[libvirt-users] VM in a VM on kvm/qemu

Hi all, For development reasons, I've setup a pair of VMs (host is Fedora 22) running EL6 as an HA cluster. On these two nodes, I host a 3rd VM (so Fedora 22 -> 2x EL 6.7 -> El 6.7). Currently, 'EL' == CentOS, but I can switch to RHEL proper if need be. To my happy surprise, it actually works! Of course, the two-deep EL6 guest is slow as molasses. I don't really care about making it usably fast because this setup is purely to dev/test the HA cluster VMs. That said, a minimal EL6 install currently takes about 2 hours. So testing deleting/creating guests is very slow. So my question is; Understanding it will never be good performance, is there anything I can do to make the VM-in-a-VM faster? I tried looking for docs on this, looking for ways to tune, CPU/BIOS options to set, etc, without much luck. Most google results are about vmware and other hypervisors. Any pointers/tips/clue-sticks will be much appreciated! -- Digimer Papers and Projects: https://alteeve.ca/w/ What if the cure for cancer is trapped in the mind of a person without access to education?