Summary

In this chapter you first learned about the default network and storage configuration set by libvirt to facilitate the required infrastructure for virtual machine creation and then learned the different guest installation methods, which include PXE, Network, ISO, and importing a pre-configured bootable OS image. We also have seen how virt-builder and oz help in rapidly creating virtual machines.

In the next chapter, we will provide more detailed information about virtual storage and networks.

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