Easily save and revert to specific system states.
The file only occupies physical disk space as data is written.
Standard IDE emulation is slow. Download the ISO from the Fedora Project. During Windows installation, "Load Driver" and point to the VirtIO SCSI and Network folders to enable high-speed I/O. Enable KVM Acceleration windows 8 qcow2
Use the following command to boot the ISO. Note the use of virtio drivers for maximum performance. qemu-system-x86_64 -m 2G -drive file=windows8.qcow2,if=virtio -cdrom win8_install.iso -net nic,model=virtio -enable-kvm Performance Optimization
If you run out of space on your virtual drive, QCOW2 makes expansion simple. qemu-img resize windows8.qcow2 +10G Easily save and revert to specific system states
Protects the virtual disk at the storage level. Creating a Windows 8 QCOW2 Image
The QCOW2 format offers several advantages over raw disk images: Download the ISO from the Fedora Project
Convert and upload the image to Glance to provide Windows-based cloud instances. Maintenance and Resizing
Windows 8 can feel sluggish in a virtual environment without proper tuning. Use VirtIO Drivers
Create a virtual disk with enough headroom for updates and software. qemu-img create -f qcow2 windows8.qcow2 40G 2. Launch the Installation
