Virtualization in RHEL5
In Rhel 5 virtualization can be done in two ways Para Virtualization Full Virtualization Para virtualization : Min 512 MB Ram and CPU must support PAE Flag Full Virtualization : Min 512 MB Ram and CPU which supports VMX (Intel Processors and vm AMD) We must install xen Kernel, which supports virtualization to be supported in the server and we should install virt-manager, Just like Vmware in windows #yum install kernel-xen-2.6.***** #yum install virt-manager Whenever we install the xen kernel the following services will start libvirtd xend Now to open virt manager in the server type the following command : #virt-manager click on New --> forward -->VM1 (Guest os name) --> forward --> ftp://server1.example.com/pub (path that we have copied the RHEL5 DVD ) --> Normal Disk Partition (Seperate partition) ...and follow the on screen instructions Note : to check the cpu info #cat /proc/cpuinfo The entire above process is para - virtu...