Category: Virtualization – Page 3

lxc

Posted on August 26, 2019 (August 31, 2019) by ServerOk

lxc is Linux Container, allow you to run light weight virtual servers on your computer. It is better use LXD instead of LXC as LXD provide much easier to use interface to LXC. To install lxc, run

apt install -y lxc

1	apt install -y lxc

To create a VM, use

lxc-create -t download -n first-vm

1	lxc-create -t download -n first-vm

To list VM, use command lxc-ls

root@UNUSED:~# lxc-ls
first-vm 
root@UNUSED:~# lxc-ls -f
NAME     STATE   AUTOSTART GROUPS IPV4      IPV6 UNPRIVILEGED 
first-vm RUNNING 0         -      10.0.3.26 -    false        
root@UNUSED:~#

root@UNUSED:~# lxc-ls

first-vm

root@UNUSED:~# lxc-ls -f

NAME STATE AUTOSTART GROUPS IPV4 IPV6 UNPRIVILEGED

first-vm RUNNING 0 - 10.0.3.26 - false

root@UNUSED:~#

To start a VM, […]

lxc-create

Posted on August 26, 2019 by ServerOk

lxc-create is used to create lxc container. To create a container, run

lxc-create -t download -n CONTAINER_NAME_HERE

1	lxc-create -t download -n CONTAINER_NAME_HERE

This will list all available containers. You can select the OS you want to use. […]

Xen

Posted on March 17, 2019 (March 17, 2019) by ServerOk

xe vm-list Manage XenServer from command line with xe xsconsole […]

Delete a disk partition in VMWare ESXI

Posted on March 4, 2019 by ServerOk

To delete a partition in VMWare ESXI, you can use command

partedUtil

1	partedUtil

First find out all disks available on your server using command

ls /vmfs/devices/disks/

1	ls /vmfs/devices/disks/

On my server, it show following

[root@ns3048991:~] ls /vmfs/devices/disks/
t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3T44Y____________    vml.01000000004e34473354343459202020202020202020202020484753542048
t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3T44Y____________:1  vml.01000000004e34473354343459202020202020202020202020484753542048:1
t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3T44Y____________:2  vml.01000000004e34473354343459202020202020202020202020484753542048:2
t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3T44Y____________:3  vml.01000000004e34473354343459202020202020202020202020484753542048:3
t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3T44Y____________:5  vml.01000000004e34473354343459202020202020202020202020484753542048:5
t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3T44Y____________:6  vml.01000000004e34473354343459202020202020202020202020484753542048:6
t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3T44Y____________:7  vml.01000000004e34473354343459202020202020202020202020484753542048:7
t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3T44Y____________:8  vml.01000000004e34473354343459202020202020202020202020484753542048:8
t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3T44Y____________:9  vml.01000000004e34473354343459202020202020202020202020484753542048:9
t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3TSMY____________    vml.01000000004e34473354534d59202020202020202020202020484753542048
t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3TSMY____________:1  vml.01000000004e34473354534d59202020202020202020202020484753542048:1
[root@ns3048991:~]

[root@ns3048991:~] ls /vmfs/devices/disks/

t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3T44Y____________ vml.01000000004e34473354343459202020202020202020202020484753542048

t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3T44Y____________:1 vml.01000000004e34473354343459202020202020202020202020484753542048:1

t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3T44Y____________:2 vml.01000000004e34473354343459202020202020202020202020484753542048:2

t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3T44Y____________:3 vml.01000000004e34473354343459202020202020202020202020484753542048:3

t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3T44Y____________:5 vml.01000000004e34473354343459202020202020202020202020484753542048:5

t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3T44Y____________:6 vml.01000000004e34473354343459202020202020202020202020484753542048:6

t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3T44Y____________:7 vml.01000000004e34473354343459202020202020202020202020484753542048:7

t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3T44Y____________:8 vml.01000000004e34473354343459202020202020202020202020484753542048:8

t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3T44Y____________:9 vml.01000000004e34473354343459202020202020202020202020484753542048:9

t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3TSMY____________ vml.01000000004e34473354534d59202020202020202020202020484753542048

t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3TSMY____________:1 vml.01000000004e34473354534d59202020202020202020202020484753542048:1

[root@ns3048991:~]

I want to delete the partition

t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3T44Y____________:3  vml.01000000004e34473354343459202020202020202020202020484753542048:3

1	t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3T44Y____________:3 vml.01000000004e34473354343459202020202020202020202020484753542048:3

To do this, i run

partedUtil delete "/vmfs/devices/disks/t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3T44Y____________" 3

