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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

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Create New Virtual Machine

1. Start the Virtual Machine Manager.
   

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2. Select

   File >

   New Virtual Machine from the File drop-down menu.

    

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

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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

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7. Select Browse.

8. , and click Forward.

   Navigate to the storage path.
   

    

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9. Select file SBCSWeLite-disk1.qcow2.
10. Select

    From the Choose Storage Volume dialog, click Choose Volume.

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11. Select

    Click Forward.

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12. Set Memory (RAM)

    :

    field to 512

    .Set

    and CPUs

    :

    field to 1, and click Forward.

    Select Forward.

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13. Enter the name of the VM in the Name field.
14. Select the Customize configuration before install checkbox option.

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

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    This is the Network network used for the Management Interface.

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Customize Configuration

Modify the Disk Bus

1. Select VirtIO IDE Disk 1.

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

   Click Add Hardware, and then click Apply.

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   Click Apply.

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4. Select Storage.
5. Select Select managed or other existing storage radio button.

6. Click Browse to navigate to the storage

   location and

   location and select SBCSWeLite-disk2.qcow2 image.

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7.  Repeat steps 1-7 6 for IDE Disk 3.
   

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Modify Network Interface Device Model

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

   Click Add Hardware, and then click Apply.

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Add Virtual Network Interfaces

1. Select 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.Select , and then click Finish.

4. Repeat

   these

   steps 1-3 for additional Network Interfaces.

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   The  Spacevars 0 series3 The SWe Lite Virtual Machine requires five Virtual Network Interfaces configured, regardless of the actual number of Networks used by the guest VM. The first Virtual NIC must use a dedicated bridge (Network source). The Network source can then be used when configuring to configure the four remaining four Virtual NIC'sNICs.

   
   

Finalize Installation

1. From the debian6 Virtual Machine dialog, click Begin installation.

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   Select Begin Installation.

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   The configured VM starts automatically as shown below.

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2. Open the VM console to proceed with

   the SBC SWe Lite

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   initial setup.
   

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