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Convert and upload the image to Glance to provide Windows-based cloud instances. Maintenance and Resizing

Always use the -enable-kvm flag on Linux hosts. This allows the guest OS to run at near-native speeds by using the host CPU's virtualization extensions (VT-x or AMD-V). Deployment Scenarios windows 8 qcow2

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 Convert and upload the image to Glance to

The file only occupies physical disk space as data is written. windows 8 qcow2

Boot Windows and use Disk Management ( diskmgmt.msc ) to "Extend Volume" into the newly unallocated space.