• KVM 1.x
• Libvirt >= 0.9
• Virt-Manager >= 0.9
• 512M free RAM for the Virtual Machine
• 3 GB of free disk space
• A 64-bit kernel

Download the image from here: KVM.

The image is compressed using bzip2. Be sure to decompress it before moving on.

Recommended unarchivers:

• Mac OS X: The Unarchiver
• Linux: bzip2 (available in most package managers)
• Windows: 7-Zip

Step 3.1 - Create a new Virtual Machine

Start virt-manager and follow these steps:

• Click on: Create a new virtual machine
• Name: opennebula-sandbox
• Select Import existing disk image
• Click the Browse button and navigate to the uncompressed image
• OS type: Linux
• Version Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
• Memory (RAM): 512 MB
• CPUs: 1
• Click on Customize configuration before install
• Select a NAT network, like Virtual network 'default': NAT
• Choose Set a fixed MAC address
• Virt Type: kvm
• Architecture: x86_64
• Disk 1 ⇒ Advanced Options ⇒ Storage format: qcow2. Click on Apply
• Click on Begin installation button in the top left part of the window.

Step 3.2 - Enter the Appliance

At this point the Virtual Machine will be running. Wait until you see a login prompt that says ''one-sandbox login:“

You can log in into the Virtual Machine using the following information:

• Login: root
• Password: opennebula

_{In the guide referenced by in this section you will need to use your virtual machines's IP as the IP. You can obtain it by doing ifconfig eth0 inside the Virtual Machine}

Follow this guide in order to check out what OpenNebula can do.