GL651 · 4 days · 5+ hrs hands-on labs

Red Hat Virtualization v4 Administration (oVirt)

Available for RHEL

Build a production-ready oVirt (Red Hat Virtualization) environment from the ground up in this entirely lab-driven course. Students install the oVirt Engine on RHEL 7, deploy KVM-based hypervisor nodes, and configure enterprise iSCSI storage and networking before progressing to virtual machine provisioning, template management, and directory-integrated user access control.

The curriculum covers the full oVirt administration lifecycle: engine setup with PostgreSQL and JBoss, hypervisor node deployment and registration, iSCSI and ISO storage domain management, server and desktop VM provisioning for both Linux and Windows guests, hot-add hardware operations, disk snapshot workflows, VM sealing with virt-sysprep, template creation with thick and thin clone provisioning, IdM/IPA integration via LDAP for role-based access, VM pool management, and CLI administration through ovirt-shell.

Every chapter centers on guided lab exercises performed on a multi-node oVirt cluster, giving students direct, hands-on experience with the tools and workflows used in production RHV deployments. With over five hours of structured lab time across ten lab exercises, students leave prepared to deploy, configure, and manage enterprise virtualization infrastructure in data center environments.

Who Should Attend

Linux system administrators, virtualization engineers, and data center infrastructure professionals responsible for deploying and managing KVM-based virtualized environments using oVirt or Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) who need hands-on experience with the complete platform administration lifecycle.

Skills Students Will Gain

Install and configure the oVirt Engine management server with PostgreSQL, SSL/TLS, and NFS ISO domain support
Deploy and register oVirt hypervisor nodes to the centralized management platform
Configure oVirt networking including management networks and MAC address pools
Create and manage iSCSI and ISO storage domains for enterprise VM hosting
Provision Linux and Windows virtual machines using manual and automated PXE/Kickstart methods
Perform hot-add operations for NICs and disks on running virtual machines
Create and manage virtual machine disk snapshots for backup and recovery
Install para-virtualized VirtIO drivers and guest tools in Windows virtual machines
Seal virtual machines and create reusable templates for rapid VM deployment
Integrate oVirt with IdM/IPA for centralized user authentication and group management
Configure virtual machine pools with role-based access control and User Portal access
Administer oVirt deployments using the ovirt-shell command-line interface

Chapters & Labs

10 labs · 5+ hours hands-on
  1. oVirt Overview
  2. oVirt Manager 1 lab · 25 min
  3. oVirt Hypervisors 1 lab · 20 min
  4. oVirt Environment Configuration 2 labs · 50 min
  5. oVirt for Servers 2 labs · 75 min
  6. oVirt for Desktops 1 lab · 30 min
  7. oVirt Virtual Machine Templates 1 lab · 20 min
  8. oVirt Pools and Users 1 lab · 30 min
  9. Advanced oVirt 1 lab · 15 min

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Prerequisites

Solid understanding of Linux system administration including package management, networking, storage (LVM, iSCSI), and systemd service management. GL250 (Enterprise Linux Systems Administration) or equivalent experience recommended. Basic familiarity with virtualization concepts is helpful but not required.