1	partedUtil delete "/vmfs/devices/disks/t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS726020ALA610____________________N4G3T44Y____________" 3

Here is help for partedUtil

[root@ns3048991:~] partedUtil
Not enough arguments

Usage: 
 Get Partitions : get <diskName> 
 Set Partitions : set <diskName> ["partNum startSector endSector type attr"]* 
 Delete Partition : delete <diskName> <partNum>
 Resize Partition : resize <diskName> <partNum> <start> <end>
 Get Partitions : getptbl <diskName> 
 Set Partitions : setptbl <diskName> <label> ["partNum startSector endSector type/guid attr"]* 
 Fix Partition Table : fix <diskName> 
 Create New Label (all existing data will be lost): mklabel <diskName> <label> 
 Show commonly used partition type guids : showGuids 
 Get usable first and last sectors : getUsableSectors <diskName> 
 Fix GPT Table interactively : fixGpt <diskName> 
 Show Partition Information : partinfo <diskName> <partNum> 
 Add Partition Information : add <diskName> <label> ["partNum startSector endSector type/guid attr"] 

[root@ns3048991:~]

[root@ns3048991:~] partedUtil

Not enough arguments

Usage:

Get Partitions : get <diskName>

Set Partitions : set <diskName> ["partNum startSector endSector type attr"]*

Delete Partition : delete <diskName> <partNum>

Resize Partition : resize <diskName> <partNum> <start> <end>

Get Partitions : getptbl <diskName>

Set Partitions : setptbl <diskName> <label> ["partNum startSector endSector type/guid attr"]*

Fix Partition Table : fix <diskName>

Create New Label (all existing data will be lost): mklabel <diskName> <label>

Show commonly used partition type guids : showGuids

Get usable first and last sectors : getUsableSectors <diskName>

Fix GPT Table interactively : fixGpt <diskName>

Show Partition Information : partinfo <diskName> <partNum>

Add Partition Information : add <diskName> <label> ["partNum startSector endSector type/guid attr"]

[root@ns3048991:~]

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VMWare ESXI Commands

Posted on March 2, 2019 by ServerOk

To find vmware version, run

vmware -l
vmware -v

1 2	vmware -l vmware -v

Example

[root@dedi-ams-116581:~] vmware -l 
VMware ESXi 6.5.0 GA
[root@dedi-ams-116581:~] vmware -v
VMware ESXi 6.5.0 build-4887370
[root@dedi-ams-116581:~]

[root@dedi-ams-116581:~] vmware -l

VMware ESXi 6.5.0 GA

[root@dedi-ams-116581:~] vmware -v

VMware ESXi 6.5.0 build-4887370

[root@dedi-ams-116581:~]

To find IP address, run

[root@dedi-ams-116581:~] hostname -i
51.15.0.152
[root@dedi-ams-116581:~]

[root@dedi-ams-116581:~] hostname -i

51.15.0.152

[root@dedi-ams-116581:~]

See VMWare esxcli […]

VPS

Posted on January 15, 2019 (August 24, 2020) by ServerOk

Identify virtual machine technology Virtualization Software Virtualizor proxmox VMWare lxc lxd kvm virsh Vagrant Public Cloud Hosting Solutions https://www.solus.io/ https://fleio.com Virtual Machine https://www.virtualbox.org […]

Virtualizor

Posted on January 15, 2019 by ServerOk

Virtualizor is a VPS management control panel. To install Virtualizor with KVM Virtualization, run

wget -N http://files.virtualizor.com/install.sh 
chmod 0755 install.sh 
./install.sh email=your@email.com kernel=kvm

wget -N http://files.virtualizor.com/install.sh

chmod 0755 install.sh

./install.sh email=your@email.com kernel=kvm

Virtualizor also support other vitualization technologies like Xen, OpenVZ and LXC. Once installed, you will be able to login at

https://IP-ADDR:4085/
User = root
PW = password for system user root.

https://IP-ADDR:4085/

User = root

PW = password for system user root.

[…]

Proxmox Manage Virtual Machines with qm command

Posted on January 1, 2019 by ServerOk

To list all running Virtual Machines, run

qm list

qm list

To stop a VM, run

qm stop VM_ID

1	qm stop VM_ID

Here are other qm commands

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 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 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 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]

[…]

VMware ESXi set Virtual Machine to start on Boot

Posted on December 31, 2018 (December 31, 2018) by ServerOk

To set Virtual machine to start on boot, Go to

VMware ESXi > Virtual Machines

1	VMware ESXi > Virtual Machines

Click on the Virtual machine you need to start on Boot. From Actions Menu, select “Autostart” click “Enable” […]