From dd042288d2d4376223517ac7d94898c4b896c812 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Emmanuel Kasper Date: Mon, 23 May 2016 11:41:15 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Reformat qm documentation to make it similar to pct --- qm.adoc | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) diff --git a/qm.adoc b/qm.adoc index 14de2d1..b1989c0 100644 --- a/qm.adoc +++ b/qm.adoc @@ -24,13 +24,34 @@ Qemu/KVM Virtual Machines include::attributes.txt[] endif::manvolnum[] +Managing Virtual Machines with 'qm' +------------------------------------ -qm is a script to manage virtual machines with Qemu/Kvm. You can +qm is the tool to manage Qemu/Kvm virtual machines on {pve}. You can create and destroy virtual machines, and control execution (start/stop/suspend/resume). Besides that, you can use qm to set parameters in the associated config file. It is also possible to create and delete virtual disks. +CLI Usage Examples +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Create a new VM with 4 GB IDE disk. + + qm create 300 -ide0 4 -net0 e1000 -cdrom proxmox-mailgateway_2.1.iso + +Start the new VM + + qm start 300 + +Send a shutdown request, then wait until the VM is stopped. + + qm shutdown 300 && qm wait 300 + +Same as above, but only wait for 40 seconds. + + qm shutdown 300 && qm wait 300 -timeout 40 + Configuration ------------- @@ -56,25 +77,6 @@ lock manually (e.g., after a power failure). qm unlock -Examples --------- - -Create a new VM with 4 GB IDE disk. - - qm create 300 -ide0 4 -net0 e1000 -cdrom proxmox-mailgateway_2.1.iso - -Start the new VM - - qm start 300 - -Send a shutdown request, then wait until the VM is stopped. - - qm shutdown 300 && qm wait 300 - -Same as above, but only wait for 40 seconds. - - qm shutdown 300 && qm wait 300 -timeout 40 - ifdef::manvolnum[] include::pve-copyright.adoc[] -- 2.39.2