unix:virtualization:virtlib:quickreference
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virt-lib Quick Reference
virt-top
This is not always installed by default. When run, it will bring up a full console window that shows all virtuals running on a system, similar to the top command.
virsh
The main controller for virt-lib. The basic format of the command is
virsh command parameters
. Some common commands are:
- list –all - list all domains virt-lib knows about and show their state (running, off, whatever)
- start name - starts the domain named name (name from list –all)
- Attach/Detach network interfaces (https://computingforgeeks.com/managing-kvm-network-interfaces-in-linux/)
- attach-interface –domain pxe –type bridge –source br1 –model virtio –config –live
- detach-interface –domain pxe –type bridge –mac 52:54:00:47:2f:eb –config
Remove a network from the entire system
virsh net-list --all virsh net-destroy br1 virsh net-undefine br1 virsh net-list --all
convert config file to native
virsh -c xen:/// domxml-to-native --format xen-xl \ /path/to/libvirt/vm.domxml.cfg > vm.xenxl.cfg
domxml to native
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