Novell SUSE LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 SP1 - 8-18-2010 VIRTUALIZATION WITH ZEN Manual page 45

From remote, the Virtual Machine Manager can also be started as normal user without
administrative rights. To start it, run the command virt-manager. If the local ma-
chine does not manage virtual domains, the Virtual Machine Manager first has to connect
the managing domain of a Xen VM Host Server. To do this, use the following procedure:
1 Make sure that Domain0 on the VM Host Server accepts incoming SSH connec-
tions. If in doubt, run YaST > Security and Users > Firewall and make sure that
Secure Shell Server is added to the Allowed Services.
2 Run File > Open Connection.
3 Select Xen at the Hypervisor pull-down menu.
4 Select Remote Tunnel over SSH at the Connection pull down menu.
5 Enter the hostname of the controlling Domain0 into the Hostname text field.
6 Press Connect to initiate the connection.
7 On request, enter the password of the root user of the controlling Domain0.
This is not necessary when using SSH keys and configuring the local user as
authorized for root access on the controlling Domain0.
When connected to a controlling Domain0, the Virtual Machine Manager offers several
configuration possibilities.
• Selec a virtual machine and click Open to display the virtual machine window
showing the virtual machine's current state.
• Click Run on the virtual machine window to boot the virtual machine and display
the user interface or text console running on the virtual machine.
• Select a virtual machine and click Details to let you view performance and configure
hardware details associated with the virtual machine.
• Click New in Virtual Machine Manager to launch the Create Virtual Machine
Wizard, which walks you through the steps required to set up a virtual machine.
See also Section 3.1, "Creating a Virtual Machine" (page 20). This option is only
available when the Xen host is selected.
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