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 > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 10:01:04 PM
 > To: scientific-linux-users
 > Subject: What is the best way to start a KVM VM at boot?
 >
 > Hi All,
 >
 > I am finding server articles with DuckDuckGo on how start
 > a KVM virtual machine at (host) boot, but they are over 5
 > years old.
 >
 > Is there a best practice way to do this?
 >
 > Also, when the host shuts down, I know KVM saves the
 > machine. Is there a way to send the shutdown command to the
 > machine instead when someone hits reboot or shutdown?
 >
 > Many thanks,
 > -T
 >


On 05/10/2016 08:10 PM, Steven C Timm wrote:
> You can start any KVM VM at boot time by use of the libvirt-guests service, by putting a link to the xml
> file for the vm in /etc/libvirt/qemu/auto

Hi Steve,

Is that the same thing as the check-e-do box in the virt manager
of the vm under boot options?

> You can choose to shut down rather than suspend the VM at shutdown by changing the settings of libvirt-quests.

quests or guests?  Was that a typo?  (Typos???  I never make typos.
What ?!?!?   Okay, okay, maybe 2 or 3 hundred every so often.)

Not finding how to alter libvirt-guests.

Also, I sent the "shutdown" command from the console and
the vm ignored me.  Does this mean I should stay with "suspend"?

Many thanks,
-T