Introduction

• Using Ubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10.
• Using 32 bit kernel, so limiting guests to 32 bit kernels and 2GB ram.
• Will be using bridge support on host.
• Using hardware that supports virtualization.

Install Karmic Koala

• During the install, on the Software selection screen, choose Virtual Machine Host.

• Run updates and upgrades after first boot:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Host bridge network

• Edit /etc/network/interfaces and add br0 interface configured for your network:

sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces

...
# The network for kvm virtual machines
auto br0
iface br0 inet static
        address 192.168.2.136
        network 192.168.2.0
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        broadcast 192.168.2.255
        gateway 192.168.2.1
        bridge_ports eth0
        bridge_stp off
        bridge_fd 0
        bridge_maxwait 0
...

• Restart the network

sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

• Client dhcp

• Don't forget to setup dhcp for new guests based on MAC address.

• If virt-install is not installed, run apt-get:

  sudo apt-get install python-virtinst