Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.5

Installation Guide

Installing Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Documentation Team

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Abstract

A comprehensive guide to installing Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization.
I. Introduction
1. Introduction
1.1. Workflow Progress - System Requirements
1.2. Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager Requirements
1.3. Hypervisor Requirements
1.4. User Authentication
1.5. Firewalls
1.6. System Accounts
II. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
2.1. Workflow Progress - Installing Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager
2.2. Overview of Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager
2.3. Subscribing to the Required Entitlements
2.4. Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager
2.5. SPICE Client
3. The Self-Hosted Engine
3.1. About the Self-Hosted Engine
3.2. Subscribing to the Required Entitlements
3.3. Installing the Self-Hosted Engine
3.4. Configuring the Self-Hosted Engine
3.5. Installing Additional Hosts to a Self-Hosted Environment
3.6. Maintaining the Self-Hosted Engine
3.7. Upgrading the Self-Hosted Engine
3.8. Upgrading Additional Hosts in a Self-Hosted Environment
3.9. Removing a Host from a Self-Hosted Engine Environment
3.10. Backing up and Restoring a Self-Hosted Engine Environment
3.11. Migrating to a Self-Hosted Environment
3.12. Migrating the Self-Hosted Engine Database to a Remote Server Database
3.13. Migrating the Data Warehouse Database to a Remote Server Database
3.14. Migrating the Reports Database to a Remote Server Database
4. Data Warehouse and Reports
4.1. Workflow Progress - Data Collection Setup and Reports Installation
4.2. Overview of Configuring Data Warehouse and Reports
4.3. Data Warehouse and Reports Configuration Notes
4.4. Data Warehouse and Reports Installation Options
4.5. Migrating Data Warehouse and Reports to Separate Machines
5. Updating the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Environment
5.1. Updates between Minor Releases
5.2. Upgrading to Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.5
5.3. Upgrading to Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.4
5.4. Upgrading to Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.3
5.5. Upgrading to Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager 3.2
5.6. Upgrading to Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager 3.1
5.7. Post-Upgrade Tasks
III. Installing Hosts
6. Introduction to Hosts
6.1. Workflow Progress - Installing Virtualization Hosts
6.2. Introduction to Virtualization Hosts
7. Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor Hosts
7.1. Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor Installation Overview
7.2. Obtaining the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor Disk Image
7.3. Preparing Installation Media
7.4. Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor
7.5. Automated Installation
7.6. Configuration
7.7. Adding Hypervisors to Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager
7.8. Modifying the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor ISO
8. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hosts
8.1. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hosts
8.2. Host Compatibility Matrix
8.3. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8.4. Subscribing to the Required Entitlements
8.5. Configuring the Virtualization Host Firewall
8.6. Configuring Virtualization Host sudo
8.7. Configuring Virtualization Host SSH
8.8. Adding a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Host
8.9. Explanation of Settings and Controls in the New Host and Edit Host Windows
IV. Basic Setup
9. Configuring Data Centers
9.1. Workflow Progress - Planning Your Data Center
9.2. Planning Your Data Center
9.3. Data Centers in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
9.4. Creating a New Data Center
9.5. Changing the Data Center Compatibility Version
10. Configuring Clusters
10.1. Clusters in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
10.2. Creating a New Cluster
10.3. Changing the Cluster Compatibility Version
11. Configuring Networking
11.1. Workflow Progress - Network Setup
11.2. Networking in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
11.3. Creating Logical Networks
11.4. Editing Logical Networks
11.5. External Provider Networks
11.6. Bonding
11.7. Removing Logical Networks
12. Configuring Storage
12.1. Workflow Progress - Storage Setup
12.2. Introduction to Storage in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
12.3. Preparing NFS Storage
12.4. Attaching NFS Storage
12.5. Changing the Permissions for the Local ISO Domain
12.6. Attaching the Local ISO Domain to a Data Center
12.7. Adding iSCSI Storage
12.8. Adding FCP Storage
12.9. Preparing Local Storage
12.10. Adding Local Storage
12.11. POSIX Compliant File System Storage in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
12.12. Attaching POSIX Compliant File System Storage
12.13. Enabling Gluster Processes on Red Hat Gluster Storage Nodes
12.14. Populating the ISO Storage Domain
12.15. VirtIO and Guest Tool Image Files
12.16. Uploading the VirtIO and Guest Tool Image Files to an ISO Storage Domain
13. Configuring Logs
13.1. Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager Installation Log Files
13.2. Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager Log Files
13.3. Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Host Log Files
13.4. Setting Up a Virtualization Host Logging Server
13.5. The Logging Screen
V. Advanced Setup
14. Proxies
14.1. SPICE Proxy
14.2. Squid Proxy
A. Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Installation Options
A.1. Configuring a Local Repository for Offline Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager Installation
A.2. Updating the Local Repository for an Offline Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager Installation
B. Revision History