How do I make a persistent domain with virsh?
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Solution 1
Use virsh define somefile.xml
and virsh start domain-name
, doing this the VM will be persistent.
I can't check right now, but I think you can use virsh define
on an already started VM and this will make it persistent.
Solution 2
If you don't have the xml for the running vm (eg. after transient migration), you can do
virsh dumpxml vm_name > vm_name.xml
virsh define vm_name.xml
To check:
virsh list --all --persistent
The VM should now be listed. Or
virsh dominfo vm_name
There should be a line with 'Persistent: yes'.
Author by
colechristensen
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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colechristensen almost 2 years
virsh create somefile.xml
creates my machine just fine but when I shut the machine down the whole thing disappears. Machines I made with the virt-manager GUI are persistent (stick around after shutdown) and the xml file is derived from those virt-manager created machines. -
Chris Reid over 3 yearsThe best tip I read today