1. Introduction A Qcow2 (QEMU Copy-On-Write 2) file is a disk image format used primarily by QEMU , KVM , and Proxmox VE virtualization platforms. Unlike raw ISO files, a Qcow2 image contains a pre-installed operating system with configurations, drivers, and sometimes applications.
1. Introduction A Qcow2 (QEMU Copy-On-Write 2) file is a disk image format used primarily by QEMU , KVM , and Proxmox VE virtualization platforms. Unlike raw ISO files, a Qcow2 image contains a pre-installed operating system with configurations, drivers, and sometimes applications.