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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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.Example manifest for a {op-system-base} VM
[source,yaml]
[%collapsible]
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apiVersion: kubevirt.io/v1
kind: VirtualMachine
metadata:
  labels:
    app: <vm_name> <1>
  name: <vm_name>
spec:
  dataVolumeTemplates:
  - apiVersion: cdi.kubevirt.io/v1beta1
    kind: DataVolume
    metadata:
      name: <vm_name>
    spec:
      sourceRef:
        kind: DataSource
        name: rhel9 <2>
        namespace: openshift-virtualization-os-images
      storage:
        resources:
          requests:
            storage: 30Gi
  running: false
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        kubevirt.io/domain: <vm_name>
    spec:
      domain:
        cpu:
          cores: 1
          sockets: 2
          threads: 1
        devices:
          disks:
          - disk:
              bus: virtio
            name: rootdisk
          - disk:
              bus: virtio
            name: cloudinitdisk
          interfaces:
          - masquerade: {}
            name: default
          rng: {}
        features:
          smm:
            enabled: true
        firmware:
          bootloader:
            efi: {}
        resources:
          requests:
            memory: 8Gi
      evictionStrategy: LiveMigrate
      networks:
      - name: default
        pod: {}
      volumes:
      - dataVolume:
          name: <vm_name>
        name: rootdisk
      - cloudInitNoCloud:
          userData: |-
            #cloud-config
            user: cloud-user
            password: '<password>' <3>
            chpasswd: { expire: False }
        name: cloudinitdisk
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<1> Specify the name of the virtual machine.
<2> Specify the name in the `spec.dataImportCronTemplate.spec.managedDataSource` field in the `Hyperconvered` CR.
<3> Specify the password for cloud-user.
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. 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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