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Automatic deployment of a Fedora guest automatically | Deploy a Fedora automatically with virt-install | true | 2021-08-12T10:06:58.917Z | markdown | 2021-08-12T10:06:58.917Z |
Virt-install
Introduction
virt-install is a command-line utility to install virtual machines.
Installation
virt-install tool is part of the _______ package in Fedora :
# dnf install ________
The simpliest command
Use the following command to automatically launch the fedora installation process. It will also automatically create a disk image to install Fedora on.
virt-install --install fedora32
- Note : the virt-install package that comes with Fedora 34 doesn't work yet with argument fedora34
Going further
Don't launch any installation, just create a VM
virt-install \
--connect qemu:///system \
--virt-type kvm \
--arch x86_64 \
--machine q35 \
--boot uefi \
--vcpus 2 \
--cpu host-model,topology.sockets=1,topology.cores=1,topology.threads=2 \
--memory 4096 \
--video virtio \
--channel spicevmc \
--autoconsole none \
--sound none \
--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 \
--disk none \
--install no_install=yes
Launch the installation for Fedora 34 server
- KVM-accelerated EFI-based machine, using the Q35 chipset, with a virtio-based graphic and network card. Connection through spice. A 10G disk image is created under the default location libvirt location.
--location /var/lib/libvirt/iso/Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-34-1.2.iso \
--install no_install=no
Automated installation with local iso and kickstart
Note : requires an Internet connection
- Remove the following
--disk none \
--install no_install=yes
- Replace it with :
--disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/vmd.img,format=raw,bus=virtio,cache=writeback,size=10 \
--location=/var/lib/libvirt/iso/Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-34-1.2.iso \
--extra-args="inst.ks=https://git.phyllo.me/home/kickstart/raw/branch/master/leaves/vmd.cfg"
vmd, 'v' for virtual machine, 'm' for minimal, 'd' for development only.
virt-install \
--connect qemu:///system \
--virt-type kvm \
--arch x86_64 \
--machine q35 \
--name vmd \
--boot uefi \
--cpu host-model,topology.sockets=1,topology.cores=1,topology.threads=2 \
--vcpus 2 \
--memory 4096 \
--video virtio \
--channel spicevmc \
--autoconsole none \
--sound none \
--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 \
--disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/vmd.img,format=raw,bus=virtio,cache=writeback,size=10 \
--location=/var/lib/libvirt/iso/Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-34-1.2.iso \
--extra-args="inst.ks=https://git.phyllo.me/home/kickstart/raw/branch/master/leaves/vmd.cfg"
- Alternatively, the following location can be picked [Doesn't work as of now. Would need to modify the kickstart, perhaps]
virt-install \
--connect qemu:///system \
--virt-type kvm \
--arch x86_64 \
--machine q35 \
--name vmd-internet \
--boot uefi \
--cpu host-model,topology.sockets=1,topology.cores=1,topology.threads=2 \
--vcpus 2 \
--memory 4096 \
--video virtio \
--channel spicevmc \
--autoconsole none \
--sound none \
--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 \
--disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/vmd-internet.img,format=raw,bus=virtio,cache=writeback,size=10 \
--location=https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/34/Server/x86_64/os \
--extra-args="inst.ks=https://git.phyllo.me/home/kickstart/raw/branch/master/leaves/vmd.cfg"
vdmd, 'v' for virtual machine, 'd' for desktop, 'm' for minimal, 'd' for development only.
virt-install \
--connect qemu:///system \
--virt-type kvm \
--arch x86_64 \
--machine q35 \
--name vdmd \
--boot uefi \
--cpu host-model,topology.sockets=1,topology.cores=1,topology.threads=2 \
--vcpus 2 \
--memory 4096 \
--video virtio \
--channel spicevmc \
--autoconsole graphical \
--sound none \
--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 \
--disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/vdmd.img,format=raw,bus=virtio,cache=writeback,size=10 \
--location=/var/lib/libvirt/iso/Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-34-1.2.iso \
--extra-args="inst.ks=https://git.phyllo.me/home/kickstart/raw/branch/master/leaves/vdmd.cfg"
vhmd, 'v' for virtual machine, 'h' for hypervisor', 'd' for desktop, 'm' for minimal, 'd' for development only.
