How to Install oVirt on Debian Latest

oVirt is an open source virtualization management system that allows you to manage and control your virtual machines across multiple physical hosts. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install oVirt on Debian Latest.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

To install oVirt on Debian, you'll need to install several prerequisite packages. Open a terminal window and run the following command to install the necessary packages:

sudo apt-get install -y curl gnupg2 qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-daemon virtinst bridge-utils

Step 2: Install oVirt Repositories

Next, you'll need to add the oVirt repositories to your Debian system. To do this, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-4.4/debian/ ovirt-stable-4.4 main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ovirt.list"

After that, add the oVirt GPG key by running the following command:

curl http://resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-4.4/keys/ovirt-4.4.pub | sudo apt-key add -

Finally, update your system to include the new repositories by running:

sudo apt-get update

Step 3: Install oVirt Engine

In this step, you will install the oVirt Engine.

sudo apt-get install ovirt-engine

During the installation, you will be prompted to configure oVirt:

• Press Enter to configure oVirt using the default values.
• Choose a password for the admin user, and confirm it when prompted.
• Choose OK to confirm that this server will be the oVirt Engine server and to start the configuration process.

Step 4: Configure Firewall

oVirt uses several ports to communicate with the virtualization hosts and clients. You need to open these ports in your firewall to allow oVirt to function properly.

To open the necessary ports, run the following commands:

sudo ufw allow 22/tcp
sudo ufw allow 80/tcp
sudo ufw allow 443/tcp
sudo ufw allow 111/tcp
sudo ufw allow 5432/tcp
sudo ufw allow 16514/tcp
sudo ufw allow 54321-54322/tcp
sudo ufw reload

Step 5: Access oVirt Web Interface

To access the oVirt web interface, open your web browser and navigate to https://<your-server's-IP-address>/ovirt-engine. Log in with the administrator credentials you chose during the installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed oVirt on Debian Latest. You can now use oVirt to manage your virtual machines and virtualized environments.

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