It is also possible to stop KVM virtual machine from command line using the virsh shutdown command. You can list only running vms using the command below virsh list Id Name Stateģ ubuntu20.04-clone running Stop KVM Virtual Machines from Command Line Your virtual machine should now be running. You can pass other options as well, if you want. Therefore, if you want to start a virtual machine, for example, Ubuntu20.04-clone, as in my case virsh start ubuntu20.04-clone force-boot force fresh boot by discarding any managed save bypass-cache avoid file system cache when loading autodestroy automatically destroy the guest when virsh disconnects
paused leave the guest paused after creation console attach to console after creation State, or via a fresh boot if no managedsave state Start a domain, either from the last managedsave Start - start a (previously defined) inactive domain The basic usage syntax of the virsh start command is virsh start -help NAME The virsh start command can be used to start a domain, either from the last managedsave state, or via a fresh boot if no managedsave state is present. You can start KVM virtual machine using virsh start command. To begin with, list the available virtual machines, either running or stopped or paused virsh list -all Id Name StateĪs you can see, I currently have three KVM virtual machines one running and two stopped. Start KVM Virtual Machines from Command Line The basic structure of most virsh usage is: virsh. It can also be used to list current domains. The program can be used to create, pause, and shutdown domains. The virsh program is the main interface for managing virsh guest domains.