[SOLVED] VM configuration from host
- Thread starter richardk
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everything is handled via "qm" or "pvesh". Use "man qm" for more information or search the web:
Blockbridge : Ultra low latency all-NVME shared storage for Proxmox - https://www.blockbridge.com/proxmox
Code:
root@proxmox-1:~# qm
ERROR: no command specified
USAGE: qm <COMMAND> [ARGS] [OPTIONS]
qm cloudinit dump <vmid> <type>
qm guest cmd <vmid> <command>
qm guest exec-status <vmid> <pid>
qm guest passwd <vmid> <username> [OPTIONS]
qm guest exec <vmid> [<extra-args>] [OPTIONS]
qm clone <vmid> <newid> [OPTIONS]
qm config <vmid> [OPTIONS]
qm create <vmid> [OPTIONS]
qm delsnapshot <vmid> <snapname> [OPTIONS]
qm destroy <vmid> [OPTIONS]
qm list [OPTIONS]
qm listsnapshot <vmid>
qm migrate <vmid> <target> [OPTIONS]
qm move_disk <vmid> <disk> <storage> [OPTIONS]
qm pending <vmid>
qm reboot <vmid> [OPTIONS]
qm reset <vmid> [OPTIONS]
qm resize <vmid> <disk> <size> [OPTIONS]
qm resume <vmid> [OPTIONS]
qm rollback <vmid> <snapname>
qm sendkey <vmid> <key> [OPTIONS]
qm set <vmid> [OPTIONS]
qm shutdown <vmid> [OPTIONS]
qm snapshot <vmid> <snapname> [OPTIONS]
qm start <vmid> [OPTIONS]
qm stop <vmid> [OPTIONS]
qm suspend <vmid> [OPTIONS]
qm template <vmid> [OPTIONS]
qm unlink <vmid> --idlist <string> [OPTIONS]
qm cleanup <vmid> <clean-shutdown> <guest-requested>
qm importdisk <vmid> <source> <storage> [OPTIONS]
qm importovf <vmid> <manifest> <storage> [OPTIONS]
qm monitor <vmid>
qm mtunnel
qm nbdstop <vmid>
qm rescan [OPTIONS]
qm showcmd <vmid> [OPTIONS]
qm status <vmid> [OPTIONS]
qm terminal <vmid> [OPTIONS]
qm unlock <vmid>
qm vncproxy <vmid>
qm wait <vmid> [OPTIONS]
qm help [<extra-args>] [OPTIONS]Blockbridge : Ultra low latency all-NVME shared storage for Proxmox - https://www.blockbridge.com/proxmox
Hey! Thanks for the reply.
I have been toying around with qm - haven't looked into pvesh, but I will.
For network configuration, for example, I recognize that I should be using 'qm set <vmid> --ipconfig...,' and this does appear to correctly change the config at /etc/pve/qemu-server/<vmid>.conf, but an 'ip addr' run from a terminal inside of the VM shows no changes after a reboot of the VM.
I have been unable to find any examples for this command's use, but I have found many and many results pasting the contents of the man page for that command.
Any advice on what I might be missing?
in the man page for "qm" press / (slash) and type --ipconfig. It will lead you to description of this option:
Code:
--ipconfig[n] [gw=<GatewayIPv4>] [,gw6=<GatewayIPv6>] [,ip=<IPv4Format/CIDR>] [,ip6=<IPv6Format/CIDR>]
cloud-init: Specify IP addresses and gateways for the corresponding interface.
IP addresses use CIDR notation, gateways are optional but need an IP of the same type specified.
The special string dhcp can be used for IP addresses to use DHCP, in which case no explicit gateway should be provided. For IPv6 the special string auto can be used to use stateless
autoconfiguration. This requires cloud-init 19.4 or newer.
If cloud-init is enabled and neither an IPv4 nor an IPv6 address is specified, it defaults to using dhcp on IPv4.Notice the referral to "cloud-init", which is a whole another technology you can learn about:
https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Unless you are using cloud-init, you cant set IP address of the guest from the hypervisor. You should be doing it from the guest itself.
Blockbridge : Ultra low latency all-NVME shared storage for Proxmox - https://www.blockbridge.com/proxmox
That's the missing key - I didn't get that from the wording in the man page, but it makes sense now that you mention it.
Thank you for the assistance!