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

1. If you have not configured any vm's just run

kvmgr

which will ask you for configuring a vm.

2. 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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