How to Install oVirt on EndeavourOS

Introduction

oVirt is a free, open-source virtualization management platform that allows users to manage virtual machines, storage, and networking infrastructure.

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing oVirt on EndeavourOS, a rolling-release Linux distribution based on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing oVirt, you should have the following:

• A running instance of EndeavourOS
• Root access or sudo privileges on your server
• At least 8 GB of free disk space
• Enough RAM to support your virtual machines

Step 1: Add Required Repositories

To install oVirt, we need to add the oVirt repositories to our EndeavourOS system. To do this, we will need to install the following packages:

sudo pacman -Sy dnf
sudo dnf install -y https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm
sudo dnf install -y https://resources.ovirt.org/pub/yum-repo/ovirt-release44.rpm
sudo dnf module enable -y javapackages-tools
sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled powertools

Step 2: Install oVirt Engine

Now that we have added the required repositories, we are ready to install oVirt Engine. Run the following command to install oVirt Engine:

sudo dnf install -y ovirt-engine

Step 3: Configure oVirt Engine

After installing oVirt Engine, we need to configure it. You can use this command to configure it:

sudo engine-setup

Next, follow the prompts to configure oVirt Engine. Here are some basic configurations:

1. Language Selection: Choose your preferred language.

2. Database Configuration: Choose PostgreSQL as your database.

3. Host FQDN: Enter the fully qualified domain name of your server.

4. HTTP Port: Enter the port number to use for HTTP access to the oVirt web interface.

5. Host Network Configuration: Choose your preferred network configuration.

6. Firewall Configuration: Choose your preferred firewall configuration.

7. PKI Configuration: Choose your preferred Public-Key Infrastructure (PKI) configuration.

8. oVirt Engine Administrator Password: Set the password for the oVirt Engine administrator account.

9. Confirm Settings: Confirm the settings you have chosen.

10. Installation Complete: The installation process is complete.

Step 4: Access oVirt Web Interface

Now that we have installed and configured oVirt Engine, we can access the web interface by opening the following URL in a web browser:

https://<ovirt_engine_FQDN>:<HTTP_port>/ovirt-engine/webadmin/

Replace <ovirt_engine_FQDN> with the fully qualified domain name of your server, and <HTTP_port> with the port number you chose during the configuration process.

You should see the oVirt login page where you can enter your user credentials and start using oVirt.

Conclusion

That's it! You now have oVirt installed on your EndeavourOS system. You can create and manage virtual machines, storage, and networking infrastructure to suit your needs.

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