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* Review the xref:../virt/install/preparing-cluster-for-virt.adoc#preparing-cluster-for-virt[installation requirements].
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* Review the xref:../virt/virtual_machines/virtual_disks/virt-features-for-storage.adoc#virt-features-for-storage[storage features] required for cloning, snapshots, and live migration. See xref:../storage/container_storage_interface/persistent-storage-csi.adoc#persistent-storage-csi[Using a CSI-enabled storage provider] for details.
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* Install the xref:../virt/install/installing-virt-web.adoc#virt-installing-virt-operator_installing-virt-web[{VirtProductName} Operator] and the xref:../virt/install/virt-enabling-virtctl.adoc#virt-enabling-virtctl[`virtctl` tool].
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* Install the xref:../virt/install/installing-virt-web.adoc#virt-installing-virt-operator_installing-virt-web[{VirtProductName} Operator].
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* Install the xref:../virt/install/virt-enabling-virtctl.adoc#virt-enabling-virtctl[`virtctl` tool].
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[id="virt-getting-started"]
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== Getting started
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Create a virtual machine:
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Create a virtual machine::
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* Create a xref:../virt/virtual_machines/virt-create-vms.adoc#virt-creating-vm-wizard-web_virt-create-vms[RHEL virtual machine] using the wizard.
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* Create a Windows virtual machine:
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** Create and customize link:https://cloud.redhat.com/blog/virtual-machines-as-code-with-openshift-gitops-and-openshift-virtualization[Windows boot sources].
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** Create a xref:../virt/virtual_machines/virt-create-vms.adoc#virt-creating-vm-wizard-web_virt-create-vms[Windows virtual machine] using the wizard.
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** Install xref:../virt/virtual_machines/virt-installing-qemu-guest-agent.adoc#virt-installing-virtio-drivers-installing-windows_virt-installing-qemu-guest-agent[VirtIO drivers and the QEMU guest agent] on the virtual machine.
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** Install xref:../virt/virtual_machines/virt-installing-qemu-guest-agent.adoc#virt-installing-virtio-drivers-installing-windows_virt-installing-qemu-guest-agent[VirtIO drivers and the QEMU guest agent] on the Windows virtual machine.
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* Connect to a virtual machine using a xref:../virt/virtual_machines/virt-accessing-vm-consoles.adoc#virt-vm-serial-console-web_virt-accessing-vm-consoles[serial console] or xref:../virt/virtual_machines/virt-accessing-vm-consoles.adoc#virt-connecting-vnc-console_virt-accessing-vm-consoles[VNC console].
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* Connect to a Windows virtual machine using xref:../virt/virtual_machines/virt-accessing-vm-consoles.adoc#virt-vm-rdp-console-web_virt-accessing-vm-consoles[RDP].
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* Connect to a virtual machine using SSH:
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** xref:../virt/virtual_machines/virt-accessing-vm-consoles.adoc#virt-accessing-vmi-ssh_virt-accessing-vm-consoles[Create a service] to expose the SSH port of the virtual machine to an external network.
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** Use the service to connect to the virtual machine with xref:../virt/virtual_machines/virt-accessing-vm-consoles.adoc#virt-accessing-vmi-ssh_virt-accessing-vm-consoles[SSH].
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* Connect to the xref:../virt/virtual_machines/virt-accessing-vm-consoles.adoc#virt-vm-serial-console-web_virt-accessing-vm-consoles[serial console] or xref:../virt/virtual_machines/virt-accessing-vm-consoles.adoc#virt-connecting-vnc-console_virt-accessing-vm-consoles[VNC console] of a virtual machine using the web console.
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* Connect to a virtual machine xref:../virt/virtual_machines/virt-accessing-vm-consoles.adoc#virt-accessing-vmi-ssh_virt-accessing-vm-consoles[using SSH].
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* Connect to a Windows virtual machine xref:../virt/virtual_machines/virt-accessing-vm-consoles.adoc#virt-vm-rdp-console-web_virt-accessing-vm-consoles[using RDP].
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* Stop, start, pause, and restart a virtual machine xref:../virt/virtual_machines/virt-controlling-vm-states.adoc#virt-controlling-vm-states[from the web console].
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* Manage a virtual machine, expose a port, and connect to the serial console of a virtual machine xref:../virt/virt-using-the-cli-tools.adoc#virt-virtctl-commands_virt-using-the-cli-tools[from the command line] with `virtctl`.
