New | Pavmkvm801qcow2

While "pavmkvm801qcow2" appears to be a specific filename, it follows the naming convention for a Palo Alto Networks VM-Series (PA-VM) firewall image intended for (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) environments using the disk format. The "801" likely refers to PAN-OS version 8.0.1

| Metric | Old pavmkvm801qcow2 | | Improvement | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Sequential Write (1MB blocks) | 1.2 GB/s | 1.8 GB/s | +50% | | Random 4K Write (IOPS) | 45,000 | 78,000 | +73% | | Snapshot Creation (time) | 1.2 sec | 0.3 sec | 75% faster | | Space reclamation after fstrim | 15 sec | 4 sec | 73% faster | | Storage fragmentation (after 1,000 write cycles) | 22% | 4% | 5.5x better | pavmkvm801qcow2 new

At least 2 vCPUs; higher core counts improve throughput for intensive traffic inspection. While "pavmkvm801qcow2" appears to be a specific filename,

: You can take multiple point-in-time snapshots of the pavmkvm801 environment, making it easy to roll back after failed updates or tests. # Create a VM with 4 vCPUs and

# Create a VM with 4 vCPUs and 8GB RAM, using the new image as its drive virt-install \ --name pavm801-vm \ --memory 8192 \ --vcpus 4 \ --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/pavmkvm801qcow2-new.qcow2,format=qcow2 \ --os-variant ubuntu22.04 \ --import \ --network bridge:virbr0

df -h /var/lib/libvirt/images

explains how this format handles copy-on-write and thin provisioning. Core Procedures for QCOW2 Images If you are working with a new pavmkvm801qcow2