Kernel-based Virtual Machine
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Change bridged network interface created by KVM install
I have recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS server and I chose to install Virtual Machine Host as one of the packages during install.
The server has an on-board NIC and a PCI NIC and during install, ...
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I can't add “<domain type='kvm' xmlns:qemu='http://libvirt.org/schemas/domain/qemu/1.0'>”
ubuntu 13.04
qemu$ virsh version
Compiled against library: libvirt 1.0.2
Using library: libvirt 1.0.2
Using API: QEMU 1.0.2
Running hypervisor: QEMU 1.4.0
i want to use "Pass-through of arbitrary ...
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Can PXE be used to logon to VM
Can I use PXE to boot a thin/fat client directly into a running VM. My plan is to have my server running the VMs (Windows and ubuntu machines)in XEN or KVM I need for the Family to use and have some ...
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How do I configure monitor in libvirt guest OS?
I use the libvirt+kvm/ubuntu1304 as hypervisor and the 'vmvga' as guest video model.
When I boot my guest-OS(Ubuntu 1304), the grub2 and lightdm start with too high resolution.
I want to limit ...
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How to make LTSP log into the Windows 7 VM
I have managed to install Ubuntu server and Mythbuntu and a remote front-end. Now I think it could be nice to integrate my Windows machine with the server and use Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) ...
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Not able to install a VM through Virtual Machine Manager on Ubuntu 12.04
I have a 64-bit Ubuntu 12.04 desktop installed on my system. I am trying to create a virtual machine through virtual machine manager. When I go to step 5 where I try to finish the wizard, it is giving ...
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vmvga driver on KVM VM crush after login
I'm using KVM vps and found Firefox on unity 2D is very slow.
This is due to the vm uses Cirrus driver by default.
I changed to vmvga driver however the vm crushed just after login.
My vps provider ...
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vmbuilder fails: Failure trying to run: chroot /tmp/* /sbin/ldconfig
I am running the ubuntu12.04 64bit Desktop,want to create a VM ubuntu13.04/12.10 by vmbuilder ,command below in Bash:
sudo vmbuilder kvm ubuntu --suite=raring --flavour=server --arch=amd64
...
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Should i use vmdk or qcow2 in KVM;?
I am going to migrate some Ubuntu Servers running on VMware ESXi, and i have one simple question for you. A lot of people talk about converting the vmdk file into qcow2, but is there any reason for ...
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Setting up Bind with a Bridged Network on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
I have a 64bit Ubuntu server running 12.04 LTS Headless. I have installed and am using a bridged network in support of a VM the server hosts.
I wanted to setup BIND9 for my local lan and followed ...
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Nested VM's - Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 2008
We are looking to run a nested windows VM. The host is ubuntu 12.04, the 1st tier VM is ubuntu 12.04, then trying to nest the Windows 2008 R2 server VM. But the VM seems to constantlt reboot and ...
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Perf KVM event counters are all 0 in kernel 3.8.0-22.33~precise1
I installed the kernel linux-image-3.8.0-22-generic_3.8.0-22.33~precise1_amd64.deb on ubuntu 12.04 (host), and also with package linux-tools-3.8.0-22_3.8.0-22.33~precise1_amd64.deb for perf.
But ...
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12.04 Resolution Changes on Lock + KVM
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 and using a monitor that I share with a Windows laptop via a KVM. When I login to Ubuntu my resolution is 1900x1200, but when I use the KVM to toggle over to my laptop and ...
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How to create images from iso for KVM?
Hi all :) I want to create a KVM image from an existing iso file (for glance on OpenStack), but i didn't find how to do it. Can you help me pleaaase ?
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How to configure MAAS to be able to boot virtual machines
I am running a virtual (kvm) MAAS/juju setup where most of the MAAS nodes (including MAAS master) are virtual, but some are also physical nodes. The physical Dell 1950 nodes configures automatically ...
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KVM/virt-manager fails to find/load ROMs
I'm trying to create a Windows 7 KVM guest on Ubuntu 12.04 using virt-manager.
After filling in the various config options, when it goes to begin installation,I get an error box saying:
Unable ...
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How to modify qemu-kvm bios.bin?