virt-install \
--connect qemu:///system \
--virt-type kvm \
--arch x86_64 \
--machine q35 \
--name vhmd \
--boot uefi \
--cpu host-passthrough,topology.sockets=1,topology.cores=2,topology.threads=2 \
--vcpus 4 \
--memory 8192 \
--video virtio \
--channel spicevmc \
--autoconsole none \
--sound none \
--controller type=virtio-serial,driver.iommu=on \
--controller type=usb,model=none \
--controller type=scsi,model=virtio-scsi,driver.iommu=on \
--network network=default,model=virtio,driver.iommu=on \
--input type=keyboard,bus=virtio,driver.iommu=on \
--input type=tablet,bus=virtio,driver.iommu=on \
--rng /dev/urandom,model=virtio,driver.iommu=on \
--disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/vhmd.img,format=raw,bus=virtio,cache=writeback,size=20 \
--location=/var/lib/libvirt/iso/Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-34-1.2.iso \
--extra-args="inst.ks=https://git.phyllo.me/home/kickstart/raw/branch/master/leaves/vhmd.cfg"
vhamd, 'v' for virtual machine, 'h' for hypervisor', 'a' for amd, 'm' for minimal, 'd' for development only.
virt-install \
--connect qemu:///system \
--virt-type kvm \
--arch x86_64 \
--machine q35 \
--name vhadmd \
--boot uefi \
--cpu host-passthrough,topology.sockets=1,topology.cores=2,topology.threads=2 \
--vcpus 4 \
--memory 8192 \
--video virtio \
--channel spicevmc \
--autoconsole none \
--sound none \
--controller type=virtio-serial,driver.iommu=on \
--controller type=usb,model=none \
--controller type=scsi,model=virtio-scsi,driver.iommu=on \
--network network=default,model=virtio,driver.iommu=on \
--input type=keyboard,bus=virtio,driver.iommu=on \
--input type=tablet,bus=virtio,driver.iommu=on \
--rng /dev/urandom,model=virtio,driver.iommu=on \
--disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/vhadmd.img,format=raw,bus=virtio,cache=writeback,size=20 \
--location=/var/lib/libvirt/iso/Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-34-1.2.iso \
--extra-args="inst.ks=https://git.phyllo.me/home/kickstart/raw/branch/master/leaves/vhadmd.cfg"
vhidmd, 'v' for virtual machine, 'h' for hypervisor', 'i' for intel, 'm' for minimal, 'd' for development only.
virt-install \
--connect qemu:///system \
--virt-type kvm \
--arch x86_64 \
--machine q35 \
--iommu intel \
--name vhidmd \
--boot uefi \
--cpu host-passthrough,topology.sockets=1,topology.cores=2,topology.threads=2 \
--vcpus 4 \
--memory 8192 \
--video virtio \
--channel spicevmc \
--autoconsole none \
--sound none \
--controller type=virtio-serial,driver.iommu=on \
--controller type=usb,model=none \
--controller type=scsi,model=virtio-scsi,driver.iommu=on \
--network network=default,model=virtio,driver.iommu=on \
--input type=keyboard,bus=virtio,driver.iommu=on \
--input type=tablet,bus=virtio,driver.iommu=on \
--rng /dev/urandom,model=virtio,driver.iommu=on \
--disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/vhidmd.img,format=raw,bus=virtio,cache=writeback,size=20 \
--location=/var/lib/libvirt/iso/Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-34-1.2.iso \
--extra-args="inst.ks=https://git.phyllo.me/home/kickstart/raw/branch/master/leaves/vhidmd.cfg"
vmd, 'v' for virtual machine, 'm' for minimal, 'd' for development only. Trying with local kickstart
virt-install \
--connect qemu:///system \
--virt-type kvm \
--arch x86_64 \
--machine q35 \
--name vmd \
--boot uefi \
--cpu host-model,topology.sockets=1,topology.cores=1,topology.threads=2 \
--vcpus 2 \
--memory 4096 \
--video virtio \
--channel spicevmc \
--autoconsole none \
--sound none \
--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 \
--disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/vmd.img,format=raw,bus=virtio,cache=writeback,size=10 \
--location=/var/lib/libvirt/iso/Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-34-1.2.iso \
--initrd-inject=/home/lukas/Projects/kickstart/vmd.cfg \
--extra-args "ks=file:/vmd.cfg console=ttyS0"
## Doesn't work (tm)
### Automated installation with remote image
* **to-do**
$ qemu-img create -f raw /var/lib/libvirt/images/ks.img 10G
virt-install
--connect qemu:///system
--accelerate
--name ks2
--arch x86_64
--machine q35
--boot uefi
--os-type linux
--os-variant fedora32
--vcpus 2
--memory 4096
--video virtio
--channel spicevmc
--disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/ks2.img,format=raw,bus=virtio,cache=writeback,size=10
--location=https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/32/Server/x86_64/os
--initrd-inject /var/lib/libvirt/images/ks.cfg
--extra-args="inst.ks=file:/var/lib/libvirt/images/ks.cfg"
