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 Install Virtualization for Block Device
=========================================

If you intend to use Ceph Block Devices and the Ceph Storage Cluster as a
backend for Virtual Machines (VMs) or  :term:`Cloud Platforms` the QEMU/KVM and
``libvirt`` packages are important for enabling VMs and cloud platforms.
Examples of VMs include: QEMU/KVM, XEN, VMWare, LXC, VirtualBox, etc. Examples
of Cloud Platforms include OpenStack, CloudStack, OpenNebula, etc.


.. ditaa::  +---------------------------------------------------+
            |                     libvirt                       |
            +------------------------+--------------------------+
                                     |
                                     | configures
                                     v
            +---------------------------------------------------+
            |                       QEMU                        |
            +---------------------------------------------------+
            |                      librbd                       |
            +------------------------+-+------------------------+
            |          OSDs          | |        Monitors        |
            +------------------------+ +------------------------+


Install QEMU
============

QEMU KVM can interact with Ceph Block Devices via ``librbd``, which is an
important feature for using Ceph with cloud platforms. Once you install QEMU,
see `QEMU and Block Devices`_ for usage. 


Debian Packages
---------------

QEMU packages are incorporated into Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin and later
versions. To  install QEMU, execute the following:: 

	sudo apt-get install qemu
	

RPM Packages
------------

To install QEMU, execute the following:

#. Install ``yum-plugin-priorities``. ::

	sudo yum install yum-plugin-priorities

#. Ensure ``/etc/yum/pluginconf.d/priorities.conf`` exists.

#. Ensure ``priorities.conf`` enables the plugin. :: 

	[main]
	enabled = 1

#. Create a ``/etc/yum.repos.d/ceph-extras.repo`` file with the following 
   contents, and replace ``{distro}`` with your Linux distribution. Follow
   the ``baseurl`` path below to see which distributions Ceph supports:: 

	[ceph-extras]
	name=Ceph Extras
	baseurl=http://ceph.com/packages/ceph-extras/rpm/{distro}/$basearch
	enabled=1
	priority=2
	gpgcheck=1
	type=rpm-md
	gpgkey=https://ceph.com/git/?p=ceph.git;a=blob_plain;f=keys/release.asc
		
	[ceph-qemu-source]
	name=Ceph Extras Sources
	baseurl=http://ceph.com/packages/ceph-extras/rpm/{distro}/SRPMS
	enabled=1
	priority=2
	gpgcheck=1
	type=rpm-md
	gpgkey=https://ceph.com/git/?p=ceph.git;a=blob_plain;f=keys/release.asc

#. Update your repositories. :: 

	sudo yum update

#. Ensure that non-priority versions are removed. ::

	sudo yum remove qemu-kvm qemu-kvm-tools qemu-img
	sudo yum clean all

#. Install QEMU for Ceph. :: 

	sudo yum install qemu-kvm qemu-kvm-tools qemu-img
	
#. Install additional QEMU packages (optional):: 

	sudo yum install qemu-guest-agent qemu-guest-agent-win32
	

Building QEMU
-------------

To build QEMU from source, use the following procedure::

	cd {your-development-directory}
	git clone git://git.qemu.org/qemu.git
	cd qemu
	./configure --enable-rbd
	make; make install



Install libvirt
===============

To use ``libvirt`` with Ceph, you must have a running Ceph Storage Cluster, and
you must have installed and configured QEMU. See `Using libvirt with Ceph Block
Device`_ for usage.


Debian Packages
---------------

``libvirt`` packages are incorporated into Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin and
later versions of Ubuntu. To install ``libvirt`` on these distributions,
execute the following:: 

	sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libvirt-bin


RPM Packages
------------

To use ``libvirt`` with a Ceph Storage Cluster, you must  have a running Ceph
Storage Cluster and you must also install a version of QEMU with ``rbd`` format
support.  See `Install QEMU`_ for details.


``libvirt`` packages are incorporated into the recent CentOS/RHEL distributions. 
To install ``libvirt``, execute the following:: 

	sudo yum install libvirt


Building ``libvirt``
--------------------

To build ``libvirt`` from source, clone the ``libvirt`` repository and use
`AutoGen`_ to generate the build. Then, execute ``make`` and ``make install`` to
complete the installation. For example::

	git clone git://libvirt.org/libvirt.git
	cd libvirt
	./autogen.sh
	make
	sudo make install 

See `libvirt Installation`_ for details.



.. _libvirt Installation: http://www.libvirt.org/compiling.html
.. _AutoGen: http://www.gnu.org/software/autogen/
.. _QEMU and Block Devices: ../../rbd/qemu-rbd
.. _Using libvirt with Ceph Block Device: ../../rbd/libvirt