Preparing the System
Prepare a Memory Machine host to run KVM by installing and running the libvirt service and installing a guest OS on a virtual machine.
Before you begin
Procedure
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Add the user qemu to the mvmm user group.
# usermod -a -G mvmm qemu
- Install the libvirt service as recommended for your operating system. For example, to install on RedHat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8), see "Getting Started with Virtualization" in the RedHat Customer Portal Product Documentation.
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Create a virtual machine on the service.
For example, to create a virtual machine on RHEL 8, see "Creating Virtual Machines" in the RedHat Portal product documentation.