Mount URL as cdrom/iso KVM/QEMU
Backtogeek asked: I am looking for a way to mount an ISO as a cd rom, according to libvirt docs (referenced below) it should be possible, additionally in the question …
QEMU QMP How to find device to use drive_backup?
PoPNicoW asked: I would like to use backup_drive command to copy disks and their snapshot in one image. Unfortunately, each time i use the command : virsh qemu-monitor-command VM_NAME –hmp …
How to add virtual storage as SSD in KVM
zypA13510 asked: Being previously a VirtualBox user, I moved to KVM(QEMU/libvirt or whatever it’s called) recently. I know that in VirtualBox, when you add a new storage device to the …
Windows 2016 server essentials in qemu kvm on gentoo linux will not boot
mak64 asked: I can finish the initial installation of Windows 2016 server essentials with Qemu and libvirt on gentoo linux. But on first launch the VM will get a BSOD …
Get Latest OS Variant dictionary definitions for KVM
Marvin asked: I have a Debian 9.4 host running KVM. I need to deploy a Windows Server 2016 guest. However, the current osinfo definitions only cover up to Windows Server …
View list of VM's set for Autostart – KVM – Fedora Host with LibVirt
FreeSoftwareServers asked: I’m looking for a non gui way (CLI) to find all VM’s that have Autostart configured on my Fedora KVM Host. My answer: The obvious thing would be: …
How to choose appropriate filesystem for my KVM VPS guest?
MountainX asked: I’m going to manually install Arch Linux from an ISO image on a KVM VPS that uses SeaBIOS. I plan to use grub2 as the bootloader. My VPS …
qemu-kvm reclamation of memory from low-use guests
Devon asked: Is there a way to transparently reclaim, or prevent usage of, memory from a qemu-kvm guest? Scenario A: A guest uses 8GB of RAM during peak hours, it …
KVM gets stuck at "Booting from hard disk"
Miodrag asked: I am trying to run Ubuntu-server-16.04 virtual machine on a KVM converted from .vhdx (Hyper-V) to .qcow2 (KVM). When I import my virtual disk image and start virtual …
KVM on a VPS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (headless) libvirt-sock: No such file
Max asked: I am trying to create a KVM server on a (remotely hosted) VPS (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS). I have installed these packages sudo apt-get install kvm ubuntu-vm-builder libvirt-bin bridge-utils …