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

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 Summary screen, the wizard starts the virtual machine and launches the operating system installation program, which guides you through the process of installation.