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== Next steps
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* Configure a Linux bridge network by creating a xref:../virt/virtual_machines/vm_networking/virt-attaching-vm-multiple-networks.adoc#virt-creating-linux-bridge-nncp_virt-attaching-vm-multiple-networks[creating a Linux bridge node network configuration policy], xref:../virt/virtual_machines/vm_networking/virt-attaching-vm-multiple-networks.adoc#virt-creating-linux-bridge-nad-web_virt-attaching-vm-multiple-networks[creating a network attachment definition], and xref:../virt/virtual_machines/vm_networking/virt-attaching-vm-multiple-networks.adoc#virt-vm-creating-nic-web_virt-attaching-vm-multiple-networks[attaching a virtual machine to the network]. See xref:../networking/k8s_nmstate/k8s-nmstate-about-the-k8s-nmstate-operator.adoc#k8s-nmstate-about-the-k8s-nmstate-operator[About the Kubernetes NMState Operator] for more information.
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* Configure an SR-IOV network by instaling the xref:../networking/hardware_networks/installing-sriov-operator.adoc#installing-sriov-operator[SR-IOV Operator], configuring a xref:../virt/virtual_machines/vm_networking/virt-configuring-sriov-device-for-vms.adoc#virt-configuring-sriov-device-for-vms[SR-IOV network device], and xref:../virt/virtual_machines/vm_networking/virt-attaching-vm-to-sriov-network.adoc#virt-attaching-vm-to-sriov-network[attaching a virtual machine to the SR-IOV network].
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* Monitor virtualization resources, details, status, and top consumers on the xref:../virt/logging_events_monitoring/virt-reviewing-virtualization-overview.adoc#virt-reviewing-virtualization-overview[*Virtualization Overview* page].
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** Create a xref:../virt/virtual_machines/vm_networking/virt-attaching-vm-multiple-networks.adoc#virt-creating-linux-bridge-nncp_virt-attaching-vm-multiple-networks[node network configuration policy]
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** Create a xref:../virt/virtual_machines/vm_networking/virt-attaching-vm-multiple-networks.adoc#virt-creating-linux-bridge-nad-web_virt-attaching-vm-multiple-networks[network attachment definition].
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** xref:../virt/virtual_machines/vm_networking/virt-attaching-vm-multiple-networks.adoc#virt-vm-creating-nic-web_virt-attaching-vm-multiple-networks[Attach a virtual machine] to the Linux bridge network.
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** Install the xref:../networking/hardware_networks/installing-sriov-operator.adoc#installing-sriov-operator[SR-IOV Operator].
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** Configure an xref:../virt/virtual_machines/vm_networking/virt-configuring-sriov-device-for-vms.adoc#virt-configuring-sriov-device-for-vms[SR-IOV network device].
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** xref:../virt/virtual_machines/vm_networking/virt-attaching-vm-to-sriov-network.adoc#virt-attaching-vm-to-sriov-network[Attach a virtual machine] to the SR-IOV network.
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* Monitor resources, details, status, and top consumers on the xref:../virt/logging_events_monitoring/virt-reviewing-virtualization-overview.adoc#virt-reviewing-virtualization-overview[*Virtualization Overview* page].
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* View high-level information about your virtual machines on the xref:../virt/logging_events_monitoring/virt-viewing-information-about-vm-workloads.adoc#virt-viewing-information-about-vm-workloads[*Virtual Machines* dashboard].
* xref:../virt/virtual_machines/advanced_vm_management/virt-automating-management-tasks.adoc#virt-automating-virtual-machine-creation-with-ansible_virt-automating-management-tasks[Automate virtual machine deployments] with Ansible.
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* xref:../virt/virtual_machines/virt-automating-windows-sysprep.adoc#virt-automating-windows-sysprep[Automate Windows virtual machine deployments] with `sysprep`.
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== Additional resources
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* xref:../networking/k8s_nmstate/k8s-nmstate-about-the-k8s-nmstate-operator.adoc#k8s-nmstate-about-the-k8s-nmstate-operator[About the Kubernetes NMState Operator]
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* xref:../virt/virtual_machines/advanced_vm_management/virt-specifying-nodes-for-vms.adoc#virt-specifying-nodes-for-vms[Specifying nodes for virtual machines]
* xref:../virt/virtual_machines/virtual_disks/virt-configuring-local-storage-for-vms.adoc#virt-configuring-local-storage-for-vms[Configuring local storage]
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* xref:../virt/virtual_machines/advanced_vm_management/virt-automating-management-tasks.adoc#virt-automating-virtual-machine-creation-with-ansible_virt-automating-management-tasks[Automating virtual machine deployments with Ansible]
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* xref:../virt/virtual_machines/virt-automating-windows-sysprep.adoc#virt-automating-windows-sysprep[Automating Windows virtual machine deployments with `sysprep`]
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* xref:../virt/backup_restore/virt-backup-restore-overview.adoc#virt-backup-restore-overview[Backup and restore]
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