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virt-install -n vmserver -r 2048 --os-type=linux --os-variant=debiansqueeze \ | virt-install -n vmserver -r 2048 --os-type=linux --os-variant=debiansqueeze \ | ||
- | --disk /backups/ | + | --disk /vmdisk/ |
--vnc --noautoconsole --location | --vnc --noautoconsole --location | ||
</ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | use VNC to connect to the VM console after creating it. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Some useful commands for handling VMs** | ||
+ | |||
+ | List existing VMs: | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | virsh list | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Shutdown an existing VM: | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | virsh shutdown vmname | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Destroy (hard shutdown) an existing VM: | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | virsh destroy vmname | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Start an existing VM: | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | virsh start vmname | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Set the ' | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | virsh autostart vmname | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Clone an existing VM. Make sure you update the udev settings after cloning if you want your network to work: | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | virt-clone -o OldVM -n NewVM -f / | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Remove a VM from the system ' | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | virsh undefine vmname | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | **KVM performance boost** | ||
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