OpenManage Enterprise 4.1.x User's Guide

Deploy in KVM

Deploy OpenManage Enterprise in a kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) by downloading the KVM file from the support site.

1. Install the required virtualization packages while installing the operating system.
2. Download the openmanage_enterprise_kvm_format.zip file from the Dell support site. Extract the file to an appropriate location on your system where you want to store the OpenManage Enterprise virtual drives.
   Two QCOW files of varying sizes should be enclosed in the ZIP file.
3. Start the virtual manager and select File > Properties.
4. On the Network Interfaces screen, click Add.
5. Select Bridge as the interface type and click Forward.
6. Set the start mode to onboot and select the Activate now check box.
7. Select the interface to bridge from the list and ensure the properties match with the host device, and then click Finish.
   NOTE: If a secondary adapter is added before powering on the appliance for the first time, IPv4 and IPv6 are disabled on it. Upon login to the TUI, and after accepting the EULA and changing the admin password, configure the secondary adapter and enable it.
   A virtual interface is now created. Configure the firewall settings using the terminal.
8. On the Virtual Machine Manager, click File > New.
9. Select the Import existing disk image option. Click Forward.
10. Enter the following details:
    • Name: Name of the new virtual machine instance. This name must be unique among all VMs known to the hypervisor on the connection, including inactive guests.
    • Disk image: The local file path where the larger QCOW2 image was downloaded and extracted earlier.
      NOTE:Set the Bus type to SATA.
    • Operating system is the intended operating system for the virtual machine. For OpenManage Enterprise 4.1 and later, the operating system is SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP4 (15.4).
    • Memory is the user configurable memory for the virtual machine. The amount of memory that is assigned is based on OpenManage Enterprise hardware requirements.

    Click Import and run.

11. Open the virtual console of the newly created virtual machine and click Force shutdown.
12. Click Add disk to assign the required space for the virtual machine.
    1. Set Source to Custom path.
    2. Set Custom path to the file path where the smaller qcow2 file was downloaded and extracted earlier.
    3. Set Device to Disk image file.
    4. Set Bus to SATA.
    5. Click Add.
13. Set Firmware to UEFI. Click Save.
14. Edit vCPU Allocation. For information about the number of vCPUs required, see OpenManage Enterprise hardware requirements. Click Apply.
15. Click Run.
    The virtual machine begins booting.