You can deploy the vNIOS appliance from a remote web server or a local file system that is accessible from your management system. Instructions in this section assume that you have configured the server on your network, and you are able to connect to it from your management system.
To deploy a vNIOS appliance for KVM Hypervisor, complete the following :
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Install relevant package for the operating system, either CentOS for KVM or RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) for KVM-based OpenStack, that you use:
In your CentOS environment, verify that you have already installed the device-mapper package. If not, run the following commands to install the package:
yum install device-mapperservice libvirtd restartIn your RHEL environment, verify that you have already installed the gnome package. If not, you can run the following commands to install the package:
yum group list
The above command lists all available installation groups on the RHEL environment. Next, run the following command to install gnome package:yum groupinstall 'Server with GUI'
Alternatively, you can use the following command to install only the core gnome package:yum groupinstall 'X Window System' 'GNOME'
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Download the qcow2 file from the Infoblox Technical Support site. For information, see the Requirements section.
Install the vNIOS virtual appliance in
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KVM
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For KVM-based OpenStack, see Installing vNIOS for KVM in the OpenStack Environment.
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Configure and start the vNIOS virtual appliance, as described in
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For KVM-based OpenStack, see Starting a vNIOS Instance in OpenStack Environment.
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Before installing a vNIOS for KVM instance, ensure that your setup meets the following requirements:
Deployment of the vNIOS for KVM hypervisor is supported on the following operating systems:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.4 (from NIOS 9.0.5 onwards)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.3 (from NIOS 9.0.4 onwards)
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
From the Infoblox Technical Support site, download the qcow2 file (vNIOS software package) according to the version of NIOS.
To download the package, you must have a valid login account on the Infoblox Support site. If you do not already have an account, register your product at https://support.infoblox.com.
To download the qcow2 file:Sign in to the Infoblox Support site.
On the Download Center tab, under Download Categories, select NIOS/vNIOS.
Under Select version, select the version of NIOS.
Click vNIOS for KVM to expand it.
In the Link to Download Images column, click the download icon to download the qcow2 file.