Common Commands

Group of simple wrapper commands for Python's virtualenv tool.

Create virtual isolated Python environments.

Reset, unconfigure, or customize a virtual machine image.

Make virtual machine drive images thin-provisioned.Note: Use only for offline machines to avoid data corruption.

Create virtual machines with libvirt and begin OS installation.

Clone a libvirt virtual machine.

Manage virsh guest domains. (Note: guest_id can be the ID, name or UUID of the guest).Some subcommands such as list have their own usage documentation.

Delete a virtual machine.

Delete the configuration file in /etc/libvirt/storage for a stopped virtual machine storage pool.See also: virsh, virsh-pool-destroy.

Start a previously configured but inactive virtual machine storage pool.See also: virsh, virsh-pool-define-as, virsh-pool-destroy.

List information about virtual machine storage pools.See also: virsh, virsh-pool-autostart, virsh-pool-define-as.

List information about a virtual machine storage pool.See also: virsh.

Stop an active virtual machine storage pool.See also: virsh, virsh-pool-delete.

Delete the underlying storage system of an inactive virtual machine storage pool.See also: virsh, virsh-pool-destroy, virsh-pool-undefine.

Create a configuration file in /etc/libvirt/storage for a persistent virtual machine storage pool from the provided arguments.See also: virsh, virsh-pool-build, virsh-pool-start.

Build the underlying storage system for a virtual machine storage pool as defined in it's configuration file in /etc/libvirt/storage.See also: virsh, virsh-pool-define-as, virsh-pool-start.

Enable or disable autostart for a virtual machine storage pool.See also: virsh.

List the ID, name, and state of virtual machines.See also: virsh.

Display information about virsh commands or command groups.See also: virsh.

List information about block devices associated with a virtual machine.See also: virsh.