create_vm

gistfile1.txt

## Run the following commands on the hypervisor host. Any host used for InfraRed virt deployments should do the job.
## Download RHEL8 beta image
curl -o /var/lib/libvirt/images/rhel-guest-image-8.0-1690.x86_64.qcow2 http:///rhel-guest-image-8.0-1690.x86_64.qcow2

## Downloag libguestfs appliance to allow virt-customize on RHEL7 hypervirosr
curl -o /tmp/libguestfs_appliance.tar.gx http://download.libguestfs.org/binaries/appliance/appliance-1.40.1.tar.xz
tar -C /tmp/ -xvf /tmp/libguestfs_appliance.tar.gx

## Create the disk file to be used for the standalone VM
qemu-img create -f qcow2  /var/lib/libvirt/images/standalone.qcow2 100G

## Prepare disk image
export LIBGUESTFS_PATH=/tmp/appliance
export LIBGUESTFS_BACKEND=direct
virt-resize --expand /dev/sda3 /var/lib/libvirt/images/rhel-guest-image-8.0-1690.x86_64.qcow2 /var/lib/libvirt/images/standalone.qcow2
virt-customize -a /var/lib/libvirt/images/standalone.qcow2 --root-password password:redhat --selinux-relabel
virt-customize -a /var/lib/libvirt/images/standalone.qcow2 --selinux-relabel --run-command 'yum remove -y cloud-init'

## Create standalone VM
virt-install --name standalone \
  --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/standalone.qcow2,device=disk,bus=virtio,format=qcow2,cache=unsafe \
  --boot hd \
  --network network:default \
  --network network:default \
  --virt-type kvm \
  --cpu host-passthrough \
  --ram 24576 \
  --vcpus 8 \
  --os-variant rhel7 \
  --import \
  --noautoconsole \
  --autostart \
  --vnc \
  --rng /dev/urandom