

List will allow it to grow without crossing another Partition that you want to dynamically grow at the end of the While no scheme is inherently better than another, having the If unsure, use the default partition scheme for the installer. Partition that is mounted to /, which also works fine. Three partitions ( /boot, /, swap), which works fine.Īlternatively, you might want to create a single ext4 The default installation uses LVM partitions, and creates There are different options for partitioning the disks. If prompted about which type of devices your installation uses,Ĭhoose Virtio Block Device. Of a mirror to retrieve the web site name of a mirror. To get a full list of mirrors, click on the HTTP link If the installer asks for web site name and CentOS directory If the installer asks for a single URL, a valid URL might beĬonsider using other mirrors as an alternative to. The user to specify either a URL or the web site andĪ CentOS directory that corresponds to one of the CentOS mirrors. Point the installer to a CentOS web server ¶ĭepending on the version of CentOS, the net installer requires Which sets the host name on boot when a new instance You install the cloud-init package later,

The default ( localhost.localdomain) is fine. The installer allows you to choose a host name. IPv4 Settings' Method is Automatic (DHCP), which is the After the installation program starts,Ĭhoose your preferred language and click Continue to get to the # virt-install -virt-type kvm -name centos -ram 1024 \ -disk /tmp/centos.qcow2,format =qcow2 \ -network network =default \ -graphics vnc,listen = 0.0.0.0 -noautoconsole \ -os-type =linux -os-variant =centos7.0 \ -location =/data/isos/CentOS-7-x86_64-NetInstall-1611.isoĪt the initial Installer boot menu, choose the # qemu-img create -f qcow2 /tmp/centos.qcow2 10G If you use the virt-install command, the commands should look You saved the netinstall ISO image to the /data/isos directory. You need this name when you use virsh commands The name of your virtual machine image is centos If you use the virt-install command, do not forget to connect your Or the virt-install command as described previously. Start the installation process using either the virt-manager Packages from the Internet during installation. Download a CentOS install ISO ¶Ĭlick one of the HTTP links in the right-handĬlick the folder link of the CentOS version thatĬlick the x86_64/ folder link for 64-bit images.Ĭlick the netinstall ISO image that you want to download.įor example, CentOS-7-x86_64-NetInstall-1611.iso is a goodĬhoice because it is a smaller image that downloads missing Might differ across versions, the installation steps mightĭiffer if you use a different version of CentOS. This example shows you how to install a CentOS image and focuses
