System Administration Guide: Virtualization Using the Solaris Operating System

Additional virt-install Examples


Example 39–4 Solaris PV Guest


virt-install -n solarisPV --paravirt -r 1024 \ 
  --nographics -f /export/solarisPV/root.img -s 16 \ 
  -l /ws/xvm-gate/public/isos/72-0910/solarisdvd.iso


Example 39–5 Solaris HVM Guest


virt-install -n solarisHVM --hvm -r 1024 --vnc \ 
  -f /export/solarisHVM/root.img -s 16 \ 
  -c /ws/xvm-gate/public/isos/72-0910/solarisdvd.iso

For this version of virt-install, ISO, physical media, and Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) pxe network installations are supported for HVM. If a physical CD is used, remember to unmount it after use.



Example 39–6 Windows HVM Guest


# virt-install -n winxp --hvm -r 1024 --vnc \ 
  -f /export/winxp/root.img -s 16 -c /windows/media.iso

For this version of virt-install, ISO, physical CD, and PXE network installations are supported for HVM. If a physical CD is used, remember to unmount it after use.



Example 39–7 Install Microsoft Windows Using a Local File as a Root Disk

A normal file is used to store the contents of the guest domain disk image, as opposed to using a ZFS volume, for example.


virt-install --name windows1 --ram 1024 \
--cdrom /en_winxp_pro_with_sp2.iso --file /guests/windows1-disk
--file-size 10 --vnc
 


Example 39–8 Install Solaris Using Network Install and JumpStart onto a ZFS Volume


zfs create -V 8G pool/solaris1-disk
virt-install --name solaris1 --ram 1024 --nographics \
--file /dev/zvol/dsk/pool/solaris1-disk \
--location nfs:install.domain.com:/export/solaris/nv75 \
--autocf nfs:install.domain.com:/export/jumpstart/solaris1