Include cloudinit config to new VM
netmat asked: On my KVM hypervisor I would like to add a new VM with CentOS-7-x86_64-GenericCloud.qcow2 disk but with my custom cloudinit config to make sure that the new VM …
Disable or change port of dnsmasq service in libvirt
The Edge Of Rage asked: I’m using libvirt to manage my VMs, but I don’t need the dnsmasq DNS server that gets automatically started with the service as it conflicts …
kvm/libvirt backup: how to ensure a consistent fs during online blockcommit?
muffel asked: I want to create online backups of a KVM Windows 10 virtual machine that is managed by libvirt. I have the qemu agent setup in the guest. If …
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 …