3.4. Comparison of virt-install and virt-manager Installation options
This table provides a quick reference to compare equivalent
virt-install and virt-manager installation options for when installing a virtual machine.
Most
virt-install options are not required. The minimum requirements are --name, --memory, guest storage (--disk, --filesystem or --disk none), and an install method (--location, --cdrom, --pxe, --import, or boot). These options are further specified with arguments; to see a complete list of command options and related arguments, enter the following command:
# virt-install --help
In virt-manager, at minimum, a name, installation method, memory (RAM), vCPUs, storage are required.
| Configuration on virtual machine | virt-install option | virt-manager installation wizard label and step number |
|---|---|---|
| Virtual machine name | --name, -n | Name (step 5) |
| RAM to allocate (MiB) | --ram, -r | Memory (RAM) (step 3) |
| Storage - specify storage media | --disk | Enable storage for this virtual machine |
| Storage - export a host directory to the guest | --filesystem | Enable storage for this virtual machine |
| Storage - configure no local disk storage on the guest | --nodisks | Deselect the Enable storage for this virtual machine check box (step 4) |
| Installation media location (local install) | --file | Local install media |
| Installation using a distribution tree (network install) | --location | Network install |
| Install guest with PXE | --pxe | Network boot (step 1) |
| Number of vCPUs | --vcpus | CPUs (step 3) |
| Host network | --network | Advanced options drop-down menu (step 5) |
| Operating system variant/version | --os-variant | Version (step 2) |
| Graphical display method | --graphics, --nographics | * virt-manager provides GUI installation only |
