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Can't install additional VM with virt-install

Installing an additional VM with the virt-install command results in the following error: ERROR internal error: process exited while connecting to monitor: 2019-02-20T08:21:45.534416Z qemu-system-x86_64: -drive…
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Do not start guest after virt-install

I like to set up a new guest but do not want to start it immediately. I use virt-install with these options: virt-install \ --connect qemu:///system \ --import \ --virt-type kvm \ --name somevm \ --os-variant win7 \ --memory…
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virt-install - Couldn't find hvm kernel for Red Hat Enterprise Linux tree

I'm trying install virtual machine (KVM) with Cisco ISE 2.1 on Debian 9 via CLI. Here is my script virt-install --arch=x86_64 --name=ise21 --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/ise/ise21.qcow2 --ram=6144 --cpu=host --os-type=linux --hvm…
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Error when adding network interface to VM on KVM host using virsh

I'm attempting to script adding a network interface to a centos 6 guest. I know the interface can be set up using the virt-manager gui but it's highly desirable for it to be added as part of an Ansible playbook using virsh attach-interface or…
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enable vnc after virt-install

I've created a virtual machine using virt-install with graphics --none. I want to enable vnc. I've tried virsh -c qemu:///system qemu-monitor-command vm171-SC-1 --hmp change vnc :3 but it doesn't work virsh -c qemu:///system qemu-monitor-command…
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virt-install with kickstart file using LVM fails

I'm trying to install a VM using virt-install using a kickstart file. I've tried both RHEL 7.0 and RHEL 7.1. In both cases using LVM seems to make the installation fail. After a timeout it drops me to the dracut:/# prompt and informs me that I can…
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Cannot install windows guest using virt-install

I am trying to install a windows guest (Windows Sever 2012 64-bit) on my CentOS 6.4 64-bit system using virt-install command. Command: /usr/sbin/virt-install --graphics vnc,port=5903,listen=127.0.0.1,password=redhat --noautoconsole --name=myos2…
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Installing RHEL/CentOS over FTP using kickstart

I have the following command to install CentOS using the virtual vsFTP server that I have at 192.168.122.1: virt-install --name kickstart.example.com --ram 768 \ --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/kickstart.example.com.img,size=12 \ --location…
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network interfaces are deleted after issuing a virsh shutdown on VM

I tried to instantiate a VM using virt-install command with few interfaces as needed. The exact command is as follows: virt-install \ --name VM \ --noautoconsole \ --input keyboard \ --os-variant rhel7.0 \ --memory 8192 \ …
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KVM/QEMU CentOS 8 kickstarted VMs have broken networking, are unreachable

I can't understand why the VMs I create using virt-install & kickstart do not have networking that can be accessed reliably from foreign hosts. The VMs I created using virt-manager can be logged into using ssh, are pingable etc. but the kickstarted…
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Where are the OS specific properties located used by virt-install --os-variant

Using virt-install ... --os-variant win10 ... virt-install create a new VM optimized for Windows 10. But where are those OS specific properties located? E.g. machine-type and the elements (the one specified in the virt XML) Been looking in…
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Could not find an installable distribution at '/home/customize.iso'

Below command work well for standard iso provided by Ubuntu but facing issue when customize iso is used. virt-install --name=vm--vcpu=18 --ram=65536 --location=/home/customize.iso --network bridge=br0 --network bridge=br0 --disk…
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virt-install choice of graphics affects whether or not installed guest will boot after install

Please let me know if I am doing something incorrectly or if this is a bug. Host OS: Debian 9.6 Stretch amd64 Package: ii libvirt-daemon 3.0.0-4+deb9u3 amd64 Virtualization daemon ii …
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virt-install with pxe fails when using fixed ip in kickstart file

Using virt-install to deploy a qemu domain (CentOS 7) fails when I set a fixed ip in my kickstart file. It works just fine with dhcp bootproto set in the same kickstart file. The virt-install command is: virt-install --hvm --connect qemu:///system…
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Vsphere provisioning equivalent to virt-install's --location options?

Is there a Vsphere guest provisioning equivalent to KVM's virt-install --location? -l LOCATION , --location=LOCATION Distribution tree installtion source. virt-install can recognize certain distribution trees and fetches a bootable kernel/initrd…
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