Add documentation for using virt-install
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Building a VM with virt-install
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Introduction
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This assumes that the network will be used in "macvtap" mode. This is
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the preferred method, as it is faster than a regular bridge and
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does not need any additional network configuration on the host.
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The disadvantage of macvtap is that host-to-vm and vm-to-host
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communication is blocked. This can be worked around with an
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"internal" switch, or by having the macvtap connection bind to a
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second interface.
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Creating the VM
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The following command assumes the OS is "rhel9.1" and the network
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card is "eno1". It should be run as the root user or with sudo, and
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should be run inside tmux for safety.
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virt-install --name rhel9 \
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--osinfo rhel9.1 \
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--cdrom /var/lib/libvirt/isos/rhel-baseos-9.1-x86_64-dvd.iso \
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--disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/rhel9.qcow2,size=20 \
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--network type=direct,source=eno1,source_mode=bridge \
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--boot uefi \
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--vnc
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Paths and names should be changed as appropriate. The VNC port can be
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found for this example by running "virsh vncdisplay rhel9" from
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another SSH/console session.
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Tips
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A list of supported operating systems can be found by running:
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virt-install --osinfo list
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