Red Hat Virtualization

Install Guardium in a Red Hat Virtualization environment.

Before you begin

Red Hat Virtualization is a virtual machine platform based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This procedure assumes familiarity with the Red Had Virtualization platform. For more information, see the Red Hat Virtualization documentation.

Procedure

  1. Upload the Guardium ISO image on the system running the Red Hat Virtualization software using the following command: engine-iso-uploader -i ISO upload <Guardium ISO image file name>.iso
  2. Install the Virtual Viewer for your environment.
    Access viewers at the following URL, then select and install the correct version for your environment: https://<Red Hat Virtualization server host name>/ovirt-engine/rhv/client-resources. For example, a 64-bit Windows users would select Virt Viewer for 64-bit Windows then Right-click > Install the virt-viewer-x64.msi file.
  3. Log in to the Red Hat Virtualization server web interface: https://<Red Hat Virtualization server host name>/ovirt-engine/webadmin/?locale=en_US#dashboard-main
  4. Open Compute > Virtual Machines and click New next to the Vms field to create a new virtual machine.
  5. Configure the virtual machine as follows:
    1. On the General page, define the following settings:
      • Operating System: Linux
      • Optimized for: High Performance
      • Name: provide a name for the virtual machine, for example gkvm04.
      • Description: provide a description for the virtual machine, for example Guardium 11.2.
      • nic1: 3148/3148
    2. On the System page, define the following settings:
      • Maximum memory: 24576 MB
      • Total Virtual CPUs: 4
      • Configure the Hardware Clock Time Offset for your location.
    3. On the Console page, clear the Headless Mode check box.
    4. On the Boot Options page, define the following settings:
      • Second Device: CD-ROM
      • Check the Attach CD check box and select the Guardium ISO image.
      • Check the Enable menu to select boot device check box.
    5. Click OK to save the settings.
  6. From the Compute > Virtual Machines page, double-click the virtual machine created in the previous steps, select Disks and click New to create a new virtual disk.
  7. From the New Virtual Disk page, select the Image page, define Size (GiB): 300, and click OK.
  8. From the Compute > Virtual Machines page, click Run, and then click Console to open the remote console.
  9. From the console, press the ESC key to access the boot menu and select DVD/CD to boot the Guardium ISO image.
  10. From the Guardium Installer menu, select an installation type and install the Guardium system on the virtual machine.