Deploying OpenStack Icehouse with KVM and Core Services
KVM Virtualization Setup
Install required packages:
yum install qemu-kvm qemu-kvm-tools virt-manager libvirt virt-install
systemctl start libvirtd
Create a 5GB raw disk image:
qemu-img create -f raw /opt/centos-6.5-x86_64.raw 5G
qemu-img info /opt/centos-6.5-x86_64.raw
Launch a VM using virt-install:
virt-install --virt-type kvm \
--name ...
Posted on Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:50:08 +0000 by Marino