### Automated installation with local kickstart file and local iso (works, don't touch!)
* **to-do**
virt-install
--connect qemu:///system
--accelerate
--name ks3
--arch x86_64
--machine q35
--boot uefi
--os-type linux
--os-variant generic
--vcpus 2
--memory 4096
--video virtio
--channel spicevmc
--network network=default,model=virtio
--disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/ks3.img,format=raw,bus=virtio,cache=writeback,size=10
--location=/var/lib/libvirt/iso/Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-34-1.2.iso
--extra-args="inst.ks=https://url.phyllo.me/vemsd"
Example with iommu
virt-install \
--name foo \
--memory 4096 \
--boot uefi \
--machine q35 \
--memtune hard_limit=4563402 \
--disk size=15,target.bus=scsi \
--import \
--controller type=scsi,model=virtio-scsi,driver.iommu=on \
--controller type=virtio-serial,driver.iommu=on \
--network network=default,model=virtio,driver.iommu=on \
--rng /dev/random,driver.iommu=on \
--memballoon driver.iommu=on \
--launchSecurity sev
## Description of some sub-commands
### location
--location {VALUE}
--location test.iso \
--location test.iso.iso,kernel=kernel/fookernel,initrd=kernel/fooinitrd
Some locations :
* http://mirror.centos.org/centos-7/7/os/x86_64/
* https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/34/Server/x86_64/os
* https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/34/Server/x86_64/os
### misc
--import
--qemu-commandline="-display gtk,gl=on"
--description "Test VM with linux " \
### boot
--boot loader=/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_CODE.fd,loader_ro=yes,loader_type=pflash \
--boot loader=/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_CODE.secboot.fd,loader_ro=yes,loader_type=pflash \
--boot loader=/.../OVMF_CODE.fd,loader.readonly=yes,loader.type=pflash,nvram.template=/.../OVMF_VARS.fd,loader_secure=no
--boot loader=/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_CODE.fd,loader.readonly=yes,loader.type=pflash,nvram.template=/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_VARS.fd,loader_secure=no \
### virtualization
--hvm \
--paravirt \
--iommu \
### video
--video virtio \
### graphics
--graphics none \
--graphics spice \
--graphics type=vnc \
--graphics type=spice gl.enable gl.rendernode \ # won't work on Nvidia cards
### channel
--channel spicevmc \
### network
--network network=default \
--network network=default,model=virtio,driver.iommu=on \
--network bridge:virbr0 \
--network network=provision,model=virtio,mac=00:11:22:33:44:00 \
--network network=public,model=virtio,mac=00:11:22:33:45:00 \
## controllers
--controller type=scsi,model=virtio-scsi,driver.iommu=on \
--controller type=virtio-serial,driver.iommu=on \
--controller type=usb,model=none \
--controller type=usb,model=qemu-xhci,driver.iommu=on \
### os
--os-type=Linux \
--os-variant=fedora32 \
--initrd-inject= \
### disk path
--disk path=/home/f34v.qcow2,bus=virtio,size=30 \
--disk path=/home/f34v.qcow2,format=raw,bus=virtio,cache=writeback \
--disk path=/home/f34v.qcow2,format=qcow2,cache=writeback \
### rng
--rng /dev/random,driver.iommu=on \
### console
--console pty,target_type=serial \
### memory
--memballoon driver.iommu=on \
### To be sorted
--initrd-inject=/var/lib/libvirt/images/ks.cfg \
--extra-args "ks=/var/lib/libvirt/images/ks.cfg console=ttyS0,115200n8 serial"
--extra-args "ks=https://git.phyllo.me/home/kickstart/src/branch/master/leafs/vemsd.cfg console=ttyS0,115200n8 serial"
--extra-args "ks=file:/var/lib/libvirt/images/ks.cfg console=ttyS0"
--extra-args "ks=/var/lib/libvirt/images/ks.cfg console=ttyS0,115200n8 serial" \
--extra-args "inst.ks=file:/var/lib/libvirt/images/ks.cfg console=ttyS0 net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0"
-x "ks=https://git.phyllo.me/home/kickstart/raw/branch/master/f34/ks.cfg ksdevice=eth0 ip=10.10.21.76 netmask=255.255.255.240 dns=10.10.21.1 gateway=10.10.21.100"
-x "ks=https://git.phyllo.me/home/kickstart/raw/branch/master/f34/ks.cfg ksdevice=eth0 ip=10.10.21.76 netmask=255.255.255.240 dns=10.10.21.1 gateway=10.10.21.100
## ARM
Start serial QEMU ARM VM, which requires specifying a manual kernel.
