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==Create a qcow2 disk image==
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This will be provisoned "thinly" so the file will grow as data is written into it.
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<pre>kvm-img create -f qcow2 mydisk.qcow2 8G</pre>
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==Install a VM from the command line using virt-install==
 
==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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This will spin up a new VM given an existing disk image.
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<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>

Revision as of 16:04, 26 February 2014

KVM

Stuff relevant to qemu-kvm

Create a qcow2 disk image

This will be provisoned "thinly" so the file will grow as data is written into it.

kvm-img create -f qcow2 mydisk.qcow2 8G

Install a VM from the command line using virt-install

This will spin up a new VM given an existing disk image.

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