Installation guide

Chapter 5.

Installing the virtualization packages

Before you can use virtualization, the virtualization packages must be installed on your computer.

Virtualization packages can be installed either during the installation sequence or after installation

using the yum command and the Red Hat Network (RHN).

The KVM hypervisor uses the default Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel with the kvm kernel module.

5.1. Installing KVM with a new Red Hat Enterprise Linux

installation

This section covers installing virtualization tools and KVM package as part of a fresh Red Hat

Enterprise Linux installation.

Need help installing?

The Installation Guide (available from redhat.com

) covers installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux in

detail.

1. Start an interactive Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Installation CD-ROM, DVD or PXE.

2. You must enter a valid installation number when prompted to receive access to the virtualization

and other Advanced Platform packages.

3. Complete the other steps up to the package selection step.

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/