Linux Virtualization Operations
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Internal
Commands
virsh |
Virtualization Host Storage Operations
Storage Pool Operations
- Disk-Based Storage Pool Configuration
- Partition-Based Storage Pool Configuration
- Directory-Based Storage Pool Configuration
- LVM-Based Storage Pool Configuration
- Storage Pool Deletion
Storage Volume Operations
Virtualization Host Network Operations
- Attaching a Guest Directly to a Virtualization Host Network Interface
- Modifying the Range of the DHCP Server for a Virtual Network
- Bridged Networking Configuration
Create a Guest Virtual Machine
Virtualization host storage and host-level networking must be configured as a prerequisite to creating guest virtual machines. Once storage pools and storage volumes are made available, and the networking is configured, guest virtual machines can be created with
If the XML definition of a virtual machine is available, it can be created with:
Start/Stop Guest VMs
virsh start virsh shutdown
Connect to the Guest VM
virsh console
Adding Storage to Guests
Cloning a Guest VM
- Shut down the guest with virsh shutdown.
- Export the XML configuration with virsh dumpxml.
- Edit the XML as needed. Things you may want to change:
- The amount of memory.
- The number of vCPUs.
- Define the guest with virsh define.