Virt-install --import
virt-install --import Skip the OS installation process
sudo virt-install --name VM_NAME --import --ram 2048 --vcpus=4 --os-type=linux --os-variant=ubuntu18.04 --nographics --disk /path/to/your/image/IMAGE_NAME.qcow2
Starting install... Allocating 'IMAGE_NAME.qcow2' | 25 GB 00:00:00 Domain creation completed.
With no OS option:
sudo virt-install --name VM_NAME --import --ram 2048 --disk /path/to/your/image/IMAGE_NAME.img
WARNING No operating system detected, VM performance may suffer. Specify an OS with --os-variant for optimal results. WARNING Graphics requested but DISPLAY is not set. Not running virt-viewer. WARNING No console to launch for the guest, defaulting to --wait -1 Starting install... Domain installation still in progress. Waiting for installation to complete.
Other options:
--noautoconsole --network type=direct,source=ETH_INTERFACE,source_mode=bridge,model=virtio
(--extra-args only work if specified with --location)
--extra-args "hostname=YOUR_HOSTNAME console=ttyS0 ip=10.10.10.10 dns=8.8.8.8 gateway=10.10.10.1 netmask=255.255.255.0 ks=file:/ks.cfg"
(ks=file:/ks.cfg Kickstarter file)
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