diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ae77f87..db79255 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ * [Linux](./linux/README.md) * [Archlinux](./linux/arch/README.md) * [Installation instructions for UEFI + GPT](./linux/arch/installation.md) + * [libvirt](./linux/libvirt.md) * [Shell commands](./linux/shell_commands.md) * [udev](./linux/udev.md) * [MySQL](./MySQL/README.md) diff --git a/linux/libvirt.md b/linux/libvirt.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2691677 --- /dev/null +++ b/linux/libvirt.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +# libvirt + +## virtio drivers for Windows guests + +* https://github.com/virtio-win/virtio-win-pkg-scripts/blob/master/README.md + +## Create storage pool + +``` +# mkdir /var/lib/libvirt/Appliances +# virsh pool-define-as Appliances --type dir --target /var/lib/libvirt/Appliances +# virsh pool-start Appliances + +# virsh pool-autostart Appliances +``` + +Or use GUI... + +## Import OVA into libvirt/KVM + +``` +# virt-v2v \ + -i ova /root/third_party_appliance.ova \ + -o libvirt -of qcow2 \ + -os Appliances -n default + +``` + +The options read as: + +* `-i ova /root/third_party_appliance.ova` == input is an ova file called `/root/third_party_appliance.ova` +* `-o libvirt -of qcow2` == output a libvirt VM in a qcow2 file format +* `-os Appliances` == place the output VM in the Appliances pool +* `-n default` == configure the VM to use the default network + +Sample output: +``` +[ 0.0] Opening the source -i ova third_party_appliance.ova +[ 0.1] Creating an overlay to protect the source from being modified +[ 0.1] Initializing the target -o libvirt -os Appliances +[ 0.1] Opening the overlay +[ 13.7] Inspecting the overlay +[ 14.6] Checking for sufficient free disk space in the guest +[ 14.6] Estimating space required on target for each disk +[ 14.6] Converting Windows 7 Enterprise to run on KVM +[ 15.0] Mapping filesystem data to avoid copying unused and blank areas +[ 15.4] Closing the overlay +[ 15.6] Checking if the guest needs BIOS or UEFI to boot +[ 15.6] Assigning disks to buses +[ 15.6] Copying disk 1/1 to /var/lib/libvirt/Appliances/third_party_appliance-sda (qcow2) + (100.00/100%) +[ 132.3] Creating output metadata +Pool Appliances refreshed +[ 132.5] Finishing off +``` + +Source: https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/importing-vms-kvm-virt-v2v