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>

virt-cloud-boot 26.7.1             July 2026                VIRT-CLOUD-BOOT(1)