Bug 2221884

Summary:	[DDF] I think the --disk parameter should be --file.
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Reporter:	Direct Docs Feedback <ddf-bot>
Component:	doc-Virtualization_Deployment_and_Administration_Guide	Assignee:	Jiri Herrmann <jherrman>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	haoliu <haoliu>
Severity:	unspecified	Docs Contact:	Jana Heves <jsvarova>
Priority:	medium
Version:	7.9	CC:	phrdina, rhel-docs, siwalter
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Description Direct Docs Feedback 2023-07-11 07:23:45 UTC

I think the --disk parameter should be --file.

--disk doesn't work with the --import parameter.

This works:

virt-install --name test123 --memory 2048 --vcpus 2 --network bridge=virbr0,model=virtio --file /var/lib/libvirt/images/rhel-guest-image-8.2-590.x86_64.qcow2 --import --os-variant rhel8.2 --noautoconsole

Reported by: rhn-support-siwalter

https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/virtualization_deployment_and_administration_guide/sect-guest_virtual_machine_installation_overview-creating_guests_with_virt_install#annotations:d96d223c-7145-46ff-90ba-b5433ed4dfd2

Comment 7 siwalter 2023-08-06 17:22:37 UTC

I don't have a reproducer right now. I think my "aha" moment was when I saw "--disk path=/" being used instead of "--file". That worked. Otherwise I would get a message saying --disk will not work with --import.

If that is correct usage, maybe the docs can change to show "--disk path=/the/imported/disk.qcow"

Comment 11 siwalter 2023-08-10 09:50:07 UTC

Please close it. I destroyed the machine (nested virt) that I saw this on and cannot remember the OS I used. Sorry for the noise.