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h1. Provision KVM VM without DHCP
This method is similar to the [[gPXE]] provisioning method, but the parameters are passed as kernel boot options.
h2. Prerequisites
In order to use direct kernel booting, the *vmlinuz* and *initrd.img* files need to exist in a storage pool.
I downloaded the two available for CentOS 6.0.
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cd /var/lib/libvirt/images
wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos/6/os/x86_64/isolinux/vmlinuz
wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos/6/os/x86_64/isolinux/initrd.img
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h2. Using virt-manager
From within the virtual machine's details, select the *Boot Options*. Expand *Direct kernel boot* and enter the following information. Replace the IP addresses with those specific to your setup
*Kernel path*: /var/lib/libvirt/images/vmlinuz
*Initrd path*: /var/lib/libvirt/images/initrd.img
*Kernel arguments*: ks=http://foremanserver.tld/unattended/provision?static=yes ksdevice=bootif network kssendmac ip=192.168.1.2 netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=192.168.1.1 dns=192.168.1.1
h2. command line using virsh
To make these changes edit the virtual machine's XML file through virsh
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virsh edit domain
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Below are the relevant lines, replace the IPs with those of your setup
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<os>
<type arch='x86_64' machine='rhel6.0.0'>hvm</type>
<kernel>/var/lib/libvirt/images/vmlinuz</kernel>
<initrd>/var/lib/libvirt/images/initrd.img</initrd>
<cmdline>ks=http://foremanserver.tld/unattended/provision?static=yes ksdevice=bootif network kssendmac ip=192.168.1.2 netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=192.168.1.1 dns=192.168.1.1</cmdline>
<boot dev='hd'/>
</os></code>
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