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ks-libvirt [options] kickstart-file

At the end of install, if the VM is not shut down with --off and the guest agent is not excluded with --noaddga, the script waits until the VM is up and an IPv4 address is configured; it will clean any previous SSH host keys for that IP and then print the IP, so if you have an SSH key defined, you can do:

--addga | -a

Add qemu-guest-agent to %packages; default is to do this, use --noaddga to disable. Without the agent, the hypvervisor cannot get the IP of the VM (or do other VM management).

--anaconda | -A arguments

Additional anaconda boot arguments

--arch architecture

Use an alternate CPU architecture (this usually will require additional qemu-system-<arch> to be installed); this probably doesn't work with secureboot

--config | -C config

Config file for defaults; default is $HOME/.virtinst.cf

--cpu | -c count

VM CPU cores; default is 1

--disk | -d GB

VM disk size in gigabytes; default is 6

--disk2 GB

VM second disk size in gigabytes; default is to not use a second disk (this is mostly just useful for testing kickstart RAID handling)

--dns DNS-IPs

Set the DNS server(s) (can be specified more than once for multiple servers); default: copy host DNS config when IPv4 address is set

--dumpks | -D

Generate a modified kickstart file and dump to standard out (don't build VM)

--gw IPv4-gateway

Set the IPv4 gateway

--hostname | -h FQDN

Set the hostname; default is to not set unless network is set, then use the VM name

--ip IPv4-address/mask

Set the IPv4 address and netmask (in bits, e.g. 10.0.0.1/24); default is to try DHCP (if network needed)

--iso | -i ISO

ISO to boot from; default is pulled from KS or to use URL instead.  Handles a local ISO file (will be uploaded to same pool as VM storage if needed), or pool/volume for an ISO already in a storage pool.

--libvirt | -l URL

Connection to libvirt; default is $VIRTSH_DEFAULT_CONNECT_UID or qemu:///system

--machine machine

Use an alternate machine type rather than the default (e.g. q35 for x86_64)

--mapfile | -m file

URL map file to use different source repos.  The format of the file is one entry per line with a pair of URLs separated by a space.  The first URL is the original (which can be a mirrorlist or metalink) followed by a target URL to replace it with (mirrorlist/metalink are turned into direct url entries).  The default is $HOME/.virtinst-map

--name | -n name

VM name; default is KS file name minus any leading "ks-"

--net | -N interface

Bridge network interface to attach to; default is interface with default route

--off | -O

Leave the VM off at the end of install

--pool | -p pool

Storage pool name; use pool default by default

--os | -o OS

OS name, used to set VM hardware config; default is autodetect

--quiet | -q

Be very quiet - only show errors and IP at end

--ram | -r MB

VM RAM size in megabytes; default is 2048 unless specified in the KS

--screen | -s

Open the VM console screen during install

--secureboot | -B

Enable Secure Boot (implies UEFI).

--securepath [path]

Specify the path to the Secure Boot loader/NVRAM files (default is /usr/share/edk2/ovmf)

--serial | -S

Add a serial console; default is to do this, use --noserial to disable

--ssh

Add found SSH key(s) to the installed system; default is to do this, use --nossh to disable

--tpm

Add TPM device

--uefi | -u

Use UEFI boot instead of BIOS

--vdelete

Delete an existing VM with the same name before creating new (NOTE: will not ask for confirmation!)

--verbose | -v

Be more verbose

--virtinst | -V arguments

Additional virt-install arguments (can be used more than once)

The KS file is parsed for lines that look like #<tag>:<value>.  #include pulls in additional files, while the other options set default values (that can still be overridden on the command line).

Supported tags:

#include:file

Include another file - this can be a full path or relative to the kickstart file itself.  HTTP/HTTPS URLs are also supported.  Includes can appear more than once, including in included files.

#CPU:cores

Number of CPU cores

#RAM:MB

RAM size in megabytes

#DISK:GB

Disk size in gigabytes

#DISK2:GB

Second disk size in gigabytes

#ISO:[pool/]file

ISO file/volume to use for install

#OS:OS string

Operating system (only needed if not autodetected)

#(NO)SSH:1

Add/don't add SSH keys

#(NO)TPM:1

Add/don't add TPM device

#(NO)UEFI:1

Use/don't use UEFI boot

Written by Chris Adams

Copyright 2022 Chris Adams. License: GPLv3