How to add disk image to KVM virtual machine with virsh command

H ow do I add additional disk storage to a guest operating system to KVM virtual machine with virsh command on Linux operating system?   You can easily add additional hard drives to KVM domain/VM…

How to enable KVM virsh console access for Ubuntu Linux VM

I just followed your tutorial and setup KVM with Ubuntu Linux as a new guest virtual machine. However, I am unable to use the command: ‘virsh console vm’. How do I setup and enable console…

How to forcefully shutdown a guest VM using virsh command on Linux KVM

I used the command ‘virsh shutdown vm1’ to shut down a guest named vm1 using the virsh command. However, it is still running, and my vm1 is not responding to an ssh session. Is there…

How to use KVM cloud images on Ubuntu Linux

H ow do I download and use a cloud image with kvm running on an Ubuntu Linux server? How do I create create a virtual machine without the need of a complete installation on an…

How to add ssh key to qcow2 Linux cloud images using virt-sysprep

I have installed and setup KVM server on an Ubuntu Linux. I downloaded various .qcow2 cloud images. How do I setup public ssh keys for downloaded CentOS/FreeBSD/Ubuntu cloud images using virt-sysprep?   You need to…