Software for Linux Owner's manual

For information on licensing virtual guests, see Section 3.3 (page 28).
IMPORTANT: The RHEL Kickstart and SLES AutoYaST configuration template files for virtual guests
are delivered with a hard-coded root password, which poses a security issue if used without
modification.
For secure installations, HP recommends that you install the virtual guest operating systems in a
manner that keeps the root password secure, such as an interactive installation, or use a Kickstart
or AutoYaST file that is properly protected on the local host.
Secure installations should not store the root password on the CMS.
Use the following guidelines for configuring a Xen virtual guest:
• Verify that the Kickstart or AutoYaST file for the virtual guest resides in the
/opt/repository/instconfig/osver-virt-guest-xen directory on the CMS, where
osver indicates the operating system version, for example, rh057.
The format of the Kickstart or AutoYaST file name is osver-virt-guest-xen.cfg.
• If you need to customize the Kickstart or AutoYaST file, do so before proceeding.
• Open an xterm window or a remote desktop connection to the virtual host.
• Run the virt-manager utility on the virtual host to create and name a new machine.
TIP: Consider matching the machine name to the host name in a virtual machine map. See
Section 23.10 (page 196).
• Select the Paravirtualized option for the virtualization method.
• The installation media URL (also called the Network URL) for the operating system must link to
the Insight Control for Linux Repository:
http://CMS:port/instconfig/os/os_specifier
Where:
CMS Is the fully-qualified IP address of the CMS
port Is the port used
os_specifier Specifies the operating system to be installed on the virtual guest, for
example, RHEL6U1-i386 or SLES11SP1-i386/DVD1.
Some releases of SLES may specify CD1 instead of DVD1.
For example, http://mercury.example.com:60000/os/RHEL6U1-i386
• For a RHEL Kickstart file, specify a URL that links to its location in the Insight Control for Linux
Repository:
http://CMS:port/instconfig/os/osver-virt-guest/osver-virt-guest.cfg
Where:
osver Specifies the operating system version, for example rh057.
• For a SLES AutoYaST file, place a copy of the AutoYaST file from the Insight Control for Linux
Repository in the /tmp directory, use the text editor of your choice to modify this file to edit
the root password if needed, and specify the path to the file in /tmp:
# cd /tmp
# wget http://CMS:port/instconfig/os/osver-virt-guest/osver-virt-guest.cfg
# chmod 0600 osver-virt-guest.cfg
# vi osver-virt-guest.cfg
Where:
osver Specifies the operating system version, for example sl102.
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