Configure a Physical Machine to Host Virtual Guests

Question 1

Install virtual machine manager

Answer 1

kvm is enabled by default in physical machine
qemu what enables virtualization
1. yum install virt-manager
2. yum install qemu-kvm qemu-img
3. yum install libvirt libvirt-python python-virtinst libvirt-client
libvirt is a tool that allows to interact with kvm and qemu tools
python-virtinst

Question 2

Setup Virtual Machine Manager VMM to run at boot

Answer 2

systemctl enable libvirtd

systemctl start libvirtd

Question 3

CLI for virt interactive terminal

Answer 3

virsh

Question 4

Add new virt machine in Virtual Machine Manager VMM

Answer 4

1. File- New VM
2. Local install media (iso image or cdrom)
   next steps are obvious

Question 5

Set up VM to launch at boot

Answer 5

1. enable libvirtd
systemctl enable libvirtd
2. virsh
virsh> list --all
3. virsh> autostart vm-name
4. reboot