Kernel-based Virtual Machine
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Bridged networking in KVM
I'm using ubuntu 10.04 with qemu-kvm installed. I bridged my eth0 to br0. My problem is that The host OS loses connection. Here is my interfaces file
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto eth0
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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!
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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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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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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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udev to ignore disk partition mapping?
is it possible to disable partition mapping on specific SATA disk?
I'm using ,say "sdb", disk for DRBD replication where KVM VM is installed directly.
Because of that, /dev/sdb got partitions and ...
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virt-manager in php
can anybody help me to display details about the VM using PHP code. am using Ubuntu server and used KVM as hypervisor. Am trying to display cores, ram, memory alloted each VM.
i have tried all the ...
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Reset a USB Modem without physical access (KVM virtual machine)
ubuntu community,
im using a usb-modem to connect a virtual machine with the internet. So host and guest do not share the same ip/network. I emulate by qemu-kvm, device forwarding works great with ...
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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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Another Error in migration
i got error when vm migration "Unable to migrate guest: operation failed: migration job: unexpectedly failed " Please Help me
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FTP won't open a connection to client
I am running Windows server 2008 on Ubuntu server 12.04.1 via devstack and I am trying to download a file from an ftp server using the windows command line ftp client.
When I run the ftp get command ...
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kvm in ubuntu desktop
It's possible install kvm in ubuntu desktop version, or it only could be installed in server version.
Forums always explain over server version, I'm wandering if desktop version could do the same.
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vmbuilder fails on chroot
I am trying to install virtual machine with this command, but have no success:
vmbuilder kvm ubuntu --verbose --suite precise --flavour virtual \
--part partitions.txt --ip 192.168.1.3 --hostname ...
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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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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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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 installation PopUp Error
I have created a unattended ubuntu installation using preseed file.
And i want to pop up the error message in Ubuntu installation. If CPU itself doesn't support virtualization for KVM.
Is there ...
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Connecting KVM Virtual Machines to internet
So I finally ponied up the money, and bought a server that can actually handle virtualization. On my host machine, I have two static IP addresses, I installed Ubuntu, and followed the guide on ...
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KVM kernel module doesn't appear to load
I use Ubuntu 10.04. After installing all the relevant kvm packages. I tried to sudo modprobe kvm which gave the following ouput:
install /bin/true. After that I ran lsmod | grep kvm which gave zero ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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ubuntu-vm-builder failing to create 12.10 KVM vm
I am trying to create a KVM vm running quantal, but its ending badly.
These are the parameters I am passing...
sudo ubuntu-vm-builder kvm quantal \
--arch 'amd64' \
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No bootable device error after migration
I am working in ubuntu 11.04 server and i have installed KVM as hypervisor.
I am trying for migrating virtual machine from one host to another host. I have migrated virtual machine from one host to ...
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Using local repository with vmbuilder and https
I seem to be having problems using vmbuilder with a local https mirror "--mirror=https:///archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/" as shown below:
Process (['/usr/sbin/debootstrap', '--arch=amd64', 'precise', ...
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How can I check the performance, speed of Virtual machines which have been created by my server?
Am using Ubuntu server 11.04 and created VMs using KVM. How can i check the performance, speed of Virtual machines which have been created by my server. Is there any tool available for verifying or ...
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How do I get KVM vm to use SEABios and Not Bochs in 12.04
I have a VM image that runs fine under KVM/qemu on RHEL 6.2, but does not work on Ubuntu 12.04. Have traced down the reason to the BIOS used. RHEL is using SEABios which populates DMI fields which ...
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How might I compare two installations?
Our office is using a Proxmox Virtual Environment (v. 1.9) to run servers. It is capable of running either OpenVZ templates or full KVM installations.
After an initial attempt and failure to ...
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Installing ubuntu on usbstick as VM with virsh
I am trying to install Ubuntu on a USB drive and running it with KVM on a ubuntu server. The problem I have is how to use virsh to use the USB drive as main harddrive.
Is this even posible with the ...
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how to redirect only some ports to KVM VM?
I have a trouble trying to redirect only some of ports to VM.
Host is running some services, that need to be available and on VM there is a special service, so that I need to redirect ports ...
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The screen keeps flickering when running qemu KVM through ssh -X from ubuntu
I'm trying to run a qemu-kvm virtual machine on a (headless) ubuntu server. To install the virtual machine, I need to ssh -X onto the server from a desktop and run the following command:
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Do we need seperate management server for KVM?
We are trying implement KVM in real production server, Here
Host : REHL 6
Guest: Windows server 2008, e.t.c
so to manage the guest through kvm, do we need seperate server for this process.
i got ...
