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Prerequisites

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Refer to Downloading the SBC SWe Lite Package prior to performing this procedure

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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 New Virtual Machine from the File drop-down menu.

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

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4. Select Linux from the OS type drop-down menu.
   

5. Select Debian Squeeze from the Version drop-down menu  .

6. Click Browse and navigate to the location of the disk image.
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7. From the Choose Storage Volume dialog, select file SBCSWeLite-disk1.qcow2, then click Choose Volume. Caption0Figure

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   Click Forward.

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9. Set Memory (RAM) field to 1024 and CPUs field to 1, and click Forward.

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

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

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    This network is the network used for the Management Interface.

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Customize Configuration

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Add the Virtual Disks

1. In the new pop-up window, select Disk 1 (VirtIO or IDE).

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

     

   Select qcow2 from the Storage format drop-down menu and click Apply.
    

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3. Click Add Hardware.
4. Select Storage.

5. Select Select or create custom storage. 
   

6. Navigate to file SBCSWeLite disk2.qcow2.

7. Select IDE from the Bus Type drop-down menu, and click Finish.
   

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8. Repeat steps 4-6 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, then click Apply.
   

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Add Virtual Network Interfaces

1. Click Add Hardware.
2. From the Add New Virtual Hardware dialog, select Network.
3. Select the desired Bridge id from the Network source drop-down menu.
4. Select e1000 from the Device model drop-down menu, and then click Finish.
5. Repeat steps 1-4 for additional Network Interfaces.

Finalize Installation

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

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   The configured VM starts automatically as shown below.

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

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3. To stop the VM, right-click on the desired Virtual Machine and select Shut Down, and then Force Off.
   

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Complete Initial Setup

Proceed to SBC SWe Lite Initial Setup.