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- Use the "VM management - Update guests list" option from the "VM Management (add/remove VM, start, stop, console connection, ...)" menu option to add and start your new virtual machine (guest)
.- If you're running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, first install the service using the "Install or update service" option.
. - Optionally, use option "Enable/Disable start at server boot" to prevent the guest from starting automatically or not when the Linux server is booted
. - Optionally (but highly recommended), use option "Create/Edit guest stop script" to define the stop script that will be used to perform a clean shutdown of the virtual machine at service stop.
It is recommended to test your shutdown scripts before going on production
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The log file monitoring service is created automatically.
- If you're running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, first install the service using the "Install or update service" option.
- Connect to the guest console using the "Connect to guest console" menu option (from the "VM Management" menu) and install or restore the operating system. If '
telnet' is not installed, you can connect viaputtyfor example (
in this case some firewall settings will have to be set, see Connection to guest console blocked by firewall )
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- You can remove the USB dongle, if any, to verify the dongle removal is identified by the askusbd log monitor service:
.If you enabled the
'wall'alerts from the "Alerts management" menu, you should receive an immediate 'wall' message.
.- If you disabled the
'wall'alerts from the "Alerts management" menu (default), you can have a look at the alerts history from the "Alerts management" menu
. - If the mail has been correctly configured, you will receive an alert with subject: "[CHARON] License dongle disconnected" quite immediately (please ensure the email has not been moved to the junk folder). The immediate alert can be followed by an alert coming from the virtual machine log monitoring announcing the time remaining before stop
Shortcuts
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Virtual machine(s) management
To avoid navigating in the 'menu' options, use the Additional command lines for ease of management:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
# vmlist | Virtual machines list and status |
# logview | Virtual machine log view |
# logtail | Virtual machine log tail (continuous view) |
# vmstart | Virtual machine start |
# vmstop | Virtual machine stop ('# vmstop -f' to avoid confirmation) |
# vmconsole | Connection to the virtual machine console |
# vmrmc | Connection to the virtual machine Remote Management Console (if defined) |
# vmcfg | Virtual machine configuration file editing |
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