>> On May 11, 2016 05:47, "ToddAndMargo" <[log in to unmask]
>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
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>>      > ________________________________________
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>>     <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> on behalf
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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"?
>>


On 05/10/2016 11:01 PM, Francesco M. Taurino wrote:
> Be sure Acpi or similar are installed in your guests
>

Hi Francesco,

I am not seeing that as an option in the kvm console.  Am
I missing something?

-T