Unlike raw images, qcow2 files are sparse. Even though the virtual disk might be provisioned for 50GB or more, the actual file on your host storage only consumes space that is actually written to by the guest OS.
sha256sum Pa-vm-kvm-9.0.1.qcow2
Anyone else still using this version for lab/testing? Feedback on migration to newer .qcow2 images (10.x/11.x) would be great. Pa-vm-kvm-9.0.1.qcow2
: Intended for KVM environments, including popular lab simulators like EVE-NG . Typical Deployment Requirements Unlike raw images, qcow2 files are sparse