Installing Red Hat Enterprise

Virtualization Manager “RHEV-M”

on Windows 2008 R2.

Peter Senna Tschudin

peter.senna@smanager.com.br

April 2011

Version 1.0

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Table of Contents

About this document..............................................................................................................2

Targets...................................................................................................................................2
Technical background............................................................................................................2
About RHEV...........................................................................................................................3
The install procedure..............................................................................................................4
Add new user.........................................................................................................................7
Edit hosts file..........................................................................................................................9
Add Roles.............................................................................................................................10
Install RHEV-M.....................................................................................................................14

About this document

This document describes Peter's understanding of how to archive the goal

described on Targets. On the date of writing the procedure was tested and
worked.

You can help us! Please send feedback about this document. We'll be happy
to hear from you. Send your feedback to peter.senna@smanager.com.br.

Targets

Install Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager “RHEV-M” on Windows

2008 R2.
• With local authentication ( No Active Directory )
• Without local DNS server for name and domain resolution

Technical background
Why Windows 2008 R2 instead of Windows 2003 to run RHEV-M? I have
personal preference to Windows 2008 because it “feels” lighter than Windows
2003 and because it runs “gracefully” under KVM virtualization with PV
drivers. On the lab, I have Windows 2008 R2 running on KVM+libvirt virtual

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machine for managing two RHEV-Hypervisors.

Peter's lab

About RHEV

RHEV is divided in two software pieces.

• RHEV-M is the management software that delivers graphical user

interface and has embedded intelligence for taking automated actions.
Actually this software runs only on Windows 2003 and Windows 2008.

• RHEV-H is the virtualization software that runs on the physical servers

that will host the virtual machines. Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
Hypervisor is a custom Red Hat Enterprise Linux Distribution tunned for
high performance virtualization.

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization

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Picture from:
http://www.redhat.com/f/pdf/rhev/DOC049_RHEV_Overall_Datasheet_20091
001.pdf

The install procedure

1. Before start:

It is necessary to get some information:

RHEV-M FQDN: rhevm.home

RHEV-M IP: 10.0.0.201
RHEV-M administrative user: peter
RHEV-M administrative user password: Qwerty1!
RHEV-M MSSQL password: Qwerty1!
Organization name: Smanager
Required information with examples

2. Install Windows 2008 R2. Windows 2008 is not compatible.

3. Update your Windows using Windows update:

Start -> All Programs -> Windows Update

4. Log in at "http://access.redhat.com" and download "RHEV-M Windows

Installer".

http://access.redhat.com -> Downloads -> Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Downloads -> Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization -> Red Hat Enterprise
Virt Manager for Servers (v.2 x86) -> RHEV-M Windows Installer

5. This guide is for using local authentication only, and does not cover
RHEV-M integration with Microsoft Active Directory. For this scenario
RHEV-M requires a local user. The steps to add New User:

Start -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management -> Local Users
and Groups -> Users -> (Menu) Action -> New User

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 For detailed step-by-step see: Add new user

6. This guide covers the RHEV-M installation without local DNS server for
hostname and domain resolution. In order to RHEV-M works without
DNS server, it is necessary to edit Windows' “hosts” file.

Open the file "c:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts" with notepad

and add a line:

10.0.0.201 rhevm.home

For detailed step-by-step see: Edit hosts file

7. RHEV-M requires Windows components like .NET Framework and IIS.

On Windows 2008 R2 this is done adding “Roles” to server.

Start -> Administrative Tools -> Server Manager -> Roles -> Add Roles
-> Next

Select:

Application Server -> Add Required Features

Web Server (IIS)

Then:

Next -> Next

Select:

.NET Framework 3.5.1

Web Server (IIS) Support -> Add Required Role Service
COM+ Network Access

Then:

Next -> Next -> Next -> Install -> Close

For detailed step-by-step see: Add Roles

8. Install RHEV-M by running the downloaded "RHEV-M Windows

Installer". The file name is like "RHEVM_51796.exe". Follow the steps:

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Run the installer -> Next -> Yes -> Next -> Choose Install a SQL Server
2005 Express Locally -> Next -> Type Password -> Confirm password
-> Next -> Next -> Next -> Select Local -> Type User Name -> Type
Password -> Next -> Type Organization name -> Type Fully qualified
computer name -> Check "Do not validate fully qualified computer
name -> OK -> Next -> Next -> Next -> Finish

For detailed step-by-step see: Install RHEV-M

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Add new user

1. Start -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management -> Local Users
and Groups

Local Users and Groups on Computer Management

2. Users -> (Menu) Action -> New User

New User action inside Users

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3. Type User name -> Type Full name -> Type Password -> Type Confirm
password -> Uncheck “User must change password at next logon” ->
Create

New User Screen

4. It is done. You can close Computer Management.

New user added

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Edit hosts file

1. Start -> Run... -> Type notepad -> ok

Running notepad

1. File -> Open -> All Files -> c:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts ->

Open

Notepad open file window

1. Type “10.0.0.201 rhevm.home” -> File -> Save

Notepad showing modified hosts file

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Add Roles
1. Start -> Administrative Tools -> Server Manager -> Roles -> Add Roles

Add Roles at Server Manager

2. Next

Warnings and instructions. Read before proceed.

3. Select Application Server

Available Roles

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4. Add Required Features

Application Server Confirmation Window

5. Select Web Server (IIS)

Available Roles

6. Next

Warnings and instructions. Read before proceed.

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7. Add Required Role Services

Warnings and instructions. Read before proceed.

8. Select .NET Framework 3.5.1 -> Select Web Server (IIS) Support ->
Select COM+ Network Access -> Next

Application Server Options

9. Next

Web Server Options

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10. Next

Web Server Options

11. Next

Warnings and instructions. Read before proceed.

12. Close

Installation completed

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Install RHEV-M
1. Next

RHEV-M Welcome Screen

2. Click Yes only if agree with license terms.

License. Read and continue only if accept it

3. Type MS SQL Password -> Confirm MS SQL Password -> Next

MS SQL Password configuration

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4. Next

Installation folder

5. Next

Site configuration

6. Select Local -> Type User Name -> Type Password -> Next

RHEV-M User configuration

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7. Type Organization name -> Type Fully qualified computer name ->
check Do not validate fully qualified computer name -> Next

Hostname and domain configuration

8. OK

Warning about previous checkbox

9. Next

Net console port configuration

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10. Next

Review settings

11. Finish

Installation completed

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