Questions[virsh](server)

root@virtual3:~# virsh autostart nstest
Domain nstest marked as autostarted

root@virtual3:~# virsh dominfo nstest 
Id:             -
Name:           nstest
UUID:           8cf691cd-7246-442b-a26b-3580e24600c5
OS Type:        hvm
State:          shut off
CPU(s):         2
Max memory:     6291456 KiB
Used memory:    2097152 KiB
Persistent:     yes
Autostart:      disable
Managed save:   no
Security model: apparmor
Security DOI:   0

root@virtual3:~# 

What am I doing wrong? The domain xml is listed in /etc/libvirt/qemu/autostart but still no autostart :(

Nothing in the logs :((

I noticed a strange behavior on one machine using Debian that I can't reproduce on another machine running Ubuntu. When listing virsh networks as an ordinary user, it shows an empty list:

~$ virsh net-list --all
 Name                 State      Autostart     Persistent
----------------------------------------------------------

When running the same command with sudo, it shows the default connection:

~$ sudo virsh net-list --all
 Name                 State      Autostart     Persistent
----------------------------------------------------------
 default              active     no            yes

The permissions on the files themselves seem to be set correctly:

~$ ls -l /etc/libvirt/qemu/networks
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul  1 18:19 autostart
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  228 Jul  1 18:19 default.xml

The user belongs to kvm and libvirtd groups.

What is happening? Why can't I list the networks as an ordinary user?

I want to know if there is a command virsh to display the cpu and memory consumption of each machine virtual. I created the virtual machine using KVM in ubuntu system.

virsh create somefile.xml creates my machine just fine but when I shut the machine down the whole thing disappears. Machines I made with the virt-manager GUI are persistent (stick around after shutdown) and the xml file is derived from those virt-manager created machines.

I have set up a virtual machine running Windows XP on my Ubuntu laptop. Using the virt-manager GUI application, I can insert a CD in my drive and go to Details→IDE CDROM 1 and click on the Connect button. Then the CD becomes available in my virtual machine.

How can I do the same through the command line? Obviously, I'd like to be able to disconnect from the command line too.

Note: I can start the VM from the command line using virsh start testbed (testbed being the name of the domain/VM).