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libvirt
libvirt is an open source API, daemon and management tool for managing platform virtualization. It can be used to manage KVM, Xen, VMware ESX, QEMU and other virtualization technologies. These APIs are widely used in the orchestration layer of hypervisors in the development of a cloud-based solution.
Sparse image
qemu-img create -f qcow2 /var/lib/libvirt/images/test.qcow2 64G
Resize image
qemu-img resize /var/lib/libvirt/images/test.qcow2 +10G
and then resize partition table and filesystem.
Installation
virt-install -r 4096 --accelerate -n test \ -f /var/lib/libvirt/images/test.qcow2 \ --cdrom /CentOS-6.5-x86_64-bin-DVD1.iso \ --network=type=direct,source=eth0 \ --graphics vnc,listen=0.0.0.0,password=somepass \ --noautoconsole
(connect using vnc client to server IP to finish installation)
Deleting guest
virsh destroy test undefine test
Autostart
virsh autostart test
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