: As an open-standard format, it is easily transferable across various KVM-based platforms like Proxmox, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Ubuntu. Deployment Steps on KVM
The term "exclusive" in this context typically refers to the that the KVM/QEMU process requires on the .qcow2 file to prevent data corruption. If another process (like a backup tool or manual image info check) attempts to access the file without the force-share flag, it will fail due to this safety lock.
qemu-img create -f qcow2 fgtvm64-kvm-v723f-build1262-fortinet.qcow2 20G virt-install \ --name fgtvm64_exclusive \ --vcpus 4 --memory 4096 \ --disk path=fgtvm64-kvm-v723f-build1262-fortinet.qcow2,format=qcow2 \ --import \ --os-variant generic \ --features kvm_hidden=1 \ --cpu host-passthrough \ --exclusive