⁠9.4. Adding a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Host

Summary
A Red Hat Enterprise Linux host is based on a standard "basic" installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The physical host must be set up before you can add it the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization environment.
The Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager logs into the host to perform virtualization capability checks, install packages, create a network bridge, and reboot the host. The process of adding a new host can take up to 10 minutes.
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Procedure 9.7. Adding a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Host

  1. Click the Hosts resource tab to list the hosts in the results list.
  2. Click New to open the New Host window.
  3. Use the drop-down menus to select the Data Center and Host Cluster for the new host.
  4. Enter the Name, Address, and SSH Port of the new host.
  5. Select an authentication method to use with the host.
    • Enter the root user's password to use password authentication.
    • Copy the key displayed in the SSH PublicKey field to /root/.ssh/authorized_keys on the host to use public key authentication.
  6. You have now completed the mandatory steps to add a Red Hat Enterprise Linux host. Click the Advanced Parameters button to expand the advanced host settings.
    1. Optionally disable automatic firewall configuration.
    2. Optionally add a host SSH fingerprint to increase security. You can add it manually, or fetch it automatically.
  7. You can configure the Power Management and SPM using the applicable tabs now; however, as these are not fundamental to adding a Red Hat Enterprise Linux host, they are not covered in this procedure.
  8. Click OK to add the host and close the window.
Result
The new host displays in the list of hosts with a status of Installing. Once installation is complete, the status will update to Reboot. The host must be activated for the status to change to Up.

Note

You can view the progress of the installation in the details pane.

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