This is the command line I used to create the VM (using virt-install): $ ps auxww|grep kvm|grep test-iso-1 jamie 31361 0.0 0.3 74328 15248 pts/8 S 09:51 0:00 /usr/bin/python -tt /usr/bin/virt-install --connect=qemu:///system --name=test-iso-1 --ram=384 --vcpus=2 --disk path=/home/jamie/vms/kvm/test-iso-1/disk1.img,size=2.00 --disk path=/home/jamie/vms/kvm/test-iso-1/disk2.img,size=2.00 --accelerate --hvm --cdrom=./karmic-server-amd64.iso --os-type=linux --os-variant=ubuntuKarmic --vnc --network=network:default root 31371 33.3 10.2 572896 407852 ? Sl 09:51 15:45 /usr/bin/kvm -S -M pc-0.11 -m 384 -smp 2 -name test-iso-1 -uuid 58d8f49f-287c-a6c5-59f3-6323076f6a2e -monitor unix:/var/run/libvirt/qemu/test-iso-1.monitor,server,nowait -no-reboot -boot d -drive file=/home/jamie/vms/isos/karmic/karmic-server-amd64.iso,if=ide,media=cdrom,index=2 -drive file=/home/jamie/vms/kvm/test-iso-1/disk1.img,if=virtio,index=0 -drive file=/home/jamie/vms/kvm/test-iso-1/disk2.img,if=virtio,index=1 -net nic,macaddr=54:52:00:75:e0:47,vlan=0,model=virtio,name=virtio.0 -net tap,fd=19,vlan=0,name=tap.0 -serial pty -parallel none -usb -vnc 127.0.0.1:2 -k en-us -vga cirrus
This is the command line I used to create the VM (using virt-install): virt-install --connect= qemu:// /system --name=test-iso-1 --ram=384 --vcpus=2 --disk path=/home/ jamie/vms/ kvm/test- iso-1/disk1. img,size= 2.00 --disk path=/home/ jamie/vms/ kvm/test- iso-1/disk2. img,size= 2.00 --accelerate --hvm --cdrom= ./karmic- server- amd64.iso --os-type=linux --os-variant= ubuntuKarmic --vnc --network= network: default 287c-a6c5- 59f3-6323076f6a 2e -monitor unix:/var/ run/libvirt/ qemu/test- iso-1.monitor, server, nowait -no-reboot -boot d -drive file=/home/ jamie/vms/ isos/karmic/ karmic- server- amd64.iso, if=ide, media=cdrom, index=2 -drive file=/home/ jamie/vms/ kvm/test- iso-1/disk1. img,if= virtio, index=0 -drive file=/home/ jamie/vms/ kvm/test- iso-1/disk2. img,if= virtio, index=1 -net nic,macaddr= 54:52:00: 75:e0:47, vlan=0, model=virtio, name=virtio. 0 -net tap,fd= 19,vlan= 0,name= tap.0 -serial pty -parallel none -usb -vnc 127.0.0.1:2 -k en-us -vga cirrus
$ ps auxww|grep kvm|grep test-iso-1
jamie 31361 0.0 0.3 74328 15248 pts/8 S 09:51 0:00 /usr/bin/python -tt /usr/bin/
root 31371 33.3 10.2 572896 407852 ? Sl 09:51 15:45 /usr/bin/kvm -S -M pc-0.11 -m 384 -smp 2 -name test-iso-1 -uuid 58d8f49f-