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Prerequisite

Copy the following disk image files to disk storage location (typically /var/lib/libvirt/images) on the host machine.

• SBCSWeLite-disk1.qcow2
• SBCSWeLite-disk2.qcow2
• SBCSWeLite-disk3.qcow2

Create New Virtual Machine

1. Start the Virtual Machine Manager.
   

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   0 Figure 1 Start Virtual Machine 3 Start Virtual Machine

2. Select New Virtual Machine from the File drop-down menu.

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   0 Figure 1 New Virtual Machine 3 New Virtual Machine

3. From the Create New Virtual Machine dialog, select Import existing disk image and click Forward..

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   0 Figure 1 Create New Virtual Machine 3 Create New Virtual Machine

4. Click Browse and navigate to the location of the disk image.
5. Select Linux from the OS type drop-down menu.
   

6. Select Debian Squeeze from the Version drop-down menu, and click Forward.

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   0 Figure 1 Storage Path 3 Storage Path

7. Select file SBCSWeLite-disk1.qcow2.

8. From the Choose Storage Volume dialog, click Choose Volume.

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   0 Figure 1 Choose Volume 3 Choose Volume

9. Click Forward.

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   0 Figure 1 OS Type and Version 3 OS Type and Version

10. Set Memory (RAM) field to 512 and CPUs field to 1, and click Forward.

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    0 Figure 1 Memory and CPU Settings 3 Memory and CPU Settings

11. Enter the name of your new VM in the Name field.
12. Select the Customize configuration before install option.

13. From the New VM dialog, select the applicable network from the Network selection drop-down menu, and click Finish.

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    This is the network used for the Management Interface.

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    0 Figure 1 Finalizing Create New Virtual Machine 3 Finalizing Create New Virtual Machine

Customize Configuration

Modify the Virtual Disks

1. Select IDE Disk 1.

2. Expand Advanced options and select IDE from the Disk bus drop-down menu.
3. Select qcow2 from the Storage format drop-down menu.

4. Click Add Hardware, and then click Apply.

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   0 Figure 1 Adding Hardware 3 Adding Hardware

   
   

5. Select Storage.
6. Select Select managed or other existing storage.

7. Click Browse to navigate to the storage location and select SBCSWeLite-disk2.qcow2 image.

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   0 Figure 1 Managing Storage 3 Managing Storage

8. Repeat steps 1-6 for IDE Disk 3.
   

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   0 Figure 1 Repeat for Disk Three 3 Repeat for Disk Three

    

Modify Network Interface Device Model

1. Select NIC.
2. Select e1000 from the Device model drop-down menu.

3. Click Add Hardware, and then click Apply.

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   0 Figure 1 Modify Virtual Network Interface 3 Modify Virtual Network Interface

Add Virtual Network Interfaces

1. From the Add New Virtual Hardware dialog, select Network.
2. Select the desired Bridge id from the Network source drop-down menu.
3. Select e1000 from the Device model drop-down menu, and then click Finish.

4. Repeat steps 1-3 for additional Network Interfaces.

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   0 Figure 1 Adding Network Interfaces 3 Adding Network Interfaces

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Finalize Installation

1. From the Virtual Machine dialog, click Begin installation.

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   0 Figure 1 Begin Final Installation 3 Begin Final Installation

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   The configured VM starts automatically as shown below.

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   0 Figure 1 SBC SWe Lite Running 3 SBC SWe Lite Running

2. Click the monitor icon in the header to open the VM console and proceed with the 

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   initial setup.
   

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   0 Figure 1 Shut Down/Force Off 3 Shut Down/Force Off