create new vm models

post/create-system-vms.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This script can be run as a root user.
+
+# Create then shutdown a diskless virtual machine with qemu-system, without any emulated display, using virt-install.
+# It is designed for vfio-pci (pci-passthrough) in mind, and will work any guest systems that has drivers for the passthroughed GPU as well as paravirtualized drivers (Windows, or Linux). 
+# The ISO that contains paravirtualized drivers for Windows is attached to this virtual machine. The user has to manually add the Windows ISO.
+
+virt-install \
+    --connect qemu:///system \
+    --metadata description="Works with any GPUs that is binded to vfio-pci. A GPU needs to be manually attached to the VM. As it uses QEMU system, passthrough will work" \
+    --os-variant detect=off \
+    --virt-type kvm \
+    --arch x86_64 \
+    --machine q35 \
+    --name system-windows-vfio-pci \
+    --boot uefi \
+    --cpu host-model,topology.sockets=1,topology.cores=1,topology.threads=1 \
+    --vcpus 1 \
+    --memory 2048 \
+    --video none \
+    --graphics none \
+    --channel unix,target.type=virtio,target.name=org.qemu.guest_agent.0 \
+    --autoconsole none \
+    --console pty,target.type=virtio \
+    --sound none \
+    --network type=default,model=virtio \
+    --controller type=virtio-serial \
+    --controller type=usb,model=none \
+    --controller type=scsi,model=virtio-scsi \
+    --input type=keyboard,bus=virtio \
+    --input type=tablet,bus=virtio \
+    --rng /dev/urandom,model=virtio \
+    --cdrom /usr/share/virtio-win/virtio-win-0.1.171.iso \
+    --disk none \
+    --install no_install=yes
+
+virsh destroy system-windows-vfio-pci

post/create-user-vms.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This script can be run as a normal user.
+# Make sure qemu-session is available as an URI in virt-manager running the following in your terminal: 
+# gsettings set org.virt-manager.virt-manager.connections uris "['qemu:///system', 'qemu:///session']"
+# gsettings set org.virt-manager.virt-manager.connections autoconnect "['qemu:///system', 'qemu:///session']"
+
+
+# Create then shutdown a diskless virtual machine with qemu-session, a spice display without 3D acceleration, using virt-install.
+# Works with any GPUs on the host but does not provide 3D acceleration. Does expect an EFI-based Linux guest. 
+# No ISO is attached to this virtual machine. The user have to manually add one.
+
+virt-install \
+    --connect qemu:///session \
+    --metadata description="Works with any GPUs on the host but does not provide 3D acceleration. Does expect an EFI-based Linux guest. As it uses QEMU session, passthrough wont work out of the box" \
+    --os-variant detect=off \
+    --virt-type kvm \
+    --arch x86_64 \
+    --machine q35 \
+    --name user-linux-spice \
+    --boot uefi \
+    --cpu host-model,topology.sockets=1,topology.cores=1,topology.threads=1 \
+    --vcpus 1 \
+    --memory 2048 \
+    --video virtio \
+    --graphics spice,listen=none \
+    --channel spicevmc \
+    --channel unix,target.type=virtio,target.name=org.qemu.guest_agent.0 \
+    --autoconsole none \
+    --console pty,target.type=virtio \
+    --sound none \
+    --network type=user,model=virtio \
+    --controller type=virtio-serial \
+    --controller type=usb,model=none \
+    --controller type=scsi,model=virtio-scsi \
+    --input type=keyboard,bus=virtio \
+    --input type=tablet,bus=virtio \
+    --rng /dev/urandom,model=virtio \
+    --disk none \
+    --install no_install=yes
+
+virsh destroy user-linux-spice
+
+# Create then shutdown a diskless virtual machine with qemu-session, spice and opengl enabled, using virt-install.
+# Spice with OpenGL performs better than egl-headless.
+# Works with AMD and Intel GPUs on the host and does expect an EFI-based Linux guest. 
+# No ISO is attached to this virtual machine. The user have to manually add one.
