2019-08-16 13:03:15 +01:00
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# virsh
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2024-03-14 05:01:06 +00:00
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> Manage virsh guest domains. (Note: 'guest_id' can be the ID, name or UUID of the guest).
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2021-09-13 09:21:21 +01:00
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> Some subcommands such as `virsh list` have their own usage documentation.
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2020-12-29 11:46:54 +00:00
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> More information: <https://libvirt.org/virshcmdref.html>.
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2019-08-16 13:03:15 +01:00
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- Connect to a hypervisor session:
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2021-04-29 19:02:33 +01:00
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`virsh connect {{qemu:///system}}`
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2019-08-16 13:03:15 +01:00
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- List all domains:
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`virsh list --all`
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- Dump guest configuration file:
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`virsh dumpxml {{guest_id}} > {{path/to/guest.xml}}`
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- Create a guest from a configuration file:
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`virsh create {{path/to/config_file.xml}}`
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- Edit a guest's configuration file (editor can be changed with $EDITOR):
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`virsh edit {{guest_id}}`
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- Start/reboot/shutdown/suspend/resume a guest:
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`virsh {{command}} {{guest_id}}`
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- Save the current state of a guest to a file:
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`virsh save {{guest_id}} {{filename}}`
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- Delete a running guest:
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`virsh destroy {{guest_id}} && virsh undefine {{guest_id}}`
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