7.7. Adding Hypervisors to Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager
7.7.1. Using the Hypervisor
If the Hypervisor was configured with the address of the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager, the Hypervisor is automatically registered with the Manager. The Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager interface displays the Hypervisor under the Hosts tab. To prepare the Hypervisor for use, it must be approved using Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager.
If the Hypervisor was configured without the address of the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager, it must be added manually. To add the Hypervisor manually, you must have both the IP address of the machine upon which it was installed and the password that was set on the RHEV-M screen during configuration.
Both modes of configuration are supported from the RHEV-M screen in the Hypervisor user interface. However, adding the Hypervisor manually is the recommended option.
7.7.2. Approving a Registered Hypervisor
Approve a Hypervisor that has been registered using the details of the Manager.
Procedure 7.24. Approving a Registered Hypervisor
- From the Administration Portal, click the Hosts tab, and then click the host to be approved. The host is currently listed with the status of Pending Approval.
- Click Approve to open the Edit and Approve Hosts window. You can use the window to specify a name for the Hypervisor, fetch its SSH fingerprint before approving it, and configure power management. For information on power management configuration, refer to Section 8.9.2, “Host Power Management Settings Explained”.
- Click . If you have not configured power management, you are prompted to confirm whether to proceed without doing so; click .
7.7.3. Manually Adding a Hypervisor
Summary
Use this procedure to manually add a Hypervisor that has not been configured with the address of the Manager. You must have both the IP address of the machine upon which the Hypervisor was installed and the password that was set on the RHEV-M screen during configuration.
Procedure 7.25. Manually Adding a Hypervisor
- Log in to the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager Administration Portal.
- From the Hosts tab, click New.
- In the New Host window, enter the Address of the Hypervisor, and the root Password that was set during configuration. Enter a Name for the host, and configure power management, where the host has a supported power management card. For information on power management configuration, refer to Section 8.9.2, “Host Power Management Settings Explained”.
Important
Red Hat recommends to keep Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor 7 in different clusters. - Click . If you have not configured power management you will be prompted to confirm that you wish to proceed without doing so; click .
Result
The status in the Hosts tab changes to Installing. After a brief delay the host status changes to Up.