“Master the Proxmox VE CLI: How to Control Your Virtual Machines with Ease”
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Enter the world of ASRock Rack Proxmox VE 8.1 HTML5 IKVM – a powerful platform for managing virtual machines. However, sometimes accessing the web GUI may not be feasible or preferred, that’s when the CLI comes into play. In this article, I will reveal the three essential commands that will give you complete control over your Proxmox VE virtual machines via the CLI.
Mastering the CLI: How to List, Start, Stop, Suspend, Resume, and Restart Your Proxmox VE Virtual Machines
First and foremost, listing your virtual machines is crucial for efficient management. With just one command, you can access the VMID and name of your virtual machines, making it easier to find them. The command is ‘qm list’ and with its output, you can easily identify your VMs.
Next up, starting a virtual machine in Proxmox VE via the CLI is as simple as using the ‘qm start’ command followed by the VMID. A quick example – ‘qm start VMID’ – and your machine is good to go. You can verify its status by using the ‘qm list’ command once again.
To stop a virtual machine, there are multiple methods available, namely shutdown, stop, and reset. Using the ‘qm shutdown VMID’ command will initiate a graceful shutdown, while ‘qm stop VMID’ stops the machine immediately. In case of unresponsive machines, the ‘qm stop’ command comes in handy. And for situations where you want to keep the state of a VM but pause its activity, ‘qm suspend VMID’ is your go-to command. To resume its operation, simply use ‘qm resume VMID’.
Lastly, restarting a virtual machine is a breeze with the ‘qm restart VMID’ command. This command can also be used for scripting purposes, for instance, in case of periodic failures, you can set a cron job to automatically restart the VM using ‘qm restart’.
In conclusion, the ‘qm’ commands are not limited to the Proxmox VE server, as it uses KVM virtualization and qemu like other Linux setups. These commands are useful for situations where web GUI access is restricted or for scripting purposes. With this article, I hope to provide an easy reference for mastering the CLI and effectively managing your virtual machines on Proxmox VE.
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