VIRT_DISTRO_IMGDIR
default cloud image directory
virt-cloud-boot1
Manual page for virt-cloud-boot 26.10
Overview
usage: virt-cloud-boot [-h] [--dry-run] [-i FILE] [--fedora VER]
- [--fedora-uki VER] [--centos VER] [--rhel VER]
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[--alma VER] [--ubuntu VER] [--imgdir DIR] [--list] [-u USER] [--password PASSWD] [--package PKG] [--copy-file FILE] [--runcmd CMD] [--no-uefi] [--smm] [--qemu-vars] [--secure-boot] [--cc-mode {none,sev,snp,tdx}] [--sev] [--snp] [--tdx] [--log FILE] [--memory MEM] [--smp CPUS] [--scsi |
--no-scsi][--sata |--no-sata][--nvme |--no-nvme][--vblk |--no-vblk][--ufs |--no-ufs][--ssh-port PORT] [--ssh-agent |--no-ssh-agent]
boot cloud image
options:
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-h, --help -
show this help message and exit
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--dry-run, --dryrun -
print generated qemu command line and quit
select cloud image:
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-i, --image FILE -
boot cloud image FILE
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--fedora VER -
boot fedora VER
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--fedora-uki VER -
boot fedora VER (uki variant)
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--centos VER -
boot centos stream VER
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--rhel VER -
boot rhel VER
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--alma VER -
boot almalinux VER
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--ubuntu VER -
boot ubuntu VER
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--imgdir DIR -
lookup fedora/centos/rhel images in DIR (default: /vmdisk/iso/distro)
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--list -
list cloud images in /vmdisk/iso/distro
setup cloud image:
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-u, --username, --user USER -
login username (default: cloud)
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--password, --passwd PASSWD -
login password (default: cloud)
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--package, --rpm PKG -
install package PKG
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--copy-file FILE -
copy FILE into the guest
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--runcmd CMD -
run CMD in guest
firmware setup:
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--no-uefi -
skip uefi firmware setup (boot with qemu default firmware)
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--smm -
use smm firmware builds (feature "require-smm")
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--qemu-vars, --qemuvars -
use qemu uefi vars (feature "host-uefi-vars")
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--secure-boot, --sb -
enable secure boot (feature "enrolled-keys")
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--cc-mode {none,sev,snp,tdx} -
set confidential computing mode (default: none)
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--sev -
enable sev cc mode (feature "amd-sev")
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--snp -
enable snp cc mode (feature "amd-sev-snp")
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--tdx -
enable tdx cc mode (feature "intel-tdx")
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--log FILE -
write firmware log to FILE
hardware setup:
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--memory, --mem MEM -
assign guest memory (default: 4G)
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--smp CPUS -
assign guest vcpus (default: 1)
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--scsi, --no-scsi -
use virtio scsi (default: yes)
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--sata, --no-sata -
use sata (q35 only, default: no)
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--nvme, --no-nvme -
use NVMe emulation (default: no)
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--vblk, --no-vblk -
use virtio block (default: no)
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--ufs, --no-ufs -
use universal flash storage (default: no)
network setup:
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--ssh-port PORT -
forward ssh connections to localhost:PORT to the guest
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--ssh-agent, --no-ssh-agent -
get public ssh keys from ssh agent (default: yes)