Rubenerd: Xen virt-install with cdrom boot images

Xen virt-install with cdrom boot images

This post originally appeared on the Annexe.

If you just supply the minimum options:

virt-install paravirtualized guests cannot install off cdrom media

It must default to PV mode. For HVM, use this surprising option:

virt-install [..] --hvm [..]

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