oVirt is a free, open-source virtualization platform that is designed to manage virtual machines, storage, and network infrastructure. In this guide, we will walk you through the steps required to install oVirt on a Windows 11 machine.
Prerequisites
Before we begin, please make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:
- Windows 11 operating system
- At least 8 GB of RAM
- At least 50 GB of free disk space
- Internet Connection
Installation Steps:
- Download the latest version of oVirt from the official website here.
- Install Oracle VM VirtualBox on your system by visiting this link and selecting the version that matches your operating system.
- Open the VirtualBox you have installed and click on the "New" button to create a new virtual machine.
- In the "Create Virtual Machine" window, give the virtual machine a name such as "oVirt Virtual Machine".
- Choose "Linux" as the type of operating system and "Red Hat (64-bit)" as the version.
- Specify at least 8192 MB of memory for the virtual machine.
- Create a new virtual hard disk with at least 50 GB of storage.
- On the VirtualBox main window, select the newly created virtual machine, and click the "Settings" button to open the virtual machine settings.
- In the settings window, click on "Storage" and then click on the "Empty" CD/DVD drive.
- Click on the "Choose Virtual Optical Disk File" button and select the oVirt ISO file downloaded earlier.
- Click on "OK" to save the changes made to the virtual machine settings.
- Select the virtual machine in the VirtualBox main window, and click on the "Start" button to begin the installation of oVirt.
- Follow the oVirt installation wizard to complete the installation process.
Conclusion
That's it! You have successfully installed oVirt on your Windows 11 machine using VirtualBox. You can now manage virtual machines, networks, and storage using the oVirt web interface.
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