$ cd ../
$ cat /backups/brain/
0005
Dump qemu virtsh VM RAM to File
List running VMs
1
sudo virsh list
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[ecomaikgolf@laptop ~/]$ sudo virsh list
[sudo] password for ecomaikgolf:
Id Name State
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1 fedora-kernel running
Send qemu-monitor command
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sudo virsh qemu-monitor-command VMNAME --hmp "dump-guest-memory /var/lib/libvirt/qemu/dump/test"
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sudo virsh qemu-monitor-command fedora-kernel --hmp "dump-guest-memory /var/lib/libvirt/qemu/dump/test"
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[ecomaikgolf@laptop ~/]$ sudo du -h /var/lib/libvirt/qemu/dump/test
2.1G /var/lib/libvirt/qemu/dump/test
Note: Take note about filesystem permissions + SELinux. Dump the RAM to the
libvirt path I’ve shown if you get permission errors.
$ cd ../