kvm-cli-manager (kvmgr)
A tool to manage you KVM from cli (using virsh)
How to install?
chmod +x install.sh
sudo ./install
OR
sudo bash install.sh
After the installation you can start using kvm cli manager using the command kvmgr
Configuring a VM with kvmgr
- If you have not configured any vm's just run
kvmgr
which will ask you for configuring a vm.
- Direct vm config
kvmgr -c
which will guide you through the configuration.
Using KVM Manager
1. Starting a vm from cli
kvmgr --start <name of vm>
OR
kvmgr -s <name of vm>
2. Stopping a vm from cli
kvmgr --stop <name of vm>
OR
kvmgr -x <name of vm>
3. Taking snapshot of a vm
kvmgr --snapshot <name of vm>
OR
kvmgr -ss <name of vm>
4. Restoring a VM's snapshot
If you have specified a base snapshot, that snapshot will be used to restore or you will be prompted to a list of available snapshots for restoring.
kvmgr --reset <name of vm>
OR
kvmgr -r <name of vm>
Advanced options
You can find advanced options in the menu. To access the menu just enter kvmgr
and the menu will be displayed.
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