This section shows you how to create a virtual machine using KVM on Centos 7.9.

Procedure

  1. On the KVM host, create a network bridge for virtual machine communication. Do the following:
    1. Open the network file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ens192 using a text editor and make the following edits:
      • Comment out the line for BOOTPROTO
      • Add BRIDGE=br1
      The following shows a file example.
      kvm-config-file.png
    2. Create a new network file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-br1 with the following content:
      DEVICE=br1 
BOOTPROTO=static 
ONBOOT=yes 
TYPE=Bridge
    1. Restart the network service.
  2. Open Virtual Host Manager and click File → New Virtual Machine.
    kvm-vmm-file.png
  3. On the New VM screen, select Local install media (ISO image or CDROM) and click Forward.
    kvm-vmm-forward.png
  4. Select Use ISO image and click Browse to select the Deep Discovery Email Inspector installation ISO image; then, click Forward.
    kvm-vmm-select-iso.png
  5. Configure the memory and CPU resource settings for the virtual machine and click Forward.
    kvm-vmm-resource.png
  6. Configure the storage setting and click Forward.
    kvm-vmm-storage.png
  7. Specify the name (for example, "Deep Discovery Email Inspector") for the new virtual machine and select the network bridge you created; then, click Finish.
    kvm-vmm-finish.png