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// * virt/virtual_machines/creating_vms_rh/virt-creating-vms-from-cli.adoc

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= Creating a VM from a VirtualMachine manifest

You can create a virtual machine (VM) from a `VirtualMachine` manifest.

.Procedure

. Edit the `VirtualMachine` manifest for your VM. The following example configures a {op-system-base-full} VM:
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[NOTE]
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This example manifest does not configure VM authentication.
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.Example manifest for a {op-system-base} VM
[source,yaml]
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 apiVersion: kubevirt.io/v1
 kind: VirtualMachine
 metadata:
  name: rhel-9-minimal
 spec:
  dataVolumeTemplates:
    - metadata:
        name: rhel-9-minimal-volume
      spec:
        sourceRef:
          kind: DataSource
          name: rhel9 <1>
          namespace: openshift-virtualization-os-images <2>
        storage: {}
  instancetype:
    name: u1.medium <3>
  preference:
    name: rhel.9 <4>
  running: true
  template:
    spec:
      domain:
        devices: {}
      volumes:
        - dataVolume:
            name: rhel-9-minimal-volume
          name: rootdisk
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<1> The `rhel9` golden image is used to install {op-system-base} 9 as the guest operating system.
<2> Golden images are stored in the `openshift-virtualization-os-images` namespace.
<3> The `u1.medium` instance type requests 1 vCPU and 4Gi memory for the VM. These resource values cannot be overridden within the VM.
<4> The `rhel.9` preference specifies additional attributes that support the {op-system-base} 9 guest operating system.

. Create a virtual machine by using the manifest file:
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[source,terminal]
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$ oc create -f <vm_manifest_file>.yaml
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. Optional: Start the virtual machine:
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[source,terminal]
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$ virtctl start <vm_name> -n <namespace>
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