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Modified: for 8.2.1
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) is an open-source, easy to use, efficient infrastructure and centralized management platform for virtualized Linux and Windows workloads. Built on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) technologies, it provides a distributed platform to virtualize traditional applications and build a foundation for cloud-native and container-based workloads.
RHV allows you to provision new virtual servers, and enables efficient use of physical server resources. With RHV, you can manage your entire virtual infrastructure - including hosts, virtual machines, networks, storage, and users - from a centralized graphical user interface or REST API.
RHV offers a high-performance, highly available platform with built-in security for business-critical workloads. RHV provides integrated management with a self-service user portal.
RHV is based on the OVirt open-source project.
For single server deployments, Ribbon recommends using RHEL as a stand-alone virtual machine host.
For multi-host deployments, Ribbon recommends deploying RHV using the Self-Hosted Engine Architecture, with stand-alone HA services.
Note the following:
For detailed information on RHV, refer to the following resources:
The third-party URLs given in this article can change without notice.
To install SBC SWe on RHV, perform the following:
Visit the IP address of the RHV hosted engine using a browser. When the page loads, do the following:
Click Administration Portal.
Click Upload > Start.
Click Choose File, and select an .iso
image from the local disk.
The time required to upload the SBC image depends on the network speed. You can monitor the status in the Storage > Disks page.
Click New.
Provide the name of the network, add necessary details, and click OK.
Using the left panel, navigate to Compute > Hosts.
To map a network to a host, select the host from the table, and click Network Interfaces > Setup Host Networks.
Decide the interfaces corresponding to PKT0, PKT1, and HA. Drag the Interfaces to Assigned Logical Networks, and click OK.
To create a virtual machine instance in RHV, perform the following steps using the Red Hat Virtual Manager UI:
Using the left panel, navigate to Compute > Virtual Machine, and click New.
If the advanced options does not load by default, click Show Advanced Options on the newly launched window. When the advanced options are displayed, the button changes to Hide Advanced Options.
In the section Instance Images, click Create. In the new window, do the following.
Add the necessary network information. Based on the requirement, add four or six networks (for port redundancy).
Using the left panel, navigate to System.
Using the left panel, navigate to Boot Options.
The table is updated with the newly created VM. Right-click on the VM, and select Run.
In the Console, the SBC boot screen is displayed. To start installation, press Enter.
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). Provide the IP address, netmask, and gateway information.Install the SBC application using the Platform Manager.
For detailed information on steps 14 and 15, refer to the following pages:
Modified: for 8.2.1