RHEL / CentOS 6.x KVM Virtualization Installation and Configuration Guide

H ow do I setup and manage a virtualized environment with Kernel based Virtual Machine (KVM) in CentOS or Red Hat Enterpise Linux version 6 server on IBM server? Can you provide step-by-step commands of…

How to install KVM on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Headless Server

K ernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) is a virtualization module for the Linux kernel that turns it into a hypervisor. How can I install KVM, setup guest operating system as the back-end virtualization technology for non-graphic…

KVM libvirt assign static guest IP addresses using DHCP on the virtual machine

I am using KVM/libvirt on Linux operating system and how do I assign static IP address using dnsmasq dhcpd server for my default virtual network switch?   By default, an instance of dnsmasq dhcpd server…

How to determine Linux guest VM virtualization technology

I have a cloud-based virtual machine running Ubuntu and CentOS Linux server. It may or may not be virtualized. How do I determine what kind of virtualization technology (VMWARE/ KVM/ XEN/ VirtualBox/ Container/ lxc/Hyper-V etc.)…

How to install KVM on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Headless Server

K ernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) is a virtualization module for the Linux kernel that turns it into a hypervisor. How can I install KVM with bridged networking, setup guest operating system as the back-end virtualization…

How to create snapshot in Linux KVM VM/Domain

Before upgrading my virtual machine, I would like to make a snapshot. I want to revert a domain/VM to a snapshot if something goes wrong with my upgrade. Is there a command to create a…

How to delete KVM VM guest using virsh command

I am a new Linux and KVM user. How do I delete a VM guest with virsh command line on Linux operating system? How do I delete a virtual machine called vps42 on Ubuntu or…

Linux kvm exit from a virsh console command

I installed KVM on Ubuntu server as described here. However, I am unable to get out of a ‘virsh console domain’ command. How can I exit from a “virsh console” connection over ssh based session?…

How to clone existing KVM virtual machine images on Linux

I wanted to clone my Debian or Ubuntu Linux KVM VM for testing purpose. How do I clone existing virtual machine images under KVM?   You can use a simple command named virt-clone. It is…

How to rename KVM virtual machine (VM) domain with virsh command

H ow do I rename KVM-powered virtual machine from foo to bar using virsh command line option on Linux?   There are two ways to rename a domain/VM. Let us see how to change the…