From 3cb4b68b295f8466b2d8341470e381e7b739ed73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lukas Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2021 21:17:46 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: update gofurther/virt-install --- gofurther/virt-install.md | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/gofurther/virt-install.md b/gofurther/virt-install.md index cf8e2a0..8a335d0 100644 --- a/gofurther/virt-install.md +++ b/gofurther/virt-install.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: Linux family description: published: true -date: 2021-11-26T21:12:15.561Z +date: 2021-11-26T21:17:43.841Z tags: editor: markdown dateCreated: 2021-11-12T15:27:40.366Z @@ -46,10 +46,9 @@ wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PhyllomeOS/phyllomeos/main/leaves/virtual * Deploy a UEFI-based machine with Fedora Server using the relative path of the local kickstart file -> Warning: doesn't work as intended. +> Warning: doesn't work as intended. The kickstart file won't have to be modified to include the `cdrom` option and the ISO would have to include the necessary packages. {.is-danger} - ``` virt-install \ --connect qemu:///session \ @@ -127,9 +126,9 @@ virt-install \ --initrd-inject virtual-desktop.cfg --extra-args "inst.ks=file:/virtual-desktop.cfg" ``` -### Remote installation with remote kickstart +## Automated installation using a remote kickstart file -* Alternatively, same as above but without fetching the kickstart file. The last line has to be swapped with : +* Alternatively, you can do the same as above but with an Internet-accessible kickstart file. The last line has to be swapped with : ``` virt-install \ @@ -164,27 +163,31 @@ virt-install \ ### Local deployment without installation -The idea here is to define a virtual machine and use the netboot.xyz.iso as a way to boot into an installer. +The idea here is to define a virtual machine and use the `netboot.xyz.iso` as a way to boot into an installer. ``` virt-install \ - --connect qemu:///system \ + --connect qemu:///session \ + --os-variant detect=off \ --virt-type kvm \ --arch x86_64 \ --machine q35 \ - --name live-with-netboot-xyz \ + --name virtual-desktop \ --boot uefi \ - --cpu host-model,topology.sockets=1,topology.cores=1,topology.threads=1 \ - --vcpus 1 \ - --memory 2048 \ + --cpu host-model,topology.sockets=1,topology.cores=2,topology.threads=1 \ + --vcpus 2 \ + --memory 4096 \ --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 \ - --network network=default,model=virtio \ --input type=keyboard,bus=virtio \ --input type=tablet,bus=virtio \ --rng /dev/urandom,model=virtio \ @@ -195,12 +198,15 @@ virt-install \ ### Built-in unattended mode -virt-install can rely on libosinfo's unattended install support to deploy fedora34 without any user intervention: +* `virt-install` can rely on libosinfo's unattended installation support to deploy fedora32 without any user intervention: `virt-install --install fedora32 --unattended` ### Cloud-init -Cloud-init may be used alongside virt-install: +> Under construction +{.is-warning} + +`cloud-init` may be used alongside `virt-install`: `virt-install --install fedora34,cloud=yes --cloud-init root-password-generate=on ssh-key=/home/user/.ssh/test_rsa.pub disable=on` \ No newline at end of file