I know qemu-kvm use SeaBIOS as PC BIOS. I just want let vm created by qemu-kvm show a custom JPEG image during bootup. How to modify the file bios.bin?
I see the following command on Coreboot ...
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How to share a folder between KVM host and guest using virt-manager?
For some time now, I've been using virt-manager to manage my virtual machines. When I want to copy a file from the host to the vm, I have been using scp to copy via ssh over the network. This is kind ...
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Installing Windows 7 KVM Guest on Ubuntu 12.04 Headless Server via Command Line
I’m trying to install Windows 7 Professional 64-bit as a KVM guest using virt-install with an ISO file on my headless Ubuntu 12.04 Server via command line. I’m using Putty SSH from a Windows machine ...
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Ubuntu inside virtual machine: ntpd or ntpdate or ??? to avoid clock drift
Problem: ntpd, when installed on a virtual machine running Ubuntu (I've had this on hosts with a variety of hypervisors such as KVM and VMware ESX) seem to be prone to severe clock drift. I haven't ...
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Execute BASH script on shutdown
I have a KVM switch (Trendnet TK 409) that helps me switch between my Ubuntu laptop and Linux computer. The switch use a hotkey for switching (numlock+numlock).
Unfortunatly, that only works on ...
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Unable to connect to libvirt on Virtual Machine Manager?
I'm trying to install a Windows 8 VM using KVM and the Virtual Machine Manager GUI. Upon installing KVM and VMM, and starting VMM I get the error Unable to connect to libvirt.
Verify that:
- The ...
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kvm error in syslog says cpu0 unhandled rdmsr
I have a server that hosts about 20 KVM guest machines. It's syslog is, at times, flooded with messages like these:
00:17:36 vhost-server kernel: [ 157.835078] kvm: 3138: cpu0 unhandled
rdmsr: ...
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Virtualization on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
We plan to introduce virtualization on our 64bit Ubuntu 12.04 LTS server so that we can run, in different VMs, a file server for our staff and some development machines for our IT team (code ...
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Will `sudo reboot` on KVM host gracefully poweroff guest VMs?
Currently I manually poweroff each KVM guest before rebooting the host. However, this is getting old and now I am up to about 20 guest machines.
Can I trust Ubuntu Server 12.04 to do the Right Thing ...
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Unable to migrate guest: Unsafe migration: Migration may lead to data corruption if disks use cache != none
I tried to migrate the virtual machine using virt-manager but I am getting the error as
"Unable to migrate guest: Unsafe migration: Migration may lead to data corruption if disks use cache != none"
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Limitations of Ubuntu Cloud Infrastructure with respect to OS?
I am setting up an Openstack cloud based on MAAS and Juju. Once I have this cloud ready then is it possible to Run different operating systems on this cloud or its limited to Ubuntu OS only. Remember ...
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How to PXE boot a virtual machine from another virtual machine which are in same virtual network?
I am doing following tutorial:
SecurityTeam/TestingMAAS
But I cannot get out from 'Commissioning' state of my virtual MaaS nodes to 'Ready' state. Following image shows my current architecture:
...
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get rid of kvm: disabled by bios
I'm getting a message:
kvm:disabled by bios
after upgrading my kernel to 3.8.x. I've never installed kvm package.neither I can enable virtualization from my bios, because of a bios bug. I wish I ...
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Qemu KVM VNC Support
Do I need to install a special package to get the VNC support ?
I installed:
sudo apt-get install kvm qemu-kvm qemu-kvm-extras
Everything works fine, I only get no VNC server up and running, ...
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Creating multiple interfaces on OpenStack Instances
I'm able to have OpenStack up and running with no issues and I'm loving it, however, I'm trying to create extra interfaces on one of my instances and I read under openstack documentation that is ...
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Guest VM can only be accessed from Host, not over network
I have an Ubuntu Server machine which is acting as a VM host for KVM guests made with vmbuilder. I want to expose the VM's to the network. Currently, the VM guest can get out to the network, and I ...
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Can I run KVM virtual servers on Desktop version
I have installed a 64v ubuntu desktop. Is it safe to run any production server in a KVM?
PC = i5 vt enabled, 8gig memory 1g hard drive
HOST = Ubuntu Desktop 64 bit.
