3.4. Installing the virtctl client
The virtctl client is a command-line utility for managing OpenShift Virtualization resources.
Install the client to your system by enabling the OpenShift Virtualization repository and installing the kubevirt-virtctl package.
3.4.1. Enabling OpenShift Virtualization repositories
Red Hat offers OpenShift Virtualization repositories for both Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7:
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 repository:
cnv-2.4-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms -
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 repository:
rhel-7-server-cnv-2.4-rpms
The process for enabling the repository in subscription-manager is the same in both platforms.
Procedure
Enable the appropriate OpenShift Virtualization repository for your system by running the following command:
# subscription-manager repos --enable <repository>
3.4.2. Installing the virtctl client
Install the virtctl client from the kubevirt-virtctl package.
Procedure
Install the
kubevirt-virtctlpackage:# yum install kubevirt-virtctl
See also: Using the CLI tools for OpenShift Virtualization.
