Installing Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager RHEV-M on Windows 2008 R2.

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1 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager RHEV-M on Windows 2008 R2. Peter Senna Tschudin April 2011 Version 1.0 Page 1

2 Table of Contents About this document...2 Targets...2 Technical background...2 About RHEV...3 The install procedure...4 Add new user...7 Edit hosts file...9 Add Roles...10 Install RHEV-M...14 About this document This document describes Peter's understanding of how to archive the goal described on Targets. On the date of writing the procedure was tested and worked. You can help us! Please send feedback about this document. We'll be happy to hear from you. Send your feedback to Targets Install Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager RHEV-M on Windows 2008 R2. With local authentication ( No Active Directory ) Without local DNS server for name and domain resolution Technical background Why Windows 2008 R2 instead of Windows 2003 to run RHEV-M? I have personal preference to Windows 2008 because it feels lighter than Windows 2003 and because it runs gracefully under KVM virtualization with PV drivers. On the lab, I have Windows 2008 R2 running on KVM+libvirt virtual Page 2

3 machine for managing two RHEV-Hypervisors. Peter's lab About RHEV RHEV is divided in two software pieces. RHEV-M is the management software that delivers graphical user interface and has embedded intelligence for taking automated actions. Actually this software runs only on Windows 2003 and Windows RHEV-H is the virtualization software that runs on the physical servers that will host the virtual machines. Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor is a custom Red Hat Enterprise Linux Distribution tunned for high performance virtualization. Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Page 3

4 Picture from: pdf The install procedure 1. Before start: It is necessary to get some information: RHEV-M FQDN: rhevm.home RHEV-M IP: RHEV-M administrative user: peter RHEV-M administrative user password: Qwerty1! RHEV-M MSSQL password: Qwerty1! Organization name: Smanager Required information with examples 2. Install Windows 2008 R2. Windows 2008 is not compatible. 3. Update your Windows using Windows update: Start -> All Programs -> Windows Update 4. Log in at " and download "RHEV-M Windows Installer". -> Downloads -> Red Hat Enterprise Linux Downloads -> Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization -> Red Hat Enterprise Virt Manager for Servers (v.2 x86) -> RHEV-M Windows Installer 5. This guide is for using local authentication only, and does not cover RHEV-M integration with Microsoft Active Directory. For this scenario RHEV-M requires a local user. The steps to add New User: Start -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management -> Local Users and Groups -> Users -> (Menu) Action -> New User Page 4

5 For detailed step-by-step see: Add new user 6. This guide covers the RHEV-M installation without local DNS server for hostname and domain resolution. In order to RHEV-M works without DNS server, it is necessary to edit Windows' hosts file. Open the file "c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts" with notepad and add a line: rhevm.home For detailed step-by-step see: Edit hosts file 7. RHEV-M requires Windows components like.net Framework and IIS. On Windows 2008 R2 this is done adding Roles to server. Start -> Administrative Tools -> Server Manager -> Roles -> Add Roles -> Next Select: Application Server -> Add Required Features Web Server (IIS) Then: Next -> Next Select:.NET Framework Web Server (IIS) Support -> Add Required Role Service COM+ Network Access Then: Next -> Next -> Next -> Install -> Close For detailed step-by-step see: Add Roles 8. Install RHEV-M by running the downloaded "RHEV-M Windows Installer". The file name is like "RHEVM_51796.exe". Follow the steps: Page 5

6 Run the installer -> Next -> Yes -> Next -> Choose Install a SQL Server 2005 Express Locally -> Next -> Type Password -> Confirm password -> Next -> Next -> Next -> Select Local -> Type User Name -> Type Password -> Next -> Type Organization name -> Type Fully qualified computer name -> Check "Do not validate fully qualified computer name -> OK -> Next -> Next -> Next -> Finish For detailed step-by-step see: Install RHEV-M Page 6

7 Add new user 1. Start -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management -> Local Users and Groups Local Users and Groups on Computer Management 2. Users -> (Menu) Action -> New User New User action inside Users Page 7

8 3. Type User name -> Type Full name -> Type Password -> Type Confirm password -> Uncheck User must change password at next logon -> Create New User Screen 4. It is done. You can close Computer Management. New user added Page 8

9 Edit hosts file 1. Start -> Run... -> Type notepad -> ok Running notepad 1. File -> Open -> All Files -> c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts -> Open Notepad open file window 1. Type rhevm.home -> File -> Save Notepad showing modified hosts file Page 9

10 Add Roles 1. Start -> Administrative Tools -> Server Manager -> Roles -> Add Roles Add Roles at Server Manager 2. Next Warnings and instructions. Read before proceed. 3. Select Application Server Available Roles Page 10

11 4. Add Required Features Application Server Confirmation Window 5. Select Web Server (IIS) Available Roles 6. Next Warnings and instructions. Read before proceed. Page 11

12 7. Add Required Role Services Warnings and instructions. Read before proceed. 8. Select.NET Framework > Select Web Server (IIS) Support -> Select COM+ Network Access -> Next Application Server Options 9. Next Web Server Options Page 12

13 10. Next Web Server Options 11. Next Warnings and instructions. Read before proceed. 12. Close Installation completed Page 13

14 Install RHEV-M 1. Next RHEV-M Welcome Screen 2. Click Yes only if agree with license terms. License. Read and continue only if accept it 3. Type MS SQL Password -> Confirm MS SQL Password -> Next MS SQL Password configuration Page 14

15 4. Next Installation folder 5. Next Site configuration 6. Select Local -> Type User Name -> Type Password -> Next RHEV-M User configuration Page 15

16 7. Type Organization name -> Type Fully qualified computer name -> check Do not validate fully qualified computer name -> Next Hostname and domain configuration 8. OK Warning about previous checkbox 9. Next Net console port configuration Page 16

17 10. Next Review settings 11. Finish Installation completed Page 17