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Chapter 8. Managing virtual machines in the web console

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To manage virtual machines in a graphical interface on a RHEL 9 host, you can use the Virtual Machines pane in the RHEL 9 web console.

Image displaying the virtual machine tab of the web console.

8.1. Overview of virtual machine management by using the web console

The RHEL 9 web console is a web-based interface for system administration. As one of its features, the web console provides a graphical view of virtual machines (VMs) on the host system, and makes it possible to create, access, and configure these VMs.

Note that to use the web console to manage your VMs on RHEL 9, you must first install a web console plug-in for virtualization.

Next steps

8.2. Setting up the web console to manage virtual machines

Before using the RHEL 9 web console to manage virtual machines (VMs), you must install the web console virtual machine plug-in on the host.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  • Install the cockpit-machines plug-in.

    # dnf install cockpit-machines

Verification

  1. Log in to the RHEL 9 web console.

    For details, see Logging in to the web console.

  2. If the installation was successful, Virtual Machines appears in the web console side menu.

    Image displaying the virtual machine tab of the web console.

8.3. Renaming virtual machines by using the web console

You might require renaming an existing virtual machine (VM) to avoid naming conflicts or assign a new unique name based on your use case. To rename the VM, you can use the RHEL web console.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. In the Virtual Machines interface, click the Menu button of the VM that you want to rename.

    A drop-down menu appears with controls for various VM operations.

  2. Click Rename.

    The Rename a VM dialog appears.

    Image displaying the rename a VM dialog box.
  3. In the New name field, enter a name for the VM.
  4. Click Rename.

Verification

  • Check that the new VM name has appeared in the Virtual Machines interface.

8.4. Virtual machine management features available in the web console

By using the RHEL 9 web console, you can perform the following actions to manage the virtual machines (VMs) on your system.

Table 8.1. VM management tasks that you can perform in the RHEL 9 web console
TaskFor details, see

Create a VM and install it with a guest operating system

Creating virtual machines and installing guest operating systems by using the web console

Delete a VM

Deleting virtual machines by using the web console

Start, shut down, and restart the VM

Starting virtual machines by using the web console and Shutting down and restarting virtual machines by using the web console

Connect to and interact with a VM using a variety of consoles

Interacting with virtual machines by using the web console

View a variety of information about the VM

Viewing virtual machine information by using the web console

Adjust the host memory allocated to a VM

Adding and removing virtual machine memory by using the web console

Manage network connections for the VM

Using the web console for managing virtual machine network interfaces

Manage the VM storage available on the host and attach virtual disks to the VM

Managing storage for virtual machines by using the web console

Configure the virtual CPU settings of the VM

Managing virtal CPUs by using the web console

Live migrate a VM

Live migrating a virtual machine by using the web console

Manage host devices

Managing host devices by using the web console

Manage virtual optical drives

Managing virtual optical drives

Attach watchdog device

Attaching a watchdog device to a virtual machine by using the web console

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