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2. Track B: Minimal Setup

Track B enables you to install and configure a minimal Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization setup on a single host using local storage. It consists of three basic labs and two optional advanced labs. In the basic labs, you learn how to create virtual machines and assign them to users.
After you have completed the minimal setup, do the advanced labs, if you wish. In the advanced labs, you can use the multi-level administration system to assign different levels of user permissions, which is ideal for a company with diverse employee roles. You will also learn how to provision virtual desktops for end users.
If you have two physical servers and no shared storage, set up a Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization environment by following the labs in Track B - Minimal Setup. The labs in this track are color coded blue, so to determine if a lab is part of Track B, look for a blue square in the diagram at the start of each lab.
Workflow for Evaluation Track B
Figure 3. Workflow for Evaluation Track B

After you complete Track B, you will have the following environment with one virtual machine host, local storage, a network, two portals, end-user clients and a host running the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager.
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Minimal Setup
Figure 4. Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Minimal Setup

Track B - Minimal Setup Labs
Track B - Advanced Lab (optional)

2.1. Track B Requirements

Both the tracks assume that you have an evaluation license and a valid Red Hat Network subscription to the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization and Red Hat Enterprise Linux channels. Contact your sales representative if you do not have both of the above. Before you begin Track B, ensure that you have the following requirements with the recommended values:
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager
  • Minimum - Dual core server with 4 GB RAM, with 25 GB free disk space and 1 Gbps network interface.
  • Recommended - Dual Sockets/Quad core server with 16 GB RAM, 50 GB free disk space on multiple disk spindles and 1 Gbps network interface.
    The breakdown of the server requirements are as below:
    • For the Manager: 3 GB memory, 3 GB local disk space, 1 Gbps network controller bandwidth
    • For the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 operating system: 1 GB memory, 5 GB local disk space
    • For the local ISO domain: 15 GB disk space

    Important — Supported Locales

    The Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager setup script, rhevm-setup, supports the en_US.UTF-8, en_US.utf8, and en_US.utf-8 locales. Ensure that you install the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager on a system where the locale in use is one of these supported values.
  • A valid Red Hat Network subscription to the following channels:
    • rhel-x86_64-server-6-rhevm-3
    • jbappplatform-5-x86_64-server-6-rpm
    • rhel-x86_64-server-supplementary-6
  • One client for connecting to Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager.
    • Microsoft Windows (7, XP, 2003 or 2008) with Internet Explorer 7 and above
    • Microsoft .NET Framework 4
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Host
  • Minimum - Dual Core server, 10 GB RAM and 10 GB Storage, 1 Gbps network interface.
  • Recommended - Dual socket server, 16 GB RAM and 50 GB storage, two 1 Gbps network interfaces.
    The breakdown of the server requirements is:
    • For each host: AMD-V or Intel VT enabled, AMD64 or Intel 64 extensions, minimum 1 GB RAM, 3 GB free storage and 1 Gbps network interface.
    • For virtual machines running on the host: 8 GB RAM to run four virtual machines.
  • A valid Red Hat Network subscription to the rhel-x86_64-server-6-rhevh channel.
Storage and Networking
  • Two static IP addresses: One for the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager server and one for the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor.
  • One name (DNS) Server which can resolve (forward and reverse) all the IP addresses.
  • A DHCP server for the virtual machines.
Virtual Machines
  • Installation images for creating virtual machines, depending on which operating system you wish to use.
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, 5 or 6.
    • Microsoft Windows XP, 7, 2003 or 2008.
  • Valid licenses or subscription entitlements for each operating system.
  • At least one valid user account in the IPA directory or Active Directory.