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PVE VM Tools Installation

Similar with VMtools

1. Linux tools install

  • 1.1 Confirm the QEMU Guest Agent is enabled

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If it is not enabled, please enable it first and restart the system to take effect.

  • 1.2 Install QEMU Guest Agent in VM
# Ubuntu / Debian
apt update && apt install qemu-guest-agent -y

# Rocky / Redhat
yum install qemu-guest-agent -y

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  • 1.3 Start qemu-guest-agent, and startup on-boot
systemctl enable qemu-guest-agent --now

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If setting the startup start error, please make the following modifications.

echo "WantedBy=multi-user.target" | tee -a /usr/lib/systemd/system/qemu-guest-agent.service

Add WantedBy=multi-user.target under [Install]

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Re-enable qemu-guest-agent

systemctl enable qemu-guest-agent

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  • 1.4 Check VM Summary

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2. Windows tools install

  • 2.1 Login windows server, and access the file server

Access fileserver ( \\10.55.12.38\03_SE_Source\Tools ) and right click virtio-win-guest-tools.exe, then click Run as administrator

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  • 2.2 Install VM tools

Click Run

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Agree the license, and click Install

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Click Next

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Accept license, and click Next

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Keep default, and click Next

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Click Install

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Click Finish to finish VM tools install

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Finish VM tools install, and restart server

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  • 2.3 Check agent status and VM tools service

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