6.4. Deploying a container image by using KVM with a QEMU disk image

Prerequisites

• You created a QEMU disk image (QCOW2) by using bootc-image-builder. For instructions, see Creating QCOW2 images by using bootc-image-builder.

Procedure

• By using libvirt, create a virtual machine (VM) with the disk image that you previously created from the container image. For more details, see Creating virtual machines by using the command line.

  • The following example uses virt-install to create a VM. Replace <qcow2/disk.qcow2> with the path to your QEMU disk image (QCOW2) file:

    $ sudo virt-install \
      --name bootc \
      --memory 4096 \
      --vcpus 2 \
      --disk <qcow2/disk.qcow2> \
      --import

Verification

• Connect to the VM in which you are running the container image. See Configuring bridges on a network bond to connect virtual machines with the network for more details.

Next steps

• You can push an updated version of this container image to the registry to deliver operating system updates to your running systems. See Managing RHEL bootc images.