Red Hat Virtualization
Copyright © 2007 Red Hat, Inc.
Abstract
This Guide contains information on configuring, creating and monitoring guest operating systems on Red Hat Enterprise Linux , using virsh, vmm, and xend.
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- 1. Red Hat Virtualization System Architecture
- 2. Operating System Support
- 3. Hardware Support
- 4. Red Hat Virtualization System Requirements
- 5. Booting the System
- 6. Configuring GRUB
- 7. Booting a Guest Domain
- 8. Starting/Stopping a Domain at Boot Time
- 9. Configuration Files
- 10. Managing CPUs
- 11. Migrating a Domain
- 12. Configuring for Use on a Network
- 13. Securing Domain0
- 14. Storage
- 15. Managing Virtual Machines with virsh
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- 15.1. Connecting to a Hypervisor
- 15.2. Creating a Virtual Machine
- 15.3. Configuring an XML Dump
- 15.4. Suspending a Virtual Machine
- 15.5. Resuming a Virtual Machine
- 15.6. Saving a Virtual Machine
- 15.7. Restoring a Virtual Machine
- 15.8. Shutting Down a Virtual Machine
- 15.9. Rebooting a Virtual Machine
- 15.10. Terminating a Domain
- 15.11. Converting a Domain Name to a Domain ID
- 15.12. Converting a Domain ID to a Domain Name
- 15.13. Converting a Domain Name to a UUID
- 15.14. Displaying Virtual Machine Information
- 15.15. Displaying Node Information
- 15.16. Displaying the Virtual Machines
- 15.17. Displaying Virtual CPU Information
- 15.18. Configuring Virtual CPU Affinity
- 15.19. Configuring Virtual CPU Count
- 15.20. Configuring Memory Allocation
- 15.21. Configuring Maximum Memory
- 15.22. Managing Virtual Networks
- 16. Managing Virtual Machines Using xend
- 17. Managing Virtual Machines with Virtual Machine Manager
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- 17.1. Virtual Machine Manager Architecture
- 17.2. The Open Connection Window
- 17.3. Virtual Machine Manager Window
- 17.4. Virtual Machine Details Window
- 17.5. Virtual Machine Graphical Console
- 17.6. Starting the Virtual Machine Manager
- 17.7. Creating a New Virtual Machine
- 17.8. Restoring A Saved Machine
- 17.9. Displaying Virtual Machine Details
- 17.10. Configuring Status Monitoring
- 17.11. Displaying Domain ID
- 17.12. Displaying Virtual Machine Status
- 17.13. Displaying Virtual CPUs
- 17.14. Displaying CPU Usage
- 17.15. Displaying Memory Usage
- 17.16. Managing a Virtual Network
- 17.17. Creating a Virtual Network
- 18. Red Hat Virtualization Troubleshooting
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- 18.1. Logfile Overview and Locations
- 18.2. Logfile Descriptions
- 18.3. Important Directory Locations
- 18.4. Troubleshooting Tools
- 18.5. Troubleshooting with the Logs
- 18.6. Troubleshooting with the Serial Console
- 18.7. Paravirtualized Guest Console Access
- 18.8. Full Virtualization Guest Console Access
- 18.9. Implementing Lun Persistence
- 18.10. SELinux Considerations
- 18.11. Accessing Data on Guest Disk Image
- 18.12. Common Troubleshooting Situations
- 18.13. Loop Device Errors
- 18.14. Guest Creation Errors
- 18.15. Serial Console Errors
- 18.16. Network Bridge Errors
- 18.17. Laptop Configurations
- 18.18. Starting Domains Automatically During System Boot
- 18.19. Modifying Domain0
- 18.20. Guest Configuration Files
- 18.21. Cloning the Guest Configuration Files
- 18.22. Creating a Script to Generate MAC Addresses
- 18.23. Configuring Virtual Machine Live Migration
- 18.24. Interpreting Error Messages
- 18.25. Online Troubleshooting Resources
- 19. Additional Resources
- A. Lab 1
- B. Lab 2