KVM Revisited Part I - Multiple VLANs

Posted on Tue 15 September 2015 in misc • Tagged with kvm, vlan

I've decided to rebuild my KVM lab on OpenSUSE 13.2 and to try and finish documenting the process of a fully functional KVM lab on multiple VLANs.

Install KVM with yast2

I used the "Install Hypervisor and Tools" in yast2 to install KVM.  I also allowed it to create …


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openSUSE KVM getting started notes

Posted on Fri 03 January 2014 in misc • Tagged with kvm, virtualisation

Some sparse notes on installing KVM on openSUSE locally

Configure libvirtd

Firstly, lets not have to be root every time I want to use virt-manager and without using policy kit.  In /etc/libvirt/libvirtd.conf uncomment and set

unix_sock_group = "libvirt"
unix_sock_ro_perms = "0770"
unix_sock_rw_perms = "0770"
auth_unix_ro = "none"
auth_unix_rw = "none"

(https://doc …


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