[kwlug-disc] virsh -- anyone using it?

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virsh?

Hmmm. Looking at http://linux.die.net/man/1/virsh, too bad they called 
it 'virsh'. Seems like it should be 'virctl'. As it stands, it sounds 
like a bash/sh replacement optimized for use in virtual environments.

I see http://www.libvirt.org/

Anyone got a link to what this beastie is, why it matters, and why I 
should care? I get there are many virtual environments out there - is 
there a nice introductory overview for the point at which virsh enters 
one's worldview?

 >> On 16 May 2014 16:35, William Park:
 >>     I do use QEMU and VirtualBox, with preference for QEMU.  But, I
 >>     never found reason for using 'virsh'.

What are you using now / what's attracting you to look at this further? 
(i.e. If something's attracting you it's probably something that might 
attract me to look further into, too.)


On 14-05-16 05:35 PM, Digimer wrote:
> I use it extensively in our HA platform.
>
> On 16/05/14 04:36 PM, Dave Cramer wrote:
>> Yes, I use it. Because it comes with ubuntu
>>
>> On 16 May 2014 16:35, William Park <opengeometry at yahoo.ca
>> <mailto:opengeometry at yahoo.ca>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi,
>>
>>     Anyone using 'virsh'?  Why/how do you use it?
>>
>>     I do use QEMU and VirtualBox, with preference for QEMU.  But, I never
>>     found reason for using 'virsh'.