Chapter 2. Red Hat Virtualization Manager


Install the Red Hat Virtualization Manager on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 system that meets the Section 1.1, “Red Hat Virtualization Manager Requirements”.

Register the system with Red Hat Subscription Manager, attach the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server and Red Hat Virtualization subscriptions, and enable the Manager repositories.

Procedure

  1. Register your system with the Content Delivery Network, entering your Customer Portal user name and password when prompted:

    # subscription-manager register
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  2. Find the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server and Red Hat Virtualization subscription pools and record the pool IDs:

    # subscription-manager list --available
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  3. Use the pool IDs to attach the subscriptions to the system:

    # subscription-manager attach --pool=pool_id
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    Note

    To view currently attached subscriptions:

    # subscription-manager list --consumed
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    To list all enabled repositories:

    # yum repolist
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  4. Configure the repositories:

    # subscription-manager repos \
        --disable='*' \
        --enable=rhel-7-server-rpms \
        --enable=rhel-7-server-supplementary-rpms \
        --enable=rhel-7-server-rhv-4.2-manager-rpms \
        --enable=rhel-7-server-rhv-4-manager-tools-rpms \
        --enable=rhel-7-server-ansible-2.9-rpms \
        --enable=jb-eap-7-for-rhel-7-server-rpms
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