| VIRT-CLOUD-BOOT(1) | User Commands | VIRT-CLOUD-BOOT(1) |
NAME
virt-cloud-boot - manual page for virt-cloud-boot 26.7.1
DESCRIPTION
usage: virt-cloud-boot [-h] [--dry-run] [--centos VER] [--rhel VER] [-i FILE]
- [-u USER] [--password PASSWD] [--package PKG] [--smm]
- [--qemu-vars] [--secure-boot] [--scsi | --no-scsi] [--nvme | --no-nvme]
boot cloud image
options:
- -h, --help
- show this help message and exit
- --dry-run, --dryrun
- print generated qemu command line and quit
select cloud image:
- --centos VER
- boot centos stream VER
- --rhel VER
- boot rhel VER
- -i, --image FILE
- boot cloud image FILE
setup cloud image:
- -u, --username, --user USER
- login username (default: cloud)
- --password, --passwd PASSWD
- login password (default: cloud)
- --package, --rpm PKG
- install package PKG
firmware selection:
- --smm
- use smm firmware builds (feature "require-smm")
- --qemu-vars, --qemuvars
- use qemu uefi vars (feature "host-uefi-vars")
- --secure-boot, --sb
- enable secure boot (feature "enrolled-keys")
hardware setup:
- --scsi, --no-scsi
- use virtio scsi (default: yes)
- --nvme, --no-nvme
- use NVMe emulation (default: no)
AUTHOR
Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
| July 2026 | virt-cloud-boot 26.7.1 |