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How to boot ISO image in KVM using XML configuration?
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How to boot ISO image in KVM using XML configuration?

<disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
      <source file='/data_ssd/iso-images/ubuntu-16.04.6-server-amd64.iso'/>
      <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
      <readonly/>
      <boot order='1'/>
      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' target='0' unit='0'/>
</disk>

    <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
      <readonly/>
      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/>
    </disk>

Reference

https://serverfault.com/questions/373372/how-to-connect-a-cdrom-device-to-a-kvm-qemu-domain-using-command-line-tools

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