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Chapter 6. Creating a kernel-based virtual machine and booting the installation ISO in the VM

You can create a kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) and start the Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation.

The following instructions are specific for installation on a VM. If you are installing RHEL on a physical system, you can skip this section.

Procedure

  • Create a virtual machine with the instance of Red Hat Enterprise Linux as a KVM guest operating system, by using the following virt-install command on the KVM host:

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    $ virt-install --name=<guest_name> --disk size=<disksize_in_GB> --memory=<memory_size_in_MB> --cdrom <filepath_to_iso> --graphics vnc

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