linux_wiki:configure_systems_to_launch_virtual_machines_at_boot

Configure Systems To Launch Virtual Machines At Boot

General Information

For a VM to start on host boot, two things need auto-starting; the KVM service and the virtual machine itself.


Configure KVM to auto start specific virtual machines at boot.

Ensure libvirtd is enabled, enable if not

systemctl status libvirtd
systemctl enable libvirtd


Configure each VM with the autostart option using virsh

# list all VMs
virsh list --all
 
# Configure VM name to autostart
virsh autostart <vm-name>


Show if VM has autostart enabled or not

# List all VMs with autostart enabled
virsh list --autostart
 
# View info on a specific VM (including "Autostart" info)
virsh dominfo <vm-name>

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