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

msrxp linux, training January 6, 2018

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

msrxp linux, training January 5, 2018

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

omid linux, training January 4, 2018

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

msrxp linux, training January 4, 2018

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

msrxp linux, training January 4, 2018

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

msrxp linux, training January 4, 2018

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

msrxp linux, training January 4, 2018

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

msrxp linux, training January 4, 2018

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

msrxp linux, training January 4, 2018

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

msrxp linux, training January 4, 2018

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…

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