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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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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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