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7.3. Setting up a RHEV (KVM) or Xen Hypervisor
- Configure the Subscription Manager application to use the Subscription Asset Manager service and CA certificate.
[root@rhel-server ~]# rpm -ivh http://sam.example.com/pub/candlepin-cert-consumer-latest.noarch.rpm
- Then register the system as a hypervisor and attach any required subscriptions.
[root@rhel-server ~]# subscription-manager register
--type=hypervisor--username=admin --password=secret --org=1234 --auto-attachThe organization ID should be available in the Subscription Asset Manager UI or in the Portal entry for the organization. If another system is already registered to that organization, then the ID is available using thesubscription-manager orgscommand. - Install the
virt-whopackages on the hypervisor.[root@server ~]# yum install virt-who
- Open the
virt-whoconfiguration file (/etc/sysconfig/virt-who) and set it to use thelibvirtdservice with the hypervisor.VIRTWHO_LIBVIRT=1
- Start the
virt-whoservice.[root@server ~]# service virt-who start
- Configure every host in the RHEV/Xen environment.
- Create and register virtual machines as normal.
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