Procedure 7.6. Booting the Hypervisor from USB Installation Media

1. Enter the BIOS menu to enable USB storage device booting if not already enabled.
   1. Enable USB booting if this feature is disabled.
   2. Set booting USB storage devices to be first boot device.
   3. Shut down the system.
2. Insert the USB storage device that contains the Hypervisor boot image.
3. Reboot the system and the Hypervisor boot screen will be displayed.

Procedure 7.7. Booting the Hypervisor from Optical Installation Media

1. Ensure that the system's BIOS is configured to boot from the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive first. For many systems this is the default.

   Note

   Refer to your manufacturer's manuals for further information on modifying the system's BIOS boot configuration.
2. Insert the Hypervisor CD-ROM in the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
3. Reboot the system and the Hypervisor boot screen will be displayed.

Procedure 7.8. Installing the Hypervisor Interactively

1. Insert the installation media that contains the Hypervisor boot image, and start the machine on which you will install the Hypervisor.
2. From the boot splash screen, press any key to open the boot menu.
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   Figure 7.1. The boot splash screen

3. From the boot menu, use the directional keys to select Install (Basic Video).
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   Figure 7.2. The boot menu

4. Customize the keyboard layout to a specific language or location. Use the directional keys to highlight the preferred option, and press Enter.
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   Example 7.6. Keyboard Layout Configuration

   Keyboard Layout Selection
   				
   Available Keyboard Layouts
   Swiss German (latin1)
   Turkish
   U.S. English
   U.S. International
   ...
   
   (Hit enter to select a layout)
   
   <Quit>     <Back>     <Continue>

5. Select the disk from which the Hypervisor will boot. The Hypervisor's boot loader will be installed to the master boot record of the disk that is selected on this screen.

   Important

   The selected disk must be identified as a boot device, and must appear in the boot order either in the system's BIOS or in a pre-existing boot loader.
   • Select an automatically detected device.
     1. Select the entry for the disk the Hypervisor is to boot from and press Enter.
     2. Select <Continue> and press Enter.
   • Manually select a device.
     1. Select Other device and press Enter.
     2. When prompted to Please enter the disk to use for booting RHEV-H, enter the name of the block device from which the Hypervisor should boot.
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        Example 7.7. Other Device Selection

        Please enter the disk to use for booting RHEV-H
        /dev/sda
        

     3. Press Enter.
6. Select the disk or disks on which the Hypervisor itself will be installed. You can select the same device that you selected to act as the boot device if necessary.

   Warning

   All data on the selected storage devices is destroyed.
   1. Select the entry for the disk on which to install the Hypervisor, and press Enter. Where other devices are to be used for installation, either solely or in addition to those that are listed automatically, use Other Device.
   2. Select <Continue>, and press Enter.
   3. Where the Other Device option was specified, a further prompt will appear. Enter the name of each additional block device to use for Hypervisor installation, separated by a comma. Once all required disks have been selected, select <Continue>, and press Enter.
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      Example 7.8. Other Device Selection

      Please enter one or more disks to use for installing RHEV-H. Multiple devices can be separated by comma.
      Device path:   /dev/mmcblk0,/dev/mmcblk1______________
      

7. Configure storage for the Hypervisor.
   1. Select or clear the Fill disk with Data partition check box. Clearing this check box displays a field showing the remaining space on the drive and allows you to specify the amount of space to be allocated to data storage.
   2. Enter the preferred values for Swap, Config, and Logging.
   3. If you selected the Fill disk with Data partition check box, the Data field is automatically set to the value of the Remaining Space field. If the check box was cleared, you can enter in the Data field a whole number up to the value of the Remaining Space field. Entering a value of -1 fills all remaining space.
8. Set a password to secure local access to the Hypervisor using the administrative user account.
   1. Enter the preferred password in both the Password and Confirm Password fields.
   2. Select <Install>, and press Enter.