Install the VM-Series Firewall on KVM
Learn how to install the VM-Series firewall in your KVM network.
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The libvirt API that is used to manage KVM includes
a host of tools that allow you to create and manage virtual machines.
To install the VM-Series firewall on KVM you can use any of the
following methods.
virt-manager—Deploy the VM-Series using the virt-manager virtual
machine manager. Virt-manager provides a convenient wizard to help
you through the installation process.
virsh—Deploy the VM-Series using the KVM command line. Create an
XML file that defines the virtual machine instance and bootstrap XML
file that defines the initial configuration settings of the firewall. Then
install the firewall by mounting an ISO image as a CD-ROM.
virt-install—Another option to deploy the VM-Series firewall
using the KVM command line. Use this option to create the definition
for the VM-Series firewall and install it.
This document provides steps for installing the VM-Series firewall
on KVM using virt-manager and virsh.
Prepare to Deploy the VM-Series Firewall
Obtain the qcow2 image and save it on the Linux server. As a best practice,
copy the image to the folder: /var/lib/libvirt/qemu/images.
If you plan to deploy more than one instance of the VM-Series
firewall, make the required number of copies of the image. Because each
instance of the VM-Series firewall maintains a link with the
.qcow2 image that was used to deploy the firewall, to prevent any data
corruption issues ensure that each image is independent and is used by a
single instance of the firewall.
