4.2 Virtual Machine Manager
From the desktop of the management virtual machine, the YaST Virtual Machine Manager provides a graphical user interface you can use to create and manage virtual machines.
NOTE:Close Virtual Machine Manager if you are not actively using it and restart it when needed. Closing Virtual Machine Manager does not affect the state of virtual machines.
If left running, Virtual Machine Manager incrementally consumes domain 0 memory. With diminishing system memory in domain 0, virtual machine performance slows and then out-of-memory error messages start to appear in domain 0 and all virtual machines. Closing Virtual Machine Machine manager releases the additional memory it consumed.
Figure 4-2 Virtual Machine Manager Main Console
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Selecting a virtual machine and clicking displays the virtual machine window showing the virtual machine’s current state.
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Clicking on the virtual machine window boots the virtual machine and displays the user interface or text console running on the virtual machine.
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Selecting a virtual machine and clicking lets you view performance and configure hardware details associated with the virtual machine.
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Clicking in Virtual Machine Manager launches the , which walks you through the steps required to set up a virtual machine.
Figure 4-3 Create Virtual Machine Wizard Welcome Screen
The wizard guides you through the process of defining the virtual machine settings and installing the operating system.
Figure 4-4 Virtual Machine Summary Screen
After specifying the settings on the screen, the wizard starts the virtual machine and launches the operating system installation program, which guides you through the process of installation.