7 VM_MAKER Command Reference
The vm_maker
utility provides commands to create, destroy,
and otherwise manipulate Oracle Linux KVM
guests.
- About the vm_maker Utility
You can use thevm_maker
command-line utility to administer an Oracle Linux KVM guest. - add-bonded-bridge Command
Use the--add-bonded-bridge
command to add a bridge over a bonded Ethernet interface. - add-single-bridge Command
Use the--add-single-bridge
command to add a bridge over a single Ethernet interface. - allocate-bridge Command
Use the--allocate-bridge
command to associate a network bridge with a guest. - attach Command
Use the--attach
command to attach a disk image to a guest. - autostart Command
Use the--autostart
command to manage automatic starting of guests. - boot-from-hd Command
Use the--boot-from-hd
command to configure a guest to boot using its primary boot device after a previous--boot-from-iso
command. - boot-from-iso Command
Use the--boot-from-iso
command to configure a guest to boot from a specified diagnostic ISO file. - change-sf-vlan Command
Use the--change-sf-vlan
command to specify the cluster and storage VLANs for Exadata Secure RDMA Fabric Isolation. - check Command
Use the--check
command to check and display the system configuration status - cleanup-ip Command
Use the--cleanup-ip
command to remove and clean up a network interface plumbed by the--setup-ip
command. - configure-system Command
Use the--configure-system
command to configure the system. - console-log Command
Use the--console-log
command to manage logging of console output for an Oracle Linux KVM guest. - create Command
Use the--create
command to create a disk image. - detach Command
Use the--detach
command to detach a disk image from a guest. - dumpxml Command
Use the--dumpxml
command to send the XML definition of the specified guest to standard output. - list Command
Use the--list
command to display information about guests. - list-domains Command
Use the--list-domains
command to list all guests. - make-base-image Command
Use the--make-base-image
command to enable UEFI booting in the base system image for KVM guests. - network-discovery Command
Use the--network-discovery
command to identify the network for the Oracle RAC single client access name (SCAN) and other interfaces. - reboot Command
Use the--reboot
command to restart a specific guest. - remove-bridge Command
Use the--remove-bridge
command to remove a network bridge. - remove-domain Command
Use the--remove-domain
command to stop and remove a specific guest or all guests. - secure-boot Command
Use the--secure-boot
command to control the KVM Guest Secure Boot feature. - set Command
Use the--set
command to configure vCPUs or memory for a guest. - setup-ip Command
Use the--setup-ip
command to plumb a network interface on a KVM host. - start-domain Command
Use the--start-domain
command to create and start an Oracle Linux KVM guest. - stop-domain Command
Use the--stop-domain
command to stop the specified Oracle Linux KVM guest. - update-mac Command
Use the--update-mac
command to update the guest network configuration. - validate-ip Command
Use the--validate-ip
command to validate specified network details for an Oracle Linux KVM guest. - vhostmd Command
Use the--vhostmd
command to enable, disable, or show the status of the vhostmd service.