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+---
+# default resources for new vm
+dsk_size: 20
+mem_size: 2048
+num_cpus: 2
+
+# extra args for virt-install
+ks_file: "{{ boot_url }}/ks/rocky9.ks"
+ipcmd: >-
+  {% if network_interfaces[0]['proto'] is defined %}
+  {%   if network_interfaces[0]['proto'] == 'static' %}
+  {%     set int=network_interfaces[0] %}
+  {%     if int['ipaddr'] is defined and int['gateway'] is defined %}
+  nameserver=8.8.8.8
+  ip={{ int['ipaddr'] }}::{{ int['gateway'] }}:{{ int['netmask'] }}::eth0:none
+  {%     endif %}
+  {%   endif %}
+  {% endif %}
+virt_install_os_args: >-
+  --location
+  https://nic.funet.fi/pub/mirrors/rockylinux.org/9/BaseOS/x86_64/os
+  --extra-args
+  "inst.ks={{ ks_file }}
+  console=ttyS0
+  net.ifnames=0
+  bootdev=eth0
+  inst.repo=https://nic.funet.fi/pub/mirrors/rockylinux.org/9/BaseOS/x86_64/os"
+virt_install_os_variant: rhel9-unknown