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host environment is not as hard as you think, but there are a many things to consider before beginning the installation. Spending time planning your KVM host before you install it will save you a lot of trouble later on. The KVM host is running on physical hardware. Find out how you want to use your network devices and disks. * [[KVM Host Reference System Hardware|KVM Host Reference System Hardware]] * [[KVM Host Hardware Requirements|KVM Host Hardware Requirements]] * [[KVM Host Disk Layout|KVM Host Disk Layout]] * [[KVM Host Software|KVM Host Software]] * [[KVM Host Network|KVM Host Network]] |
* [[KVM Guest Disk Layout|KVM Guest Disk Layout]] * [[KVM Guest Software|KVM Guest Software]] * [[KVM Guest Network|KVM Guest Network]] |
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* [[KVM Host Firewall|KVM Host Firewall]] * [[KVM Host Grub on all Disks|KVM Host Grub on all Disks]] * [[KVM Host S.M.A.R.T|KVM Host S.M.A.R.T]] * [[KVM Host Booting from Luks Encryption|KVM Host Booting from Luks Encryption]] * [[KVM Host Raid Consistency Checking|KVM Host Raid Consistency Checking]] * [[KVM Host Guest Filesystem Images|KVM Host Guest Filesystem Images]] * [[KVM Host Guest Installation Media|KVM Host Guest Installation Media]] == Virtualization Software == * [[KVM Host Virtualization Software|KVM Host Virtualization Software]] |
* [[KVM Guest NTP|KVM Guest NTP]] * [[KVM Guest Firewall|KVM Guest Firewall]] |
KVM Guest
The KVM Guest is the virtual system that runs inside the KVM Host.
Setting up the KVM Guest is just like a regular installation, except for the fact that there is no physical hardware involved. Plan ahead and make a good installation, which can be used as a template for other KVM Guests later on. This installation will be a minimal install. Once installed it will never be booted again, it will only sit there for the purpose of cloning.