Pa-vm-kvm-8.0.1.qcow2 -

: Denotes the Palo Alto Networks Virtual Machine series.

Palo Alto’s official KVM guide for 8.0.x is still available but archived. Expect broken download links for the bootstrap.xml examples. pa-vm-kvm-8.0.1.qcow2

virt-install --name pa-vm-801 --ram 4096 --vcpus 2 --disk path=./pa-vm-kvm-8.0.1.qcow2,format=qcow2 --network network=default,model=virtio --import --noautoconsole : Denotes the Palo Alto Networks Virtual Machine series

The filename you posted corresponds to a virtual machine image for a . format=qcow2 --network network=default

: The .qcow2 format is optimized for thin provisioning and snapshots, making it suitable for lab environments and cloud deployments.

: The standard disk image format for QEMU and KVM, supporting features like thin provisioning and snapshots. Minimum System Requirements