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3.1 Creating a Virtual Machine
Before creating a virtual machine, you need the following:
• Install a host server as described in Chapter 2, Setting Up a Virtual Machine Host
(page 9).
• If you want to use an automated installation file (AutoYaST, NetWare® Response
File, or RedHat Kickstart), you should create and download it to a directory on the
host machine server or make it available on the network.
• For NetWare and OES Linux virtual machines, you need a static IP address for
each virtual machine you create.
• If you are installing Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2 Linux, you need a network
installation source for OES 2 Linux software. For procedures to create the installa-
tion sources, see the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Deployment Guide.
For further prerequisites, consult the manuals of the respective operating system to in-
stall.
The Create Virtual Machine Wizard (YaST > Virtualization > Create Virtual Machines)
helps you through the steps required to create a virtual machine and install its operating
system. The information that follows is generalized for installing any operating system.
The actual configuration file for the Xen guests that is used for the installation is stored
at
/etc/xen/vm/
. The default location for image files is
/var/lib/xen/images
.
Be aware, that the configuration may be changed later on, but these changes will only
be available in the Xend. For more information about Xend, see Section 5.3, “Config-
uring a Virtual Machine by Modifying its Xend Settings” (page 37).
Launch the Create Virtual Machine Wizard by using one of the following methods:
• From the virtualization host server desktop, click YaST > Virtualization > Create
Virtual Machine
• From within Virtual Machine Manager, click New.
• At the command line, enter vm-install
.
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