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4.4. Installing Operating Systems onto Blank Virtual Machines

A virtual machine that is newly created from a blank template requires an operating system and applications to be installed on it. Use the Run Once function to install an Operating System and relevant applications onto the new virtual machine.
  1. On the Virtual Machines tab, select the virtual machine you wish to install and click Run Once.
    Run Once
    Figure 4.5. Run Once

  2. The Run Virtual Machines dialog displays.
    Run Virtual Machines
    Figure 4.6. Run Virtual Machines

    Configure the options in the following fields:
    • Tick the Attach Floppy checkbox and select a file from the menu if you wish to install Windows drivers.
    • Tick the Attach CD checkbox and select an ISO image from the menu if you wish to install the virtual machine's operating system and applications from a CD. This list is populated by images uploaded onto the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager ISO domain.
    • The Boot Sequence determines the order in which the installation occurs. Click one of the available options to select it as the first device to boot from.
    • Tick the Run Stateless checkbox if your virtual machine is to discard all changes upon shutdown.
    • The Start in Pause Mode option is suitable for virtual machines which require a long time to establish a SPICE connection, for example virtual machines in remote locations.
    • The Linux Boot Options are only available for Linux virtual machines. Fill them in if required.
    • SPICE is the recommended Display Protocol to connect to the virtual machine.
  3. Press OK to run the virtual machine. Open a console window to the virtual machine and follow the prompts to install the operating system onto the virtual machine.