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Clewis: /* Compress a qcow2 disk image */

2014-03-10T13:44:30Z

Compress a qcow2 disk image

Clewis: /* Create a qcow2 disk image */

2014-03-10T13:44:20Z

Create a qcow2 disk image

Clewis: /* Install a VM from the command line using virt-install */

2014-02-27T10:03:07Z

Install a VM from the command line using virt-install

Clewis: /* Install a VM from the command line using virt-install */

2014-02-27T09:59:35Z

Install a VM from the command line using virt-install

Clewis: /* Create a qcow2 disk image */

2014-02-26T16:14:20Z

Create a qcow2 disk image

Clewis: /* KVM */

2014-02-26T16:04:14Z

KVM

Clewis: Created page with "=KVM= Stuff relevant to qemu-kvm ==Install a VM from the command line using virt-install==

virt-install --name <> --hvm --ram 512 --disk path=<
2014-02-26T16:01:14Z
Created page with "=KVM= Stuff relevant to qemu-kvm ==Install a VM from the command line using virt-install== <pre>virt-install --name <<Your machine name>> --hvm --ram 512 --disk path=<<path to..."
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=KVM=

Stuff relevant to qemu-kvm

==Install a VM from the command line using virt-install==

<pre>virt-install --name <<Your machine name>> --hvm --ram 512 --disk path=<<path to your disk image>>,format=qcow2,bus=virtio --import --network bridge=br100,model=virtio --vnc --os-type=linux --os-variant=debianwheezy</pre>

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 ==Compress a qcow2 disk image==
-<pre>kvm-img convert -c -f qcow2 -O qcow2 -o cluster_size=2M myold_disk.qcow2 mynew_disk.qcow2</pre>
+<pre>qemu-img convert -c -f qcow2 -O qcow2 -o cluster_size=2M myold_disk.qcow2 mynew_disk.qcow2</pre>
 ==Install an existing VM from the command line using virt-install==

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 This will be provisoned "thinly" so the file will grow as data is written into it.
-<pre>kvm-img create -f qcow2 mydisk.qcow2 8G</pre>
+<pre>qemu-img create -f qcow2 mydisk.qcow2 8G</pre>
 ==Compress a qcow2 disk image==

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 <pre>kvm-img convert -c -f qcow2 -O qcow2 -o cluster_size=2M myold_disk.qcow2 mynew_disk.qcow2</pre>
-==Install a VM from the command line using virt-install==
+==Install an existing VM from the command line using virt-install==
 This will spin up a new VM given an existing disk image. One virtio disk and one virtio NIC on br100.
 <pre>virt-install --name <<Your machine name>> --hvm --ram 512 --disk path=<<path to your existing OS image>>,format=qcow2,bus=virtio --import --network bridge=br100,model=virtio --vnc --os-type=linux --os-variant=debianwheezy</pre>

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 ==Install a VM from the command line using virt-install==
-This will spin up a new VM given an existing disk image.
+This will spin up a new VM given an existing disk image. One virtio disk and one virtio NIC on br100.
 <pre>virt-install --name <<Your machine name>> --hvm --ram 512 --disk path=<<path to your existing OS image>>,format=qcow2,bus=virtio --import --network bridge=br100,model=virtio --vnc --os-type=linux --os-variant=debianwheezy</pre>

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	<pre>kvm-img create -f qcow2 mydisk.qcow2 8G</pre>		<pre>kvm-img create -f qcow2 mydisk.qcow2 8G</pre>
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		+	==Compress a qcow2 disk image==
		+	<pre>kvm-img convert -c -f qcow2 -O qcow2 -o cluster_size=2M myold_disk.qcow2 mynew_disk.qcow2</pre>

	==Install a VM from the command line using virt-install==		==Install a VM from the command line using virt-install==