Create and Install DSR VMs through KVM GUI

3.5.2 Create and Install DSR VMs through KVM GUI

This procedure installs DSR VMs NO, SO, and MP using KVM GUI.

Note:

This installation procedure is only applicable for each VM: NO, SO, MP and so on.

Prerequisites:

Log in to the host machine which has Oracle Linux installed and open the Virtual Machine Manager through CLI, by running:
```
virt-manager
```
Note:
Ensure X11 forwarding is enabled before running virt-manager command on CLI.
Create a new Virtual Machine using the Virtual Manager GUI.
1. Click File, and then New Virtual Machine.
2. Select Import existing disk image.
Select the qcow2 image by browsing the location /home/ova and click Forward.

Note:
Refer to Installing DSR on OL8 and KVM
Select RAM and vCPUs for VM.
For each VM, select the RAM and vCPUs as per the required resource profile. Then, click Forward.
Verify and customize VM.
1. Update the VM name and select Customize configuration before install.
2. Under Network selection, select XMI bridge and click Finish.
Modify the Device model to virtio for XMI bridge.

Customize the network configuration.

On the next screen, click Add Hardware
Select as following:
- Under Network source, choose the IMI Bridge.
- For NO and SO, choose IMI bridge only.
- For MP, add XSI1, along with IMI by repeating this step.
Click Finish.

Note:

Only for MP, we need to add XSI1 & XSI2 bridge as well.

For XSI1 bridge:
GUI

For XSI2 bridge:
GUI

Note:

For DSR Topology it is recommended to add all interfaces on each VM, even when the VM does not require that interface or does not use a VLAN.
It is just to use a standard when the topology is created from NOAM GUI.

Table 3-4 DSR VMs

Add all interfaces as needed. After adding the other networks, you will see the NICs appear.

Note:

After adding all bridges, verify and begin the VM installation.
To disable the TSO GSO features for SBR server, see Disabling TSO GSO features for SBR server.