virt-install
A-4 Oracle VM Server User's Guide
[-bvalue | --bridge=value]
Sets the bridge to connect guest NIC to. If none is given, attempts to determine the
default.
[--vnc]
Use VNC (Virtual Network Computing) for graphics support.
# virt-install --vnc
[--vncport=port]
Sets the port to use for VNC connections.
# virt-install --vncport=5900
[--sdl]
Use SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) for graphics support.
# virt-install --sdl
[--nographics]
Do not use a graphical console for the guest.
# virt-install --nographics
[--noautoconsole]
Do not automatically connect to the guest console.
# virt-install --noautoconsole
[-kvalue | --keymap=value]
Set up keyboard mapping for the graphical console. If none is given, the keymap is
automatically set to the local keymap.
# virt-install --de
[--accelerate]
Use kernel acceleration capabilities.
# virt-install --accelerate
[--connect=URI]
Connect to hypervisor with URI.
# virt-install --connect=test:///default
[-v | --hvm]
Sets the guest as being a fully virtualized guest.
# virt-install -v
[-cCD-ROM | --CD-ROM=CD-ROM]
Sets the file to use a virtual CD-ROM device for fully a virtualized guest.
[--os-type=type]
Sets the operating system type for a fully virtualized guest. Possible values are
windows, unix, other, and linux.
# virt-install --os-type=windows
[--os-variant=variant]
Sets the operating system variant for a fully virtualized guest, for example, rhel5,
win2k, or vista. This parameter should be used with the os-type parameter.