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computing:virtmanagerhell [2026/03/29 15:11] oemb1905computing:virtmanagerhell [2026/04/05 00:45] (current) oemb1905
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   --network bridge:br0   --network bridge:br0
  
-Here's a more complex block, that enables trim on vdd, uses a preseed.cfg file to automate install, establishes a custom vnet name, enables the guest agent, establishes a console that Cockpit can use post-install, and opens a terminal/console inside the shell of the host to manage the install itself:+Here's a more complex block, that enables trim on vdd, uses a preseed.cfg file to automate install, establishes a custom vnet name, enables the guest agent, and opens a terminal/console inside the shell of the host to manage the install itself:
  
   virt-install --name=domain.com.qcow2 \   virt-install --name=domain.com.qcow2 \
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     --disk path=/mnt/machine/domain.com.qcow2,driver.discard=unmap \     --disk path=/mnt/machine/domain.com.qcow2,driver.discard=unmap \
     --check path_in_use=off \     --check path_in_use=off \
-    --graphics vnc,listen=127.0.0.1 \ +    --graphics none \
-    --video qxl \+
     --location=/mnt/isos/debian-13.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso \     --location=/mnt/isos/debian-13.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso \
     --network bridge:br0,target=domain-com \     --network bridge:br0,target=domain-com \
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   </graphics>   </graphics>
 </code> </code>
 +
 +If you don't have video enabled, do the following (also needed for Cockpit Terminal rendering):
 +
 +Option 1 (cirrus):
 +<code>
 + <video>
 +   <model type='cirrus' vram='16384' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
 +   <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x10' slot='0x01' function='0x0'/>
 + </video>
 +</code>
 +
 +Option 2 (qxl)
 +<code>
 + <video>
 +   <model type='qxl' ram='65536' vram='65536' vgamem='16384' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
 + </video>
 +</code>
 +
 +Option 3 (use commands)
 +  virt-xml domain.com.qcow2 --add-device --graphics vnc,listen=127.0.0.1
 +  virt-xml domain.com.qcow2 --add-device --video qxl
 +  virsh reboot domain.com.qcow2
  
 Add virtiofs mount point. Here's two, note the staggered bus entry of ''0x07'' vs. ''0x08'': Add virtiofs mount point. Here's two, note the staggered bus entry of ''0x07'' vs. ''0x08'':
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 </code> </code>
  
 +Then, inside the VM:
  
 +  mkdir -p /mnt/support1
 +  mkdir -p /mnt/support2
 +  nano /etc/fstab
 +  support1   /mnt/support1   virtiofs   defaults,_netdev   0 0
 +  support2   /mnt/support2   virtiofs   defaults,_netdev   0 0
 +  
 +If you find ''virsh console domain.com.qcow2'' does not provide a functioning terminal, then run this inside the guest:
  
 +  sudo systemctl enable serial-getty@ttyS0.service
 +  sudo systemctl start serial-getty@ttyS0.service
 +
 +Migrating an existing VDD and virsh instance ... just dump or copy paste the .xml with ''virsh dump'' or ''virsh edit'', then create a new xml file, typically in ''/var/lib/libvirtd/qemu'', then run:
 +
 +  virsh define host.com.xml
 +  virsh start host.com
 +  
 +You should for sure check the network interface and MAC address, the storage location directory, and obviously run through anything else that might be different on the target migration host.
  
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