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Documentation

This is more a techincal documentation that how to use this tool.

Install

Please refer to the README file, all install steps are described.

Pipx

Not refered in the install, but you can pipx for you install.

Virtual Server Creation

Linux

For the moment, no issue with tested distribution:

  • Archlinux
  • Debian/ubuntu
  • Centos/Fedora/Redhat
  • FreeBSD
  • TinyCore

Other install

Tested succeffully :

  • Pfsense,Dynfi,Open

Windows

Windows OS will need some extra-drivers to run on virtualized server.

For this during the install, the VM will need a virtIO-win iso with all drivers. The VirtIO iso is already mounted as a CD-ROM on VM creation. Load the drivers according to you OS install.

VirtIO

VirtIO is a QEMU drivers for Windows OS (please read : https://developer.ibm.com/articles/l-virtio/)

VirtIO can be found here : https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/archive-virtio/?C=M;O=D

Take care of the version, some virtio are not compatible with some Windows version.

This iso is on ./storage/win/ and configured in config.py for upgrade.

Tested Windows Installation (tested with Virtio 0.1.229):

Validate for :

  • Windows 8, 8,1 10
  • Windows Server 2019, 2022

Failed with :

  • Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows 11 (UEFI access)

Never Tested :

  • Win 7 and Vista

ERROR and SOLUTION

You may incounter some error in specific case, please report them if they are not in the list, They will be consider on nexts releases.

ERROR: Error destroying Requested operation is not valid: cannot undefine domain with nvram : SOLUTION (on CLI): virsh undefine --nvram VM_NAME

ERROR: Error stoping NOM_VM:Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running SOLUTION 1 (on CLI): virsh reset VM_NAME SOLUTION 2 (on CLI): virsh destroy VM_NAME (destroy the VM)