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* [[Linux_Virtualization_Concepts#libvirt|Linux Virtualization Concepts - libvirt]]
* [[Linux_Virtualization_Concepts#libvirt|Linux Virtualization Concepts - libvirt]]
* [[virt-install]]


=Overview=
=Overview=

Revision as of 01:39, 27 June 2017

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Internal

Overview

virsh is a command-line tool for managing the KVM hypervisor and guest virtual machines. It is the primary tool to manage RHEL 7 virtualization.

It can be used to:

  • create virtual machines
  • configure virtual machines
  • pause virtual machines
  • list virtual machines
  • shut down virtual machines
  • manage virtual networks
  • manage storage
  • load virtual machine disk images

Installation

yum install libvirt-client

Commands

Operation Category
Storage Pool pool-list pool-info pool-define-as pool-build pool-start pool-autostart pool-destroy pool-delete pool-undefine
Storage Volume vol-list vol-info vol-name vol-path vol-key vol-create-as vol-delete
define
edit dumpxml
start shutdown
list
undefine