Oracle VM User Manual page 73

The following table lists the possible values available for os-variant for each
os-type option.
Possible values for Possible values for
os-type=windows os-type=unix
win2k3 solaris9
win2k solaris10
vista freebsd6
winxp openbsd4
Not all operating system variants are supported by Oracle for
Note:
use with Oracle products, but are made available for your
convenience.
# virt-install --os-type=windows --os-variant=winxp
[--noapic]
Disables APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) for a fully virtualized
guest. Overrides the value set in --os-type and --os-variant.
[--arch=arch]
Sets the CPU architecture to simulate.
# virt-install --arch=x86
Possible values for Possible values for
os-type=other os-type=linux
netware6 generic24
generic generic26
netware4 rhel2.1
msdos fedora7_64
netware5 el5_64
fedora6
fedora7
fedora5
centos5_64
generic26_64
centos5
sles10
sles10_64
el4_64
rhel4
rhel5
rhel4_64
rhel3
fedora6_64
rhel5_64
fedora5_64
el4
el5
Command-Line Tools A-5
virt-install