https://github.com/hugojosefson/virsh-transient-disk

Converts a VM definition from virsh(1) to a new one with the disk marked transient.
https://github.com/hugojosefson/virsh-transient-disk

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Converts a VM definition from virsh(1) to a new one with the disk marked transient.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/hugojosefson/virsh-transient-disk
• Owner: hugojosefson
• Created: 2018-12-29T10:41:32.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-03-24T04:01:51.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-08T04:21:51.939Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: kvm, libvirt, qemu, transient, virsh
• Language: Shell
• Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@hugojosefson/virsh-transient-disk
• Size: 235 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 6
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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Converts a base VM image XML definition from `virsh(1)`, to a similar

definition with these modifications:

* Sets a new UUID.

* Sets the name as specified in CLI argument `--name`.

* Sets the disk as transient.

## Usage

No installation needed, thanks to `npx`.

```bash

virsh -c qemu:///system dumpxml dev-dispvm \

  | npx @hugojosefson/virsh-transient-disk --name new-transient \

  > new-transient.xml

virsh -c qemu:///system define new-transient.xml

```

## See also

* libvirt Domain XML format:

https://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html#elementsDisks