Installing MX-ONE KVM on Redhat Linux

Creating a VM by Importing an MX-ONE qcow2 Image

To create a virtual machine (VM) by importing an MX-ONE qcow2 image, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your machine as root user.
2. Navigate to the directory of the installation files previously downloaded.
   Note: Create a backup copy of the image file.
3. Move the image file to the directory where you want to place the virtual machine.
4. Start the Virtual Manager and click Create a new virtual machine
5. Select Import existing disk image and click Forward. See Create a new virtual machine screen for details.
   Figure 1. Create a new virtual machine screen

   
6. Click Browse and navigate to the path of the image file.
7. Select the image file and select the operating system type and version from the following fields and click Forward. See Selecting the OS and version for details.
   • OS type
   • Version
   Figure 2. Selecting the OS and version
8. Complete the following fields and click Forward (see Memory and CPU settings for details):
   • Memory (RAM)
   • CPUs
   Note: For the memory and CPU settings, specify values that match your system. For the purposes of this procedure, the values 6 GB RAM (6144 MB) and 2 CPUs are specified.
   Figure 3. Memory and CPU settings

   
9. Click Finish. See Creating a VM for details.

   The details of the VM to be created are displayed.

   Figure 4. Creating a VM

   
10. Click Begin Installation. The virtual machine is created. See Begin Installation for details.
    Figure 5. Begin Installation

    
11. Use the Mobaxterm (GUI or X server support). to open a virtual manager session. See Virtual Machine Manager for details.
    Figure 6. Virtual Machine Manager