Guests

The Guests page lists the defined guests for your server.

For each guest, the following information is displayed:

Name
Name of the guest.
CPU
Percentage of processor utilization in the guest.
Disk I/O
Disk input/output transmission rate in KB per seconds.
Network I/O
Network input/output transmission rate in KB per seconds.
Livetile
State of guest operating system console, or an icon that represents the Linux distribution if the guest is not active.

The following actions icons are displayed for each guest:

Reset
Click to reset the guest.
Power (Start or Stop)
Click to power on or power off the guest. If the icon is red, the power is off; if the icon is green, the power is on.

The following actions can be selected for each guest:

To create a guest, click the plus (+) icon on the page.

Create a guest

Create a guest by using an existing template.

  1. Type the name to be used to identify the guest.
  2. Select a template. You can view information about a template by hovering over it.
  3. Click Create.

Edit guest

Edit the properties of an existing guest. Some properties can be edited only while guest is stopped. Others will take effect in next boot.

General
Displays information about your guest, including name, CPUs, memory, and icon to use for your guest. You can edit the name of a stopped guest. Changing the CPUs and memory takes effect after the next boot.
Storage
Displays the device and path for storage for the selected guest. You can add, edit, and remove storage devices for your guest.
Interface
Displays network information for the guest, including name, type, and MAC address. You can add, edit, and remove interfaces for your guest.
Permission
Displays the users and groups that are authorized for the guest.
Host PCI Device
Displays a list of all PCI devices available on the host.
Snapshot
Displays snapshots of the guest. You can create, edit, or delete a snapshot. By selecting a snapshot and selecting revert, the guest is restored to a point in the past, determined by the snapshot data, and discards any changes made beyond that point in time.

Fields that are not disabled can be edited. After you edit a field, click Save.

Cloning a guest

Cloning a guests allows you to create a copy of a guest.

To clone a guest:

  1. Select Clone from the Action menu of a guest.
  2. Accept the warning. When a target guest is using SCSI or iSCSI volumes or if the target pool does not have enough space, the clone will be created on a default storage pool.

A guest appears in your list with the label Cloning... When the process is complete, the cloned guest is available to use.