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    • dafyreD
      dafyre @FATeknollogee
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      @FATeknollogee said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

      Do you have https://virt-manager.org/ on multiple pc's?

      How did you "export" the configs?
      How do you keep them in sync?

      I've got it on 3 (2 Ubuntu systems and 1 Windows system)... The configuration is stored on the KVM host you are connecting to. I've not had to export anything or keep any of my 3 systems in sync. Just tell it which KVM server to connect to, and off we go.

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      • FATeknollogeeF
        FATeknollogee
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        That means having to re-enter those connections every time you have a new device?
        If you only have a few hosts, no big deal.
        If you have like 50, that's a real PITA

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        • dafyreD
          dafyre @FATeknollogee
          last edited by

          @FATeknollogee said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

          That means having to re-enter those connections every time you have a new device?
          If you only have a few hosts, no big deal.
          If you have like 50, that's a real PITA

          Good point.

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          • FATeknollogeeF
            FATeknollogee
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            I read somewhere that you can copy the config in the dconf, I have not tried this!
            dconf.png

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            • FATeknollogeeF
              FATeknollogee
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              Copying the contents in "Custom value" & pasting them in a new install works.
              I still need to do some further testing.

              dconf.png

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              • Emad RE
                Emad R @FATeknollogee
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                • Emad RE
                  Emad R @FATeknollogee
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                  @FATeknollogee

                  Hmm interesting work with 50 VMs on it, good job. Whats the specs of the hypervisor ?

                  try looking here

                  /etc/dconf/db/database.d/
                  https://developer.gnome.org/dconf/unstable/dconf-overview.html

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                  • Emad RE
                    Emad R @FATeknollogee
                    last edited by Emad R

                    @FATeknollogee

                     sudo apt install dconf-cli
                    
                    dconf dump /org/virt-manager/
                    

                    the above for all virt manager settings, if you just want connections

                    dconf dump /org/virt-manager/virt-manager/connections/
                    

                    I cant believe linux has registry like shit to hide your settings in it.
                    to summarize:

                    dconf dump /org/virt-manager/virt-manager/connections/ > backup.txt
                    dconf load /org/virt-manager/virt-manager/connections/ < backup.txt
                    
                    
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                    • FATeknollogeeF
                      FATeknollogee @Emad R
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                      @Emad-R said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                      @FATeknollogee

                      Hmm interesting work with 50 VMs on it, good job. Whats the specs of the hypervisor ?

                      Not 50 vm's, 50 hosts.

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                      • JaredBuschJ
                        JaredBusch @Emad R
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                        @Emad-R said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                        @FATeknollogee

                        Hmm interesting work with 50 VMs on it, good job. Whats the specs of the hypervisor ?

                        try looking here

                        /etc/dconf/db/database.d/
                        https://developer.gnome.org/dconf/unstable/dconf-overview.html

                        Virt-manager connections to individual VMs? What?

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @FATeknollogee
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                          @FATeknollogee said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                          @Emad-R said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                          @FATeknollogee

                          Hmm interesting work with 50 VMs on it, good job. Whats the specs of the hypervisor ?

                          Not 50 vm's, 50 hosts.

                          @FATeknollogee said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                          @Emad-R said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                          @FATeknollogee

                          Hmm interesting work with 50 VMs on it, good job. Whats the specs of the hypervisor ?

                          Not 50 vm's, 50 hosts.

                          You have 50 virtualization platforms?

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                          • FATeknollogeeF
                            FATeknollogee @scottalanmiller
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                            @scottalanmiller said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                            @FATeknollogee said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                            @Emad-R said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                            @FATeknollogee

                            Hmm interesting work with 50 VMs on it, good job. Whats the specs of the hypervisor ?

                            Not 50 vm's, 50 hosts.

                            @FATeknollogee said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                            @Emad-R said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                            @FATeknollogee

                            Hmm interesting work with 50 VMs on it, good job. Whats the specs of the hypervisor ?

                            Not 50 vm's, 50 hosts.

                            You have 50 virtualization platforms?

                            No, it was just an example to illustrate what a PITA it would be to enter xx number of connections everytime you have a new instance ot virt-manager.

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                            • JaredBuschJ
                              JaredBusch @FATeknollogee
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                              @FATeknollogee said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                              @scottalanmiller said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                              @FATeknollogee said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                              @Emad-R said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                              @FATeknollogee

                              Hmm interesting work with 50 VMs on it, good job. Whats the specs of the hypervisor ?

