How to Install oVirt on OpenBSD

In this tutorial, we will cover the steps required to install oVirt on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we install oVirt, we need to ensure that our system meets the following requirements:

• OpenBSD should be up to date with the latest updates and patches.
• Minimum RAM required is 8GB
• Minimum space required is 2TB for storage

Steps for Installation

1. Install oVirt repositories:

sudo cp /etc/installurl "/etc/installurl.$(date +%Y%m%d)"
sudo echo "https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=ovirt-4.4" > /etc/installurl
pkg_add dirmngr gnupg
sudo -i
rpm --import https://keys.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-release44-4.4.4-1.el8.noarch.rpm

2. Install oVirt engine:

sudo dnf install ovirt-engine

3. Configure oVirt engine:

sudo engine-setup

Follow the on-screen prompts to configure oVirt engine.

4. Install the oVirt node:

sudo dnf install ovirt-node-ng-image

5. Update the node with the latest patches:

sudo ovirt-aaa-jdbc-setup
sudo ovirt-imageio-daemon-setup
sudo ovirt-node-ng-image-update

6. Configure oVirt node:

sudo engine-setup

Follow the on-screen prompts to configure oVirt node.

7. Open the oVirt web console:

https://[your-engine-fqdn]/ovirt-engine

This should open up the oVirt web console.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed oVirt on OpenBSD.

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