Creating the virtual machine

To create the virtual machine:

1. Launch Virtual Machine Manager (virt-manager) on you KVM host server. The Virtual Machine Manager homepage opens.

   

2. On the toolbar, click Create a new virtual machine.

   

3. Configure the VM:
   1. Enter the VM name, such as FAZ-KVM-DOC.
   2. Ensure that Connection is localhost, select Import existing disk image, then click Forward to continue.

      

   3. From the OS type dropdown list, select Linux.
   4. From the Version dropdown list, select Generic 2.6.x kernel. You may have to first select Show all OS options.
   5. Click Browse to locate the storage volume.

      

   6. If you copied the faz.qcow2 file to /var/lib/libvirt/images it shows on the right. If you saved it elsewhere on the server, click Browse Local to find it.
   7. Once the file has been located, click Choose Volume, then click Forward.

      

   8. Specify the amount of memory and the number of CPUs to allocate to this VM, then select Forward. To determine your required memory, see Minimum system requirements.
   9. Expand the Advanced options section. By default, a new VM includes one network adapter. Select a network adapter on the host computer.

      Optionally, set a specific MAC address for the virtual network interface.

   10. Set Virt Type to virtio and set Architecture to qcow2.
4. Click Finish to create the VM.