NSX Manager can be installed as KVM VMs. In addition, KVM can be used as the hypervisor for NSX-T Data Center transport nodes.
KVM guest VM management is beyond the scope of this guide. However, here are some simple KVM CLI commands to get you started.
To manage your guest VMs in the KVM CLI, use the
virsh commands. Following are some common
virsh commands. Refer to the KVM documentation for additional information.
# List running virsh list # List all virsh list --all # Control instances virsh start <instance> virsh shutdown <instance> virsh destroy <instance> virsh undefine <instance> virsh suspend <instance> virsh resume <instance> # Access an instance's CLI virsh console <instance>
In the Linux CLI, the
ifconfig command shows the vnetX interface, which represents the interface created for the guest VM. If you add additional guest VMs, additional vnetX interfaces are added.
ifconfig ... vnet0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr fe:54:00:b0:a0:6d inet6 addr: fe80::fc54:ff:feb0:a06d/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:13183 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:181524 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:500 RX bytes:4984832 (4.9 MB) TX bytes:29498709 (29.4 MB)