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| − | + | <code>[[virsh]] console YOUR_MACHINE</code> Connect the virtual serial console for the guest | |
| − | == | + | Syntax: |
| − | virsh console MACHINE_NAME | + | * <code>virsh console [[YOUR_VM_NAME]] [devname] [--safe] [--force]</code> |
| + | * Man page: https://www.libvirt.org/manpages/virsh.html#console | ||
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| + | == Connection examples == | ||
| + | Connecting using VM name: | ||
| + | virsh console [[YOUR_VM_NAME|MACHINE_NAME]] | ||
Connected to domain MACHINE_NAME | Connected to domain MACHINE_NAME | ||
Escape character is ^] | Escape character is ^] | ||
error: operation failed: Active console session exists for this domain | error: operation failed: Active console session exists for this domain | ||
| − | == | + | Connecting using VM id. You can obtain it with <code>[[virsh list]]</code> |
| − | + | virsh console 3 | |
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| + | Error when no argument is provided: | ||
| + | virsh console | ||
| + | error: command 'console' requires <[[domain]]> option | ||
| + | |||
| + | == [[Enable serial console]] == | ||
| + | {{enable serial console}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Configure [[KVM]] server == | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[virsh edit]] VM_NAME | ||
| − | + | <serial type='pty'> | |
| − | + | <source path='/dev/pts/0'/> | |
| + | <target type='isa-serial' port='0'> | ||
| + | <model name='isa-serial'/> | ||
| + | </target> | ||
| + | <alias name='serial0'/> | ||
| + | </serial> | ||
| + | <console type='pty' tty='/dev/pts/0'> | ||
| + | <source path='/dev/pts/0'/> | ||
| + | <target type='serial' port='0'/> | ||
| + | <alias name='serial0'/> | ||
| + | </console> | ||
| + | Ref: https://ravada.readthedocs.io/en/latest/docs/config_console.html | ||
| − | + | == Quit console == | |
| + | Use <code>[[CTRL + 5]]</code> to exit the console.<ref>https://ravada.readthedocs.io/en/latest/docs/config_console.html</ref> | ||
== Kill old console == | == Kill old console == | ||
| − | ps -ef | grep console | + | [[ps -ef]] | grep console |
[[kill -9]] {PID} | [[kill -9]] {PID} | ||
| − | == Related | + | == Related == |
| + | * <code>[[virsh ttyconsole]]</code> | ||
* <code>[[virsh list]]</code> | * <code>[[virsh list]]</code> | ||
* <code>[[virsh start]]</code> | * <code>[[virsh start]]</code> | ||
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* <code>[[virsh vncdisplay]] VM_NAME</code> | * <code>[[virsh vncdisplay]] VM_NAME</code> | ||
* <code>[[/var/log/libvirt/]]qemu/</code> | * <code>[[/var/log/libvirt/]]qemu/</code> | ||
| − | * <code>[[virsh | + | * <code>[[virsh edit]]</code> |
| + | * [[Console]] | ||
| + | * [[virt-manager]] | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* {{virsh}} | * {{virsh}} | ||
| − | + | [[Category:virsh]] | |
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[[Category:KVM]] | [[Category:KVM]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:17, 29 June 2022
virsh console YOUR_MACHINE Connect the virtual serial console for the guest
Syntax:
virsh console YOUR_VM_NAME [devname] [--safe] [--force]- Man page: https://www.libvirt.org/manpages/virsh.html#console
Contents
Connection examples[edit]
Connecting using VM name:
virsh console MACHINE_NAME Connected to domain MACHINE_NAME Escape character is ^] error: operation failed: Active console session exists for this domain
Connecting using VM id. You can obtain it with virsh list
virsh console 3
Error when no argument is provided:
virsh console error: command 'console' requires <domain> option
Enable serial console[edit]
You need to enable serial console in your VM machine.[1]
1) Enable serial console on VM_MACHINE:
2) Connect to VM:
virsh console MACHINE
Configure KVM server[edit]
virsh edit VM_NAME
<serial type='pty'> <source path='/dev/pts/0'/> <target type='isa-serial' port='0'> <model name='isa-serial'/> </target> <alias name='serial0'/> </serial> <console type='pty' tty='/dev/pts/0'> <source path='/dev/pts/0'/> <target type='serial' port='0'/> <alias name='serial0'/> </console>
Ref: https://ravada.readthedocs.io/en/latest/docs/config_console.html
Quit console[edit]
Use CTRL + 5 to exit the console.[2]
Kill old console[edit]
ps -ef | grep console kill -9 {PID}
Related[edit]
virsh ttyconsolevirsh listvirsh startvirsh --connectvirsh domdisplay VM_NAMEvirsh vncdisplay VM_NAME/var/log/libvirt/qemu/virsh edit- Console
- virt-manager
See also[edit]
- Conneting:
virsh [ console | ttyconsole | domdisplay | vncdisplay],virsh --connect,virt-manager,virt-viewer, VNC virsh: Storage information, Connecting, Operations, Memory, Snapshots, Networking, CPU, release notes,virsh nodedev-list
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