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  • ๐Ÿ‹ KVM

    install KVM on RHEL

     1# pre-checks hardware for intel CPU
     2grep -e 'vmx' /proc/cpuinfo 
     3lscpu | grep Virtualization
     4lsmod | grep kvm
     5
     6# on RHEL9 Workstation
     7sudo dnf install virt-install virt-viewer -y
     8sudo dnf install -y libvirt
     9sudo dnf install virt-manager -y
    10sudo dnf install -y virt-top libguestfs-tools guestfs-tools
    11sudo gpasswd -a $USER libvirt
    12
    13# Helper
    14sudo dnf -y install bridge-utils
    15
    16# Start libvirt
    17sudo systemctl start libvirtd
    18sudo systemctl enable libvirtd
    19sudo systemctl status libvirtd
    

    Basic Checks

    1virsh nodeinfo
    

    Config a Bridge network

    Important note that network are created with root user but VM with current user.

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