                              Not 50 vm's, 50 hosts.

                              @FATeknollogee said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                              @Emad-R said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                              @FATeknollogee

                              Hmm interesting work with 50 VMs on it, good job. Whats the specs of the hypervisor ?

                              Not 50 vm's, 50 hosts.

                              You have 50 virtualization platforms?

                              No, it was just an example to illustrate what a PITA it would be to enter xx number of connections everytime you have a new instance ot virt-manager.

                              I’m not seeing the issue here. Where would you be that would have that kind of infrastructure and no automation for SSH key authentication?

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                              • stacksofplatesS
                                stacksofplates @JaredBusch
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                                @JaredBusch said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                                @FATeknollogee said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                                @scottalanmiller said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                                @FATeknollogee said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                                @Emad-R said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                                @FATeknollogee

                                Hmm interesting work with 50 VMs on it, good job. Whats the specs of the hypervisor ?

                                Not 50 vm's, 50 hosts.

                                @FATeknollogee said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                                @Emad-R said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                                @FATeknollogee

                                Hmm interesting work with 50 VMs on it, good job. Whats the specs of the hypervisor ?

                                Not 50 vm's, 50 hosts.

                                You have 50 virtualization platforms?

                                No, it was just an example to illustrate what a PITA it would be to enter xx number of connections everytime you have a new instance ot virt-manager.

                                I’m not seeing the issue here. Where would you be that would have that kind of infrastructure and no automation for SSH key authentication?

                                I think he's saying that if he had to replace his laptop he'd have to manually add those 50 connections back into Virt-Manager.

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                                • JaredBuschJ
                                  JaredBusch
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                                  Anyone can make up stupid scenarios to make any solution look bad.

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                                  • FATeknollogeeF
                                    FATeknollogee @stacksofplates
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                                    @stacksofplates said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                                    @JaredBusch said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                                    @FATeknollogee said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                                    @FATeknollogee said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                                    @Emad-R said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                                    @FATeknollogee

                                    Hmm interesting work with 50 VMs on it, good job. Whats the specs of the hypervisor ?

                                    Not 50 vm's, 50 hosts.

                                    @FATeknollogee said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                                    @Emad-R said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                                    @FATeknollogee

                                    Hmm interesting work with 50 VMs on it, good job. Whats the specs of the hypervisor ?

                                    Not 50 vm's, 50 hosts.

                                    You have 50 virtualization platforms?

                                    No, it was just an example to illustrate what a PITA it would be to enter xx number of connections everytime you have a new instance ot virt-manager.

                                    I’m not seeing the issue here. Where would you be that would have that kind of infrastructure and no automation for SSH key authentication?

                                    I think he's saying that if he had to replace his laptop he'd have to manually add those 50 connections back into Virt-Manager.

                                    Yes, thanks!

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                                    • FATeknollogeeF
                                      FATeknollogee @JaredBusch
                                      last edited by

                                      @JaredBusch said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                                      Anyone can make up stupid scenarios to make any solution look bad.

                                      I have a desktop & 2 laptops, what's so stupid about that?

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                                      • black3dynamiteB
                                        black3dynamite
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                                        Anyone check the man page for virt-manager?
                                        Make a creative script to automatically add all your kvm servers.
                                        And its even easier when using SSH keys.

                                        virt-manager -c qemu+ssh://user@ip-address/system
                                        
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                                        • JaredBuschJ
                                          JaredBusch @FATeknollogee
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                                          @FATeknollogee said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                                          @JaredBusch said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                                          Anyone can make up stupid scenarios to make any solution look bad.

                                          I have a desktop & 2 laptops, what's so stupid about that?

                                          50 KVM hosts with no centralized management already planned

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                                          • Emad RE
                                            Emad R @JaredBusch
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                                            @JaredBusch said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                                            @FATeknollogee said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                                            @JaredBusch said in Virt-Manager on multiple pc's:

                                            Anyone can make up stupid scenarios to make any solution look bad.

                                            I have a desktop & 2 laptops, what's so stupid about that?

                                            50 KVM hosts with no centralized management already planned

                                            I think it is valid question, maybe 50 is too much but the idea is to backup the connection list, so you can quickly set it up if your virt manager software got corrupted and you dont want it to be VM.

                                            Okay no one has 50 hosts, but maybe 10 or more or so. who cares it, I label it valid .Court Adjourned

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