Questions tagged [libvirt]
libvirt is an open source API, daemon and management tool for managing platform virtualization.
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virt-install says name is in use, but virsh list --all is empty. Where is virt-install finding this name?
virt-install says name is in use, but virsh list --all says there is nothing.
jrwren@delays:{%22}~ $ virt-install -d -n android -r 512 --disk android.qcow2 -s 4 -c /d/cd\ images/android-x86-2.2-...
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Why does virt-install man page restrict valid mac addresses?
I'd like to use virt-install to create a VM with a specific MAC address. The virt-install man page has this restriction about specifying a MAC address:
For Xen virtual machines it is required that ...
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AppArmor issues with Libvirt
I have a fresh Ubuntu Server 22.04.3 and Debian 12.1.0 installed and updated. Along with Cockpit and Cockpit virtual machines on both tests machines.
I am getting the following errors and warning when ...
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MacVTap in KVM not getting IP address from Local Network DHCP
Trying to create a KVM with MacVTap interface, but there is no ip assigned to it
Referring to these docs to create the kvm.
Followed the creation of network properly, i.e added interface in the ...
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Libvirt-php Creating Domain
Could you tell me how to create a new domain?
From PHP API Reference guide: http://libvirt.org/php/api-reference.html
I have seen these functions:
(i) libvirt_image_create($conn, $name, $size, $...
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QEUM KVM unable to start default network
I am trying to spin up a VM using KVM on Ubuntu. I am faced with an error when trying to set up Network settings no matter the choice:
Unable to complete install: 'Requested operation is not valid: ...
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Latency issues on KVM VM and kernel 6+
I'm running virtualization on Ubuntu 22.04lts host and when upgrading the kernel to 6.* we start to have issues with latency on the VM machine(qemu+libvirt). The moment I roll back to kernel 5.15 on ...
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"libvir" not found in "sudo apt install libvir"
I want to install Qemu on ubuntu 22.04 following this tutorial
However, when I enter sudo apt install libvir I get
E: Unable to locate package libvir
Does anyone know whats wrong with my system? (I ...
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Can I passthrough GPU into kvm without using vfio/iommu?
Most of the tutorials I have seen are based on IOMMU to implement GPU passthrough. However, is there a way to bypass the IOMMU? My kernel is 5.15.126
Update 1:
From libvirt.org I found that
a <...
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Attempting to use LibVirt with QEMU on Ubuntu 22.04 without KVM
My understanding is that I can use LibVirt and QEMU on Ubuntu 22.04 without having to use KVM. In order to do this I'm using the following commands:
#!/bin/bash
sudo apt-get -y update && sudo ...
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Automating Creation of VM through python-libvirt and Providing SSH access
For a Project I am trying to automate the Process of generating Virtual Machines through libvirt using python-libvirt. Using the following dump.xml I create a VM.
dump.xml
<domain type="kvm&...
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stuck at shutdown: Running guests on default URI, no running guests
I have Ubuntu 22.04. Almost every time I shut down my PC, this happens.
I can press CTRL+ALT+F1, to switch to tty1, and then the system will immediately shutdown, but how to solve it permanently?
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Can't bind/unbind GPU from nvidia to vfio-pci properly on demand without reboot (Ubuntu 22 QEMU KVM OVMF)
I am running into an odd issue. I have been struggling to get GPU passthrough to work properly to a Windows 11 VM and I've finally found something that works but it's not as ideal as I'm hoping for. ...
