Thanks for your answer Len, One question, which exactly package did you install to use KVM ? I´m going to look for it in RHEL 5.4 ESG 2009/8/13 Le Wen <wenle@xxxxxxxxxx> > Yes, it's not supported in RHEL5.3 by default, so I upgrade my kernel to > 2.6.24 and enable KVM , download KVM package and install it. Then I can > use qemu command to create a VM. > > I haven't tested RHEL5.4, you can try if there's such qemu command. > > > > > > > ESGLinux <esggrupos@xxxxxxxxx> > Sent by: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > 2009-08-13 15:04 > Please respond to > General Red Hat Linux discussion list <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > To > General Red Hat Linux discussion list <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > cc > > Subject > Re: kvm virtualization in RHEL 5.4 Beta, howto > > > > > > > > 2009/8/12 Le Wen <wenle@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > Hi there, > > > > I don't know what to do in RHEL5.4, but in RHEL5.3, using > > > > qemu-img create -f qcow /vm/vdisk.img 20G > > > > to create the virtual disk > > > > qemu-kvm -hda /vm/vdisk.img -cdrom /vm/iso/w2k3.iso -boot d -m 1024 > > > > to create the virtual machine, > > > > and finally, using > > > > qemu-kvm /vm/vdisk.img -m 1024 > > > > to boot the installed vm. > > > > > > > Hi Len, > > I´m totally overwhelmed with your answer. > > The use of kvm is one of the great, great news in RHEL, in fact, it´s > still > in Beta. So I don´t understad how you can use it on 5.3. > > on the other hand I don´t have the qemu-kvm command in my RHEL 5.3 > systems. > (the qemu commands comes with the supplementary packages but I don´t have > the kvm command) > > How do I install the qemu-kvm command? > > Thanks for your answer, > > ESG > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ESGLinux <esggrupos@xxxxxxxxx> > > Sent by: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > 2009-08-12 15:35 > > Please respond to > > General Red Hat Linux discussion list <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > To > > General Red Hat Linux discussion list <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > cc > > > > Subject > > Re: kvm virtualization in RHEL 5.4 Beta, howto > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Thomas, > > thanks for your answer. > > > > When I run virt-manager (as I do with xen) and try to use kvm I dont see > > this option anywhere. > > > > When I try to add a connection the hypervisors avaliable are xen and > qemu > > (like with previous version of RH) > > > > How I build the kvm guest (sorry if this is a silly question, but I > don´t > > see how to make it) > > > > Thanks, > > > > ESG > > > > 2009/8/11 Thomas von Steiger <thomas.vonsteiger@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > > > On 11.08.2009, at 15:02, ESGLinux wrote: > > > > > > Hi all, > > >> I have installed the RHEL 5.4 Beta (see the press > > >> > > >> > > > > > > http://press.redhat.com/2009/07/02/red-hat-enterprise-linux-5-4-beta-now-available/?sc_cid=70160000000Hv6dAAC > > > > > >> ) > > >> > > >> and I want to test KVM virtualization, but I don´t know how to test > > >> because > > >> I´m totall newbie to this kind of virtualization. > > >> > > >> I have installed the KVM group from pirut, but I dont see how to test > > it. > > >> > > >> someone knows a good KVM-howto and the utilities that comes with RHEL > > 5.4 > > >> Beta for manage it? > > >> > > > > > > > > > You can use virt-manager, virsh, virt-viewer from rhel5.4 beta to > build > > kvm > > > guests. > > > > > > Thomas > > > > > > -- > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subjectunsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subjectunsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subjecthttps://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
