== Preparing the Virtual Machine Manager ==
# Open a web-browser, and open the OPS235 Lab #2 WIKI. '''<br /><br />NOTE:''' You need to enter your "MySeneca" username and password to obtain a "wired" Internet connection (otherwise, you will not be able to perform the yum install command in the next step). Remember to perform a "wired-connection" (logging in with your MySeneca username and password via a web-browser) every time you boot-up your host machine...<br /><br />
# Install the virtualization software (virtualization, libvirt, virt-manager) using <code>yum install virtualization libvirt virt-manager</code> (and reply "y" to all of the prompts)
# The command you issued will install the following software:
:* kvm/qemu - the hypervisor and other hardware emulation systems.
:* A system service named libvirtd that manages the VMs.
:* A graphical tool for managing virtual machines and the virsh command-line tool.
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<li value="4">Start the virtualization service: <code>service libvirtd start</code></li>
<li>The firewall configuration is altered by the addition of the virtualization software. Restart the firewall so that these changes become active: <code>service iptables restart</code></li>
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<li value="6">Start the graphical tool by selecting the menu options '''Applications'''>'''System Tools'''>'''Virtual Machine Manager''' or by typing the command <code>virt-manager</code>.</li>
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{{Admon/important|Run virt-manager as a regular user, not as root|Otherwise all your virtual machines will be owned by root and you won't be able to use them as a regular user.}}
== Using the Virtual Machine Manager ==