2. Cloning a Virtual Machine from a Template
4. Creating Virtual Machines - Advanced
4.1. Creating a New Virtual Machine from a Blank Template
4.2. Explanation of Settings and Controls in the New Virtual Machine and Edit Virtual Machine Windows
4.2.1. Virtual Machine General Settings Explained
4.2.2. Virtual Machine Initial Run Settings Explained
4.2.3. Virtual Machine Console Settings Explained
4.2.4. Virtual Machine Resource Allocation Settings Explained
4.2.5. Virtual Machine Boot Options Settings Explained
4.2.6. Virtual Machine Custom Properties Settings Explained
4.3. Adding and Editing Virtual Machine Network Interfaces
4.4. Adding and Editing Virtual Machine Disks
4.5. Explanation of Settings in the New Virtual Machine Disk and Edit Virtual Machine Disk Windows
4.6. Installing Operating Systems onto Blank Virtual Machines
4.7. Assigning Virtual Machines to Users
5. Managing Virtual Machines
5.1. Passing Information to RHEV-M with RHEV-agent
5.2. Editing Virtual Machine Properties
5.2.1. Editing Virtual Machines
5.2.2. Editing Network Interfaces
5.2.3. Editing Virtual Disks
5.2.4. Floating disks
5.2.5. Associating a Virtual Disk with a Virtual Machine
5.2.6. Changing ISO Images
5.3. Managing Snapshots
6. Using Templates
6.1. Templates - Introduction
6.2. Creating Virtual Machine Templates
6.3. Editing Virtual Machine Templates
6.4. Adding Network Interfaces to Templates
6.5. Adding User Permissions to Templates
6.6. Cloning Virtual Machines
6.7. Removing a Template
7. Monitoring Virtual Resources
7.1. Monitoring Power User Portal Resources
7.2. Quota - A Users' Introduction
7.3. What To Do When You Exceed Your Quota
8. Using Virtual Machines - Advanced
8.1. Configuring Connection Protocols
8.1.1. Configuring SPICE Console Options
8.2. Using USB Devices on Virtual Machines
8.2.1. Using USB Devices on Virtual Machines - Native Mode
8.2.2. Using USB Devices on Virtual Machines - Legacy Mode
8.3. Configuring Single Sign On for Virtual Machines
8.3.1. Configuring Single Sign-On for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtual Machines
8.3.2. Configuring Single Sign-On for Windows Virtual Machines
8.4. Multiple Monitor Support
A. Revision History