• 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 for here: KVM.

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

Step 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 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

_{To access Sunstone and the Self-service UI, use virtual machine's 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.

Work in progress.