Where store Virt-Manager Paused VMs

stexnix · 11-18-2015, 03:51 AM

Hi all,

i have noticed that about 3-4GB storage get occupied or set free after i paused/resume a VM.
But i can't locate the data. I would like to change the location on other HDD.

strick1226 · 11-18-2015, 02:42 PM

You haven't specified much, including the distro being used, but your VM's are likely in /var/lib/libvirt/images , which I believe is the default storage location for virt-manager (the GUI frontend for libvirt etc.).

Beyond that, it's just a matter of reading up the docs on changing the default storage pool's location to another disk. Presuming you're on Fedora, creating a link to the new location sounds like it's worked for others:

https://ask.fedoraproject.org/en/que...ore-my-images/

Good luck!

strick

berndbausch · 11-18-2015, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stexnix

Hi all,

i have noticed that about 3-4GB storage get occupied or set free after i paused/resume a VM.
But i can't locate the data. I would like to change the location on other HDD.

In case you are using KVM, not Xen or any other hypervisor:
Probably under /var/lib/libvirt/qemu. And you can probably change this in /etc/libvirt/qemu.conf, but good luck finding documentation for this.

stexnix · 11-18-2015, 10:51 PM

thx for reply and sorry for that less information:
Yes, i use KVM.

I have already change the default pools but without success.

Now i will try change qemu.conf

stexnix · 11-19-2015, 11:45 PM

i don't know what happens but pausing a VM doesn't occupies storage anymore.

The weird thing: I haven't change anything.

Also weird: IF kvm/virt-manager store data of paused VM, i still don't know where.

But anyway, thx for help.