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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 does
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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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--boot uefi \
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--cdrom /var/lib/libvirt/isos/rhel-baseos-9.1-x86_64-dvd.iso \
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--disk /var/lib/libvirt/rhel9.qcow2,size=20 \
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--network type=direct,source=enp2s0,source_mode=bridge \
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--graphics vnc \
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--console pty,target.type=virtio \
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--autoconsole none
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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".
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Import a VM template
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Import a template image with the following command. This makes the
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same assumptions as "Creating the VM" above.
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virt-install --name rhel9.1 \
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--osinfo rhel9.1 \
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--boot uefi \
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--import \
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--disk /var/lib/libvirt/rhel9.qcow2 \
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--network type=direct,source=enp2s0,source_mode=bridge \
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--graphics vnc \
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--console pty,target.type=virtio \
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--autoconsole none
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Tips
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For a virtio network card on Windows machines, add "model=virtio" to
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the --network option.
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Other useful options are "--memory 4096" for 4 GB RAM, and
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"--vcpus 2" for a dual-CPU guest.
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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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