Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization,RHEV,RHCVA

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Install and configure RHEV-M

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yum update -y
reboot
yum install rhevm rhevm-reports -y
rhevm-setup
rhevm-dwh-reports
rhevm-reports-setup
NB: Reboot is required only if a new kernel is installed by yum update -y
Join domain
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rhevm-manage-domains -action=add -domain=example.com -user=domainuser -provider=
IPA -interactive
To see all available parameters, simply run rhevm-manage-domains. For instance
you will see the supported providers are IPA,RHDS (Red Hat Directory Services)
and ActiveDirectory.
Set Mac Address
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rhevm-config -a | grep -i mac
rhevm-config -g MacPoolRanges
MacPoolRanges: 00:1A:4A:18:04:00-00:1A:4A:18:04:FF version: general
[root@rhevm ~]# rhevm-config -s MacPoolRanges=52:54:00:56:04.01-52:54:00:56:04.6
3
[root@rhevm ~]# rhevm-config -g MacPoolRanges
MacPoolRanges: 52:54:00:56:04.01-52:54:00:56:04.63 version: general
52:54:00 -> man virt-install

Upload ISOs to ISO domain

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[root@rhevm ~]# cp /usr/share/virtio-win/virtio-win.vfd /exports/iso/7c6b6474-0

640-420c-8721-31e32013b887/images/11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111/
[root@rhevm ~]# cp /usr/share/rhev-guest-tools-iso/rhev-tools-setup.iso /export
s/iso/7c6b6474-0640-420c-8721-31e32013b887/images/11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111
111111/
root@rhevm ~]# cd /exports/iso/7c6b6474-0640-420c-8721-31e32013b887/images/11111
111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111/
[root@rhevm 11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111]# chown 36.36 *.*

Collect logs
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# rhevm-log-collector
Backup database
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# ./backup.sh -d engine -u postgres
To list databases
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# psql -U username
\l
Backup Manager Configuration
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# tar --xattrs -cvf backup.tar /root /etc /usr/share/ovirt-engine*
irt-engine/

/var/lib/ov

Linux VM template, Sealing Procedure

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1. Log in to the virtual machine. Flag the system for re-configuration by runnin
g the following command as root:
# touch /.unconfigured
man sys-unconfig
2. Remove ssh host keys. Run:
# rm -rf /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*
3. Set HOSTNAME=localhost.localdomain in /etc/sysconfig/network
4. Remove /etc/udev/rules.d/70-*. Run:
# rm -rf /etc/udev/rules.d/70-*
5. Remove the HWADDR= line from /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth*.
6. Optionally delete all the logs from /var/log and build logs from /root.
7. Shut down the virtual machine. Run:
# poweroff
Another method to clear system specific information

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yum install libguestfs-tools -y
virt-sysprep list
virt-sysprep -a diskimage clears all in the list by default

firstboot method to reconfigure Linux

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yum install -y firstboot
chkconfig firstboot on
cat /etc/sysconfig/firstboot
RUN_FIRSTBOOT=NO
Change it YES
touch /etc/reconfigSys
Exporting and editing disk images
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Export a VM
guestfish -i -w -a /path/to/diskimage

Create, kill VM from command line

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Kill VM by process ID
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[root@desktop9 ~]# ps aux | grep rhevm
qemu
19809 40.7 8.0 4947312 642908 ?
Sl 08:28 0:10 /usr/libexec/qe
mu-kvm -S -M rhel6.3.0 -enable-kvm -m 4096 -smp 2,sockets=2,cores=1,threads=1 -n
ame rhevm -uuid 326d6930-0126-673b-06d4-01490eda643e .....

[root@desktop9
[root@desktop9
root
19955
[root@desktop9

~]# kill -9 19809

~]# ps aux | grep rhevm
0.0 0.0 103240 852 pts/0
~]#

S+

08:29

0:00 grep rhevm

Alternate method 1
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# virsh

virsh # list
Id
Name
State
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rhevm
running
virsh # shutdown rhevm
Domain rhevm is being shutdown
virsh # list
Id
Name
State
---------------------------------------------------9
rhevm
running

Note: "destroy VMname" for force poweroff

Create VM
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virt-install --name mykvm --ram 1024 --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/mykvm,s
ize=4 --cdrom rhel-server-6.3-x86_64-dvd.iso
man virt-install