Viewing the QEMU guest agent information for virtual machines

When the QEMU guest agent runs on the virtual machine, you can use the web console to view information about the virtual machine, users, file systems, and secondary networks.

Prerequisites

About the QEMU guest agent information in the web console

When the QEMU guest agent is installed, the Overview and Details tabs on the VirtualMachine details page displays information about the hostname, operating system, time zone, and logged in users.

The VirtualMachine details page shows information about the guest operating system installed on the virtual machine. The Details tab displays a table with information for logged in users. The Disks tab displays a table with information for file systems.

If the QEMU guest agent is not installed, the Overview and the Details tabs display information about the operating system that was specified when the virtual machine was created.

Viewing the QEMU guest agent information in the web console

You can use the web console to view information for virtual machines that is passed by the QEMU guest agent to the host.

Procedure

  1. Click Virtualization → VirtualMachines from the side menu.

  2. Select a virtual machine name to open the VirtualMachine details page.

  3. Click the Details tab to view active users.

  4. Click the Disks tab to view information about the file systems.