Ovirt Beta

Ovirt Beta

Using oVirt

Red Hat Documentation Group

Susan Burgess

Red Hat
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Abstract

This online help describes how to use the oVirt Administration User Interface, a means of managing virtual machines and resources.

Preface
1. Document Conventions
2. We Need Feedback!
1. Introduction
1.1. Overview
1.2. Prerequisites
1.3. Types of Users
1.3.1. Open Source Developers
1.3.2. Users
2. Installing the oVirt Administration User Interface
2.1. Installing oVirt Developer Version
2.1.1. Prerequisites for the Development Version
2.1.2. Installing the Appliance
2.2. Installing oVirt on a Physical Network
2.2.1. Prerequisites
2.2.2. Installing the Appliance
2.3. About create-wui-appliance.sh
3. Getting Started
3.1. Logging on
3.2. Using the Interface
3.2.1. About the Interface
3.2.2. Using the Navigator
3.2.3. Using the Content and Detail Panes
3.3. Using Online Help
3.4. Using Search
4. Managing Hardware Resources
4.1. Logging in as the Hardware Administrator
4.2. Working with Hardware Pools
4.2.1. Viewing Hardware Resources
4.2.2. Creating and Deleting Hardware Pools
4.2.3. Adding and Removing Physical Hosts
4.2.4. Moving Hosts between Hardware Pools
4.3. Managing Storage Servers
4.3.1. Adding Storage to the Resource Pool
4.3.2. Creating Storage Servers
4.3.3. Moving Storage Servers between Hardware Pools
4.3.4. Deleting Storage Servers
5. Managing Virtual Resources
5.1. Working with Virtual Machine Pools
5.1.1. Viewing Virtual Pools
5.1.2. Creating Virtual Machine Pools
5.1.3. Deleting Virtual Machine Pools
5.2. Working with Virtual Machines
5.2.1. Viewing Virtual Machines
5.2.2. Adding Virtual Machines
5.2.3. Using Virtual Machines
5.2.4. Deleting Virtual Machines
6. Managing User Access
6.1. Assigning Permissions with User Roles
6.1.1. How User Roles Work
6.2. Managing Users
6.2.1. The User Access Page
6.2.2. Adding Users to a Pool
6.2.3. Changing Users Roles
6.2.4. Revoking User Permissions
Glossary
A. Revision History