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--- public:techstuff:libvirt [2012/09/22 06:43] – nathan
+++ public:techstuff:libvirt [2020/04/25 13:05] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ===== Creating a VM =====
-==== Basic install ====
+==== Creating an KVM VM ====
   virt-install
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   --disk=/img/<vm name>.img,device=disk,bus=virtio,size=<disk size GB>,sparse=true,format=raw
-==== Existing image ====
+==== Creating an LXC VM ====
+  * Capped resources at 512mb of ram and 2 cpus
+  cd /img
+  mkdir <vmname>
+  sudo debootstrap wheezy <vmname> http://mirror.byte.net.nz/debian/
+  sudo virt-install --connect lxc:/// --name cubert --ram 512 --vcpu 2 --filesystem /img/cubert/,/ --noautoconsole -w network=vm
   virt-install \
-  --name <VM name> \
+  --connect lxc:///
-  --ram <memory> \
+  --name httpd_guest
-  --disk path=/img/<VM name>.img \
+  --ram 512
+  --vcpus 2
+==== Existing KVM image ====
+  virt-install
+  --name <VM name>
+  --ram <memory>
+  --disk path=/img/<VM name>.img
   --import --noautoconsole --force
@@ Line 30: / Line 44: @@
 <code>--extra-args=console=ttyS0,115200</code>
-  * Installing to an LVM Pool instead. Replace disk line with this one.
+  * Installing to an LVM Pool instead. Replace disk line with this one. You'll end up with a volume called <vmname>.img
+<code>--disk pool=<pool name>,size=<size in GB>,bus=virtio,cache=none</code>
+  * If you want a specific name you'll need to create the volume manually first.
+<code>virsh vol-create-as <pool name> <volume name> <size></code>
+And then use this line to specify it.
-<code>--disk pool=vg1,size=10,bus=virtio,cache=none</code>
+<code>--disk vol=<poolname>/<volume name>,bus=virtio,cache=none</code>
 ===== Open Serial Console to VM =====

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