Virtualization; Setting Up The Host System For Your Virtual Systems; Create A Kickstart Profile For The Guest Systems - Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.1.0 Reference Manual

Chapter 8.

Virtualization

In order to manage and provision your client systems, you must first synchronize content from
RHN's central servers to your Satellite.
RHN recommends that you sync at least the following channels:
• Red Hat Network Tools for RHEL Server (v. 5 for 32-bit x86) — rhn-tools-rhel-i386-server-5
• RHN Tools — rhn-tools-rhel-4-as-i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 5 for 32-bit x86) — rhel-i386-server-5 (and all child
channels)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Virtualization (v. 5 for 32-bit x86) — rhel-i386-server-vt-5
(and all child channels)

1. Setting Up the Host System for Your Virtual Systems

Before creating guest systems, you must first prepare your host system. To do this, create a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server kickstart profile, then use that kickstart profile to install the
operating system on your host. Once these steps are complete, you can proceed to provision
virtual guests.

1.1. Create a Kickstart Profile for the Guest Systems

1. Login to the Satellite's web interface. Navigate to the Kickstart Overview screen by clicking
the Manage Kickstarts link in the Tasks widget in Your RHN, or by clicking on the Systems
tab, followed by the Kickstart subtab in the left navigation bar.
2. On the Kickstart Overview page, click the Create a New Kickstart Profile link in the
Kickstart Actions widget in the upper right corner.
3. You should now find yourself on Step 1 of the kickstart profile creation process:
a. Enter a label for your profile that will enable you to distinguish it from your other profiles.
For the remaining instructions, we'll assume the label is host-system-for-virtual-guests.
b. For the Base Channel field, select Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v.5 for $ARCH) (where
$ARCH is the architecture of your host system.
Note
You may install 32-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 on a 64-bit host system. If you
choose to do this, however, please be aware that your guest systems must also
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