virt-install
--name armtest
--memory 1024
--arch armv7l --machine vexpress-a9
--disk /home/user/VMs/myarmdisk.img
--boot kernel=/tmp/my-arm-kernel,initrd=/tmp/my-arm-initrd,dtb=/tmp/my-arm-dtb,kernel_args="console=ttyAMA0 rw root=/dev/mmcblk0p3"
--graphics none
### Other commands
Uses libosinfo's unattended install support, which will perform the fedora29 install automatically without any user intervention:
`virt-install --install fedora29 --unattended`
### Virt-install with cloud-init
`virt-install --install fedora34,cloud=yes --cloud-init root-password-generate=on ssh-key=/home/user/.ssh/test_rsa.pub disable=on`
## Noticeable supported OSs
#### Android-x86 9.0
`android-x86-9.0`
* http://android-x86.org/android-x86/9.0
#### CentOS 8
`centos8`
* http://centos.org/centos/8
#### Clear Linux OS
`clearlinux`
* http://clearlinux.org/clearlinux/rollin
#### Debian 9
`debian9`
* http://debian.org/debian/9
#### Fedora 32
`fedora32`
* http://fedoraproject.org/fedora/32
#### MacOS X Lion
`macosx10.7`
* http://apple.com/macosx/10.7
#### NixOS 20.03
`nixos-20.03`
* http://nixos.org/nixos/20.03
#### Ubuntu 20.04
`ubuntu20.04`
* http://ubuntu.com/ubuntu/20.04
#### Microsoft Windows XP, 5.1
`winxp`
* http://microsoft.com/win/xp
#### Microsoft Windows 10
`win10`
* http://microsoft.com/win/10
## Misc
virt-install
--connect=qemu:///system
--name="${HOSTNAME}"
--bridge="${BRIDGE}"
--mac="${MAC}"
--disk="${VM_IMAGE_DIR}/images/${HOSTNAME}.img,bus=virtio,size=${STORAGE}"
--ram="${RAM}"
--vcpus="${VCPUS}"
--autostart
--hvm
--arch x86_64
--accelerate
--check-cpu
--os-type=linux
--force
--watchdog=default
--extra-args="ks=file:/${KS_FILE} console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8 serial"
--initrd-inject="${KS_FQN}"
--graphics=none
--noautoconsole
--debug
--location="${ISO_FQN}"
## Reference
* Great ressource : https://www.tomas.io/articles/try-fedora
* Kickstart and virt-install : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60440478/how-to-virt-install-kvm-centos-8-using-kickstart-cfg
* http://blog.leifmadsen.com/blog/2016/12/16/creating-virtual-machines-in-libvirt-with-virt-install/
* https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Testcase_Kickstart_File_Path_Ks_Cfg
* https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/j6cr9n/pxekickstart_fedora/
* https://bgstack15.wordpress.com/2019/07/25/use-virt-install-to-fully-automate-the-install-for-centos-fedora-with-kickstart/
* https://libvirt-users.redhat.narkive.com/gsET3DuB/virt-install-kickstart-local-file
* https://earlruby.org/2018/12/use-iso-and-kickstart-files-to-automatically-create-vms/
* https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60440478/how-to-virt-install-kvm-centos-8-using-kickstart-cfg
* https://gist.github.com/paveq/5684255
* https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60440478/how-to-virt-install-kvm-centos-8-using-kickstart-cfg
* Cloud-init reference : https://blog.wikichoon.com/2020/09/virt-install-cloud-init.html