Specifications

3. Type rhel5b2-pv1 for your virtual machine name.
4. Type 500 for your RAM allocation.
5. Type /xen/rhel5b2-pv1.img for your disk (guest image).
6. Type 6 for the size of your disk (guest image).
7. Type yes to enable graphics support.
8. Type nfs:server:/path/to/rhel5b2 for your install location.
9. The installation begins. Proceed as normal with the installation.
10.After the installation completes, type /etc/xen/rhel5b2-pv1, and make the following
changes: #vnc=1#vncunused=1sdl=1
11.Use a text editor to modify /etc/inittab, and append this to the file: init
5.#id:3:initdefault:id:5:initdefault:
Lab Sequence 3: Installing RHEL5 Beta 2 Xen para-virtualized guest using virt-manager.
For this lab, you will install a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Beta 2 Xen paravirtualized guest using
virt-manager.
1. To install your Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Beta 2 Xen guest, at the command prompt type:
virt-manager.
2. On the Open Connection window, select Local Xen host, and click on Connect.
3. Start Red Hat's Virtual Machine Manager application, and from the File menu, click on New.
4. Click on Forward.
5. Type rhel5b2-pv2 for your system name, and click on Forward.
6. Select Paravirtualized, and click Forward.
7. Type nfs:server:/path/to/rhel5b2 for your install media URL, and click Forward.
8. Select Simple File, type /xen/rhel5b2-pv2.img for your file location. Choose 6000 MB,
and click Forward.
9. Choose 500 for your VM Startup and Maximum Memory, and click Forward.
10.Click Finish.
The Virtual Machine Console window appears. Proceed as normal and finish up the installation.
Lab Sequence 4: Checking for Intel-VT or AMD-V support
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