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CNV-11393: Doc redesign and update for virtctl
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‎_topic_map.yml‎

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- Name: Installing OpenShift Virtualization using the CLI
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- Name: Installing the virtctl client
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- Name: Enabling the virtctl client
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File: virt-enabling-virtctl
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- Name: Uninstalling OpenShift Virtualization using the web console
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- Name: Uninstalling OpenShift Virtualization using the CLI

‎modules/virt-downloading-virtctl-client.adoc‎

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// Module included in the following assemblies:
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// virt/install/virt-enabling-virtctl.adoc
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[id="virt-downloading-virtctl-client_{context}"]
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= Downloading the virtctl client
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Download the `virtctl` client by using the link provided in the `ConsoleCLIDownload` custom resource (CR).
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.Procedure
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. View the `ConsoleCLIDownload` object by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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$ oc get ConsoleCLIDownload virtctl-clidownloads-kubevirt-hyperconverged -o yaml
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. Download the `virtctl` client by using the link listed for your distribution.

‎modules/virt-enabling-virt-repos.adoc‎

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// virt/install/virt-enabling-virtctl.adoc
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= Enabling {VirtProductName} repositories

‎modules/virt-installing-virtctl-client-web.adoc‎

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‎modules/virt-installing-virtctl-client-yum.adoc‎

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// virt/install/virt-enabling-virtctl.adoc
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[id="virt-installing-virtctl-client-yum_{context}"]
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= Installing the virtctl client using the yum utility
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Install the `virtctl` client from the `kubevirt-virtctl` package.
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.Procedure
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* Install the `kubevirt-virtctl` package:
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# yum install kubevirt-virtctl
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‎modules/virt-installing-virtctl-client.adoc‎

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Install the `virtctl` client from the `kubevirt-virtctl` package.
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Extract and install the `virtctl` client after downloading from the appropriate location for your operating system.
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.Prerequisites
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* You must have downloaded the `virtctl` client.
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* Install the `kubevirt-virtctl` package:
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* For Linux:
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. Extract the tarball. The following CLI command extracts it into the same directory as the tarball:
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$ tar -xvf <virtctl-version-distribution.arch>.tar.gz
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$ chmod +x <virtctl-file-name>
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. Unpack and unzip the archive.
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. Navigate the extracted folder hierarchy and double-click the `virtctl` executable file to install the client.
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‎virt/install/virt-enabling-virtctl.adoc‎

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= Enabling the virtctl client
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include::modules/virt-document-attributes.adoc[]
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toc::[]
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The `virtctl` client is a command-line utility for managing {VirtProductName}
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resources. It is available for Linux, macOS, and Windows distributions.
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[id="virtctl-download-install_{context}"]
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== Downloading and installing the virtctl client
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[id="virtctl-additional-setup_{context}"]
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== Additional setup options
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[id="virt-enabling-virtctl-addtl-resources"]
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== Additional resources
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xref:../../virt/virt-using-the-cli-tools.adoc#virt-using-the-cli-tools[Using the CLI tools] for {VirtProductName}.

‎virt/install/virt-installing-virtctl.adoc‎

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‎virt/virt-learn-more-about-openshift-virtualization.adoc‎

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| xref:../virt/about-virt.adoc#about-virt[Learn about {VirtProductName}]
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| Connecting virtual machines to the xref:../virt/virtual_machines/vm_networking/virt-using-the-default-pod-network-with-virt.adoc#virt-using-the-default-pod-network-with-virt[default pod network for virtual machines] and xref:../virt/virtual_machines/vm_networking/virt-attaching-vm-multiple-networks.adoc#attaching-to-multiple-networks[multiple networks]
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‎virt/virt-using-the-cli-tools.adoc‎

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