Customizing the HCP VM node for HCP configuration

In the customization window, on the left navigation pane, right-click the Overview tab, and in the menu, click Add Hardware.
In the Add New Virtual Hardware window, on the left navigation pane, click the Storage tab.
To configure the Storage Volume window, perform one of these procedures:
- If you are creating a disk image on the virtual machine:
  1. Select Create a disk image for the virtual machine.
  2. In the Create a disk image for the virtual machine field, enter a storage value of 500 or more.
  3. In the Device type field, select Disk device.
  4. In the BUS type field, select VirtIO.
- If you are using SAN storage and want to create a custom storage location:
  1. Select Select or create custom storage.
  2. In the Device type field, select Disk device.
  3. In the BUS type field, select VirtIO.
  4. Click Manage.
  5. In the Choose Storage Volume window that opens, in the left panel, select the storage pool you want to host your storage volume.
  6. Click the Volumes plus sign.
  7. To configure the Add a Storage Volume window that opens:
    1. In the Name field, type a name for your storage volume.
    2. In the Format field, select qcow2.
    3. In the Create a disk image for the virtual machine field, enter a storage value of 500 or more.
  8. Click Finish.
Click Forward.
To configure the Add New Virtual Hardware window:
1. In the Device type field, select Disk device.
2. In the BUS type field, select VirtIO.
Click Finish.
After you return to the customization window, repeat Step 3, Substeps a through f for SAN storage, to create a second storage volume.
After you create two storage volumes, on the left navigation pane of the customization window, right-click the existing NIC and, from the menu, click Delete.
On the left navigation pane of the customization window, right-click the Overview tab and, in the menu, click Add Hardware.
To configure the Add New Virtual Hardware window that opens:
- Click the Network tab, and in the Network source field, select Specify shared device name.
- In the Bridge name field, type the name of your front-end network bridge.
  Following the example used in the networking chapter, the bridge file name for your front-end network will be front-end.
- Select MAC address and leave the default MAC address.
- In the Device model field, select virtio.
Click Finish.
After you return to the customization window, repeat Steps 9 through 11 to create a virtual back-end network.
In the Bridge name field, enter the name of your back-end network bridge instead of your front-end network bridge. The bridge file name for your back-end network will be back-end.

Following the example used in the networking chapter, the bridge file name for your back-end network will be back-end.

Important: Do not click Apply. If you click Apply, the installation fails, and you lose all of your configured settings.

If you are installing HCP in a KVM environment on CentOS, open a terminal window on the Linux host and perform the following operation:

Run: virsh edit <VM name> to display an XML file (for example, virsh edit HCP-KVM-n3). You must edit the displayed XML file using vim syntax so that the highlighted item is added or changed. Making this edit changes the manufacturer string value to QEMU and overwrites its default Red Hat value on CentOS 7.X KVM.

<domain type='kvm'>
  <name>b30-5-kvm1</name>
  <uuid>7d1f0377-79a2-444c-913a-a05506e68459</uuid>
  <memory unit='KiB'>33554432</memory>
  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>33554432</currentMemory>
  <vcpu placement='static'>8</vcpu>
  <sysinfo type='smbios'>
    <system>
      <entry name='manufacturer'>QEMU</entry>
    </system>
  </sysinfo>
  <os>
    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-i440fx-rhel7.0.0'>hvm</type>
    <bootmenu enable='yes'/>
    <smbios mode='sysinfo'/>
  </os>

Exit the virsh editor.

Click Begin Installation.
After you begin the installation, you are asked to configure the operating system.