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Vmconfig

DC 

virt-install \
 --name DC \
 --ram 16384 \
 --vcpus 4 \
 --cpu host-passthrough \
 --os-variant win2k22 \
 --machine q35 \
 --boot uefi \
 --hvm \
 --cdrom /var/lib/libvirt/images/iso/baseserver2022.iso \
 --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/disk/host1.qcow2,size=60,bus=virtio \
 --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/iso/virtio-win.iso,device=cdrom \
 --network bridge=br0,model=virtio \
 --network bridge=br-iscsi,model=virtio \
 --network bridge=br-cluster,model=virtio \
 --graphics vnc,listen=0.0.0.0 \
 --video qxl

## Host1
```bash
virt-install \
 --name Host1 \
 --ram 16384 \
 --vcpus 4 \
 --cpu host-passthrough \
 --os-variant win2k22 \
 --machine q35 \
 --boot uefi \
 --hvm \
 --cdrom /var/lib/libvirt/images/iso/baseserver2022.iso \
 --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/disk/host1.qcow2,size=60,bus=virtio \
 --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/iso/virtio-win.iso,device=cdrom \
 --network bridge=br0,model=virtio \
 --network bridge=br-iscsi,model=virtio \
 --network bridge=br-cluster,model=virtio \
 --graphics vnc,listen=0.0.0.0 \
 --video qxl

Host 2 

virt-install \
 --name Host2 \
 --ram 32768 \
 --vcpus 4 \
 --cpu host-passthrough \
 --os-variant win2k22 \
 --machine q35 \
 --boot uefi \
 --hvm \
 --cdrom /var/lib/libvirt/images/iso/Server2025.iso \
 --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/disk/host2.qcow2,size=60,bus=virtio \
 --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/iso/virtio.iso,device=cdrom \
 --network bridge=br0,model=virtio \
 --network bridge=br-iscsi,model=virtio \
 --network bridge=br-cluster,model=virtio \
 --graphics vnc,listen=0.0.0.0 \
 --video qxl

Shared Storage 

virt-install \
 --name storage \
 --ram 16384 \
 --vcpus 4 \
 --cpu host-passthrough \
 --os-variant win2k22 \
 --machine q35 \
 --boot uefi \
 --hvm \
 --cdrom /var/lib/libvirt/images/iso/Server2025.iso \
 --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/storage.qcow2,size=60,bus=virtio \
 --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/iso/virtio.iso,device=cdrom \
 --network bridge=br0,model=virtio \
 --network bridge=br-iscsi,model=virtio \
 --graphics vnc,listen=0.0.0.0 \
 --video qxl

Windows11 

virt-install \
 --name Control \
 --ram 16384 \
 --vcpus 4,sockets=1,cores=4,threads=1 \
 --cpu host-passthrough \
 --os-variant win11 \
 --machine q35 \
 --boot uefi \
 --hvm \
 --cdrom /var/lib/libvirt/images/iso/win11.iso \
 --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/win11.qcow2,size=60,bus=virtio \
 --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/iso/virtio-win.iso,device=cdrom \
 --network bridge=br0,model=virtio \
 --graphics vnc,listen=0.0.0.0 \
 --video qxl \
 --tpm backend.type=emulator,backend.version=2.0,model=tpm-crb

virt-install
–name test
–ram 16384
–vcpus 4
–cpu host-passthrough
–os-variant win2k22
–machine q35
–boot uefi
–hvm
–cdrom /var/lib/libvirt/images/iso/Server2025-Teaching.iso
–disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/test.qcow2,size=60,bus=virtio
–disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/iso/virtio.iso,device=cdrom
–network bridge=br0,model=virtio
–graphics vnc,listen=0.0.0.0
–video qxl
–tpm backend.type=emulator,backend.version=2.0,model=tpm-crb

VM with SATA Drive 

virt-install \
 --name test \
 --ram 16384 \
 --vcpus 4 \
 --cpu host-passthrough \
 --os-variant win2k22 \
 --machine q35 \
 --boot uefi \
 --hvm \
 --cdrom /var/lib/libvirt/images/iso/Server2025-Teaching.iso \
 --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/test.qcow2,size=60,bus=sata \
 --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/iso/virtio.iso,device=cdrom \
 --network bridge=br0,model=virtio \
 --graphics vnc,listen=0.0.0.0 \
 --video qxl \
 --tpm backend.type=emulator,backend.version=2.0,model=tpm-crb
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