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This page describes how to create new virtual machines on the infra/api hosts running KVM/libvirt, with Virtual Machine Manager.

Install Virtual Machine Manager

$ apt install virt-manager ssh-askpass-gnome

 

Connect to the remote KVM host

  1. Start Virtual Machine Manager, and click File -> Add Connection... 
  2. Select:
    1. Hypervisor = QEMU/KVM
    2. Connect to remote host
    3. Method = SSH
    4. Username = <your username at the remote host>
    5. Hostname = <kvmhost.domain.net>
    6. Autoconnect
  3. You will be prompted for you password at the remote host. Enter it, and hit OK.
  4. You should now see something like this, and you're all set to create virtual machines!


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