Chapter 7. Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor

Procedure 7.1. Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor Disk Image

1. Obtain the latest Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor image by installing the package. By default, the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor disk image is located in the /usr/share/rhev-hypervisor/ directory. Alternatively, download the disk image (RHEV-H Image) from the Customer Portal.
   1. Enable the required repositories:
      • For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6:

        # subscription-manager repos --enable=rhel-6-server-rhevh-rpms

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      • For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7:

        # subscription-manager repos --enable=rhel-7-server-rhevh-rpms

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   2. Install the RHEV-H package:
      • For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6:

        # yum install rhev-hypervisor6

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      • For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7:

        # yum install rhev-hypervisor7

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2. Write the disk image to a storage device.
   • Install the livecd-tools package and write the disk image to a USB storage device.

     # yum install livecd-tools

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     # livecd-iso-to-disk --format --reset-mbr /usr/share/rhev-hypervisor/rhev-hypervisor.iso /dev/[sdb]

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   • Install the wodim package, insert a blank CD-ROM or DVD, and write the disk image to disc.

     # yum install wodim

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     wodim dev=[device] [image]

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     Note

     To find out the name of your writer device, run the following command:

     # less /proc/sys/dev/cdrom/info

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     Example 7.1. Use of the wodim Utility

     This example uses the first CD-RW (/dev/sr0) device available and the default Hypervisor image location.

     # wodim dev=/dev/sr0 /usr/share/rhev-hypervisor/rhev-hypervisor.iso
     

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3. Start the machine on which to install the Hypervisor minimal operating system using the prepared installation media.
4. From the boot menu, select Start RHEV Hypervisor, and press Enter.
   

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   Important

   If reinstalling Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor over an existing instance on a multipathed iSCSI machine, remove the rd_NO_MULTIPATH kernel argument by pressing the Tab button after selecting the option to reinstall the Hypervisor. This will help avoid potential installation errors.
5. Select a keyboard layout, and press Enter.
6. Select the device on which to install the boot loader for the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor.
7. Select the device on which to install the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor.
8. Select the Fill disk with Data partition check box. Clearing this text 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.
9. From the Confirm disk selection screen, press Enter to confirm the boot device and storage device selection, or select Back and press Enter to revise your selection.
10. Set a password for the admin user, confirm the password, and press Enter to commence installation.