+
+virt-install \
+    --connect qemu:///session \
+    --metadata description="Spice with OpenGL enabled performs better than egl-headless with OpenGL enabled. Works with AMD and Intel GPUs on the host and does expect an EFI-based Linux guest. As it uses QEMU session, passthrough wont work out of the box" \
+    --os-variant detect=off \
+    --virt-type kvm \
+    --arch x86_64 \
+    --machine q35 \
+    --name user-linux-spice-gl \
+    --boot uefi \
+    --cpu host-model,topology.sockets=1,topology.cores=1,topology.threads=1 \
+    --vcpus 1 \
+    --memory 2048 \
+    --video virtio \
+    --graphics spice,gl.enable=yes,listen=none \
+    --channel spicevmc \
+    --channel unix,target.type=virtio,target.name=org.qemu.guest_agent.0 \
+    --autoconsole none \
+    --console pty,target.type=virtio \
+    --sound none \
+    --network type=user,model=virtio \
+    --controller type=virtio-serial \
+    --controller type=usb,model=none \
+    --controller type=scsi,model=virtio-scsi \
+    --input type=keyboard,bus=virtio \
+    --input type=tablet,bus=virtio \
+    --rng /dev/urandom,model=virtio \
+    --disk none \
+    --install no_install=yes
+
+virsh destroy user-linux-spice-gl
+
+# Create then shutdown a diskless virtual machine with qemu-sesssion, egl-headless and opengl enabled, using virt-install.
+# Works with all GPUs on the host including Nvidia's and does expect an EFI-based Linux guest. 
+# No ISO is attached to this virtual machine. The user have to manually add one.
+
+virt-install \
+    --connect qemu:///session \
+    --metadata description="Works with all GPUs on the host including Nvidia and does expect an EFI-based Linux guest. As it uses QEMU session, passthrough wont work out of the box" \
+    --os-variant detect=off \
+    --virt-type kvm \
+    --arch x86_64 \
+    --machine q35 \
+    --name user-linux-egl-headless-gl \
+    --boot uefi \
+    --cpu host-model,topology.sockets=1,topology.cores=1,topology.threads=1 \
+    --vcpus 1 \
+    --memory 2048 \
+    --video virtio \
+    --graphics spice,listen=none \
+    --graphics egl-headless,gl.enable=yes \
+    --channel spicevmc \
+    --channel unix,target.type=virtio,target.name=org.qemu.guest_agent.0 \
+    --autoconsole none \
+    --console pty,target.type=virtio \
+    --sound none \
+    --network type=user,model=virtio \
+    --controller type=virtio-serial \
+    --controller type=usb,model=none \
+    --controller type=scsi,model=virtio-scsi \
+    --input type=keyboard,bus=virtio \
+    --input type=tablet,bus=virtio \
+    --rng /dev/urandom,model=virtio \
+    --disk none \
+    --install no_install=yes
+
+virsh destroy user-linux-egl-headless-gl
+
+# Create then shutdown a diskless virtual machine with qemu-sesssion, SDL and OpenGL enabled, using virt-install.
+# Should work with all GPUs on the host including Nvidia's and does expect an EFI-based Linux guest. 
+# No ISO is attached to this virtual machine. The user have to manually add one.
+
+virt-install \
+    --connect qemu:///session \
+    --metadata description="SDL with OpenGL enabled performs better than egl-headless or Spice with OpenGL enabled. Should work with most GPUs. As it uses QEMU session, passthrough wont work out of the box" \
+    --os-variant detect=off \
+    --virt-type kvm \
+    --arch x86_64 \
+    --machine q35 \
+    --name linux-sdl-gl \
+    --boot uefi \
+    --cpu host-model,topology.sockets=1,topology.cores=1,topology.threads=1 \
+    --vcpus 1 \
+    --memory 2048 \
+    --video virtio \
+    --graphics sdl \
+    --autoconsole none \
+    --console pty,target.type=virtio \
+    --sound none \
+    --network type=user,model=virtio \
+    --controller type=virtio-serial \
+    --controller type=usb,model=none \
+    --controller type=scsi,model=virtio-scsi \
+    --input type=keyboard,bus=virtio \
+    --input type=tablet,bus=virtio \
+    --rng /dev/urandom,model=virtio \
+    --disk none \
+    --install no_install=yes
+
+virsh destroy user-linux-sdl-gl