Guest(s) = Ubuntu Server ...
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rdp windows 8: can the resolution on the remote machine be higher than the native windows 8 resolution?
I am running ubuntu 13.04 and installed windows 8 via KVM (libvirt).
Unfortunately, the resolution in windows 8 is very low, it's 1024x768.
As far as I can tell windows 8 and higher resolutions are ...
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Is it possible to make OpenStack work with MaaS without involving Juju?
I have to machines, {machine-A: will be used as my Master MAAS server with OpenStack} and {machine-B [Quad Core/16GB RAM/8x HDD]: will be running a KVM where all my nodes will run on}
Purpose
I want ...
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Access/mount the partitions inside an LVM2-based disk of a shut-down KVM guest?
On the KVM host how can I mount the volumes on the disk of a KVM guest that has been shut down, if the disk was configured to be an LVM2-based volume?
The KVM guest was installed using the normal ...
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virtualization, guest Network settings error
I have the following situation, I have a virtualization environment, the host is Ubuntu
Host information:
uname -a
Linux asic 2.6.32-38-generic #83-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jan 4 11:12:07 UTC 2012 x86_64 ...
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12.10 server install through virt-install is not seeing virtio network
export NAME=myhostname sudo virt-install --name $NAME --ram 4096
--disk $NAME.qcow2,size=9,bus=virtio,cache=none --network bridge=br0,model=virtio --autostart --serial pty --console pty
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linux KVM guests network performance is slower than host
i have a KVM linux based virtual machines, as the network performance of the host is running perfect with 1GB/s(in internal network) and using iperf tools it show that the network is running perfect ...
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QEMU hardware error 0x80000021
I'm trying to run Hiren's BootCD on QEMU but it throws a hardware error 0x80000021 on a Core 2 Duo, maybe there is some parameter missing to fix that.
$ kvm --version
QEMU emulator version 1.0 ...
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How Can I add two Bridged Interfaces on seperate LANS into KVM?
I Currently Have a Running server with multiple KVMs running different Servers within each, now I would like to add another separate interface to serve another group of KVMs on the same server.
There ...
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How do I configure spice with KVM?
I'm running Ubuntu 12.10 and I have installed KVM. Trying to install / configure spice but not having any luck finding sources that work. Has anyone done this yet?
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Dual-use guest for LXC and KVM?
Would it be possible to install (and maintain by simple means, such as apt-get dist-upgrade) a "dual-use" setup? I.e. install an guest instance in a way which allows me to run it either as LXC or as ...
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What facets should I consider when deciding which guest to jail in (“full”) KVM and which in LXC?
Currently I am migrating to a new server. The old one ran 10.04 as host system and a few more 10.04 and Debian 6 as KVM guests. This was alright, because the processor had support for virtualization. ...
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How to create and export a vmware image using vmbuilder
I've been using vmbuilder to build kvm images as such:
vmbuilder kvm ubuntu \
-v \
--suite=precise \
--libvirt=qemu:///system \
--arch=amd64 \
--cpus=2 \
--mem=1024 \
...
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Ubuntu 12.10 kvm live backup
As anyone achieved kvm live backup of disk on a running virtual machines on Ubuntu 12.10?
Something like this on fedora
I tried but i get this error on the first step (getting a snapshot)
Thank you
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KVM - Guest does not recognize second NIC
I have a server running Proxmox (a virtualization platform), and created a KVM virtual machine with Ubuntu Server 12.10. After configuring the network, everything works fine, but if I add a second ...
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How to install KVM Virtualization on Ubuntu 12.04 server (command-line only)? [closed]
Im looking for a definite way to install KVM virtualization on my Ubuntu 12.04 server with command-line only.
My /etc/network/interfaces file looks like this:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto ...
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Ubuntu Cloud UEC 12.04 amd64 image has an invalid locale
Following the tutorial in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEC/Images#DownloadUECImages I was able to execute the Ubuntu 12.04 Cloud Image (amd64) in my computer ...
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does KVM has the same tool like vmware tools?
VMWARE has vmtools to enhance VM performance. Does KVM has the same tool to enhance its VM?
If so, how to install such tools? thanks for any input!
