[ Thanks to Falko
Timme for this link. ]
“This guide explains how you can install and use KVM
for creating and running virtual machines on a Mandriva 2010.0
server. I will show how to create image-based virtual machines and
also virtual machines that use a logical volume (LVM). KVM is short
for Kernel-based Virtual Machine and makes use of hardware
virtualization, i.e., you need a CPU that supports hardware
virtualization, e.g. Intel VT or AMD-V.“I do not issue any guarantee that this will work for you!
“1 Preliminary Note
“I’m using a Mandriva 2010.0 server with the hostname
server1.example.com and the IP address 192.168.0.100 here as my KVM
host.“We also need a desktop system where we install virt-manager so
that we can connect to the graphical console of the virtual
machines that we install. I’m using a Mandriva 2010.0 desktop
here.“2 Installing KVM
“Mandriva 2010.0 KVM Host:
“First check if your CPU supports hardware virtualization – if
this is the case, the command…”