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<h1 >Windows support</h1>
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<ul id="toc"></ul>
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Libvirt is known to work as a client (not server) on Windows XP
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(32-bit), and Windows 7 (64-bit). Other Windows variants likely work
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as well but we either haven't tested or received reports for them.
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<h2><a name="installer">Experimental installation package</a></h2>
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A windows installation package is in development. An experimental
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version is available here:
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2011-01-18 18:00:44 +00:00
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<a href="http://libvirt.org/sources/win32_experimental/Libvirt-0.8.7-2.exe">http://libvirt.org/sources/win32_experimental/Libvirt-0.8.7-2.exe</a>
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<b>It is not production ready.</b>
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</p>
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This version includes the libvirt development headers and libraries
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for compiling against, the virsh shell with its needed dependencies,
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and untested Python bindings.
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</p>
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<h3><a name="caveats">Caveats</h3>
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This installer just repackages the files compiled using Matthias
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Bolte's msys_setup scripting (described below).
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This is a .exe installer, created using NSIS. We're looking into
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something to create .msi installers as well.
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<li>
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The script for the NSIS installer is available online
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<a href="https://github.com/justinclift/nsis_libvirt_installer">here</a>.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h3><a name="knowninstallerprobs">Existing problems with this installer we know about</a>
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These are problems we know about, and need to be fixed in subsequent
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versions of the installer (assistance welcomed):
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<li>
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New versions install over other libvirt versions
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<br /><br />
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If a version of this installer has installed libvirt on the system
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already, this installer will automatically suggest the same
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installation location, then overwrite the version already there
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without checking.
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<br /><br />
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This is fairly non-optimal, and should be fixed. What should
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probably happen, is for this installer to detect an existing
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installation then offer to either uninstall it first or ask for a
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new installation location.
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<br /><br />
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</li>
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<li>
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Start menu shortcuts aren't being removed at uninstall time
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<br /><br />
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Not sure why yet. Needs to be investigated.
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<br /><br />
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2><a name="conntypes">Connection types</h2>
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These connection types are known to work:
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<ul>
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<li>QEMU with TLS (qemu+tls://)</li>
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<li>QEMU with direct TCP (qemu+tcp://)</li>
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<li>VMware ESX (esx://)</li>
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<li>VMware VPX (vpx://)</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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These connection types are known not to work:
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<li>QEMU with SSH (qemu+ssh://)</li>
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</ul>
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All other connection types may or may not work, and haven't been
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tested.
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Please let us know either the results (either way) if you do.
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2011-01-18 18:00:44 +00:00
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<p>
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<b>Special note</b> - Support for VirtualBox *on windows* was added in
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libvirt 0.8.7, so reports on success and failure if you're using that
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would be really helpful and appreciated.
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</p>
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2010-12-21 09:38:37 +00:00
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<b>WARNING - The qemu+tcp:// connection type passes all traffic
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without encryption. This is a security hazard, and should <i>not</i>
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be used in security sensitive environments.</b>
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</p>
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<h2><a name="esx">Connecting to VMware ESX/vSphere</h2>
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<p>
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Details on the capabilities, certificates, and connection string
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syntax used for connecting to VMware ESX and vSphere can be found
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online here:<br />
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<a href="http://libvirt.org/drvesx.html">http://libvirt.org/drvesx.html</a>
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<h2><a name="tlscerts">TLS Certificates</h2>
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TLS certificates need to have been created and placed in the correct
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locations, before you will be able to connect to QEMU servers over
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TLS.
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<p>
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Information on generating TLS certificates can be found here:
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<a href="http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/TLSSetup">http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/TLSSetup</a>
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<p>
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These instructions are for *nix, and have not yet been adapted for
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Windows. You'll need to figure out the Windows equivalents until
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that's done (sorry). If you can help us out with this, that would be
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really welcome.
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</p>
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<p>
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The locations of the TLS certificates and key file on Windows are hard
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coded, rather than being configurable.
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</p>
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The Certificate Authority (CA) certificate file must be placed in:
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</p>
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<li>%APPDATA%\libvirt\pki\CA\cacert.pem</li>
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<p>
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The Client certificate file must be placed in:
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<li>%APPDATA%\libvirt\pki\libvirt\clientcert.pem</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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The Client key file must be placed in:
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<li>%APPDATA%\libvirt\pki\libvirt\private\clientkey.pem</li>
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On an example Windows 7 x64 system here, this resolves to these paths:
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<li>C:\Users\someuser\AppData\Roaming\libvirt\pki\CA\cacert.pem</li>
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<li>C:\Users\someuser\AppData\Roaming\libvirt\pki\libvirt\clientcert.pem</li>
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<li>C:\Users\someuser\AppData\Roaming\libvirt\pki\libvirt\private\clientkey.pem</li>
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</ul>
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<h2><a name="feedback">Feedback</h2>
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Feedback and suggestions on changes to make and what else to include
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<a href="contact.html">are desired</a>.
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</p>
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<h2><a name="compiling">Compiling yourself</a></h2>
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<p>
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Libvirt can be compiled on Windows using the free
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<a href="http://www.mingw.org/">MinGW compiler</a>.