virt-install quick reference script

vms/virtinstall.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# plug in your variables and run file to create vm via commandline
+# got tired of looking up man-pages everytime
+
+name=rhel9m1
+ram=2048
+vcpu=2
+path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/rhel9m1.qcow2
+size=20
+os_variant=rhel9.4
+path_iso=/home/$USER/Downloads/iso/rhel-9.4-x86_64-boot.iso
+
+# you can add the following optional arguments
+# --graphics none
+# kickstart files and such via the --extra-args argument
+virt-install --name $name --ram $ram --vcpus $vcpu \
+  --disk path=$path,size=$size --os-variant $os_variant \
+  --network bridge=virbr0,model=virtio \
+  --console pty,target_type=serial --location $path_iso