Virt-install
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Overview
virt-install is a command-line utility for provisioning new virtual machines. It comes as part of the "virt-install" RPM package.
virt-install needs root privileges to work.
Documentation
virt-install --help
Mandatory Options
Guest Virtual Machine Name
The name of the guest virtual machine must be specified with --name
Memory Amount
virt-install needs the amount of memory allocated to the guest, in MiB, which must be specified with --memory.
Guest Storage Specification
--disk, --filesystem --nodisks
Installation Method Option
Installation Method Options:
--cdrom CDROM CD-ROM installation media -l LOCATION, --location LOCATION Installation source (eg, nfs:host:/path, http://host/path, ftp://host/path) --pxe Boot from the network using the PXE protocol --import Build guest around an existing disk image --livecd Treat the CD-ROM media as a Live CD -x EXTRA_ARGS, --extra-args EXTRA_ARGS Additional arguments to pass to the install kernel booted from --location --initrd-inject INITRD_INJECT Add given file to root of initrd from --location --os-variant DISTRO_VARIANT The OS variant being installed guests, e.g. 'fedora18', 'rhel6', 'winxp', etc. --boot BOOT Configure guest boot settings. Ex: --boot hd,cdrom,menu=on --boot init=/sbin/init (for containers) --idmap IDMAP Enable user namespace for LXC container. Ex: --idmap uid_start=0,uid_target=1000,uid_count=10