qemu-img convert -O qcow2 windows7.qcow2 windows7-compressed.qcow2 Google Groups
The qcow2 format is preferred over "raw" because it supports snapshots and occupies less space on the host by only using what is actually written to the disk. : Use the qemu-img tool to create the initial file. qemu-img create -f qcow2 windows7.qcow2 40G windows 7 qcow2 top
Easily transportable files for lab deployments. Top Methods to Obtain a Windows 7 QCOW2 Image 1. The "Clean" Build (Recommended) qemu-img convert -O qcow2 windows7
: Use -cpu host to pass the host's CPU features directly to the guest. windows 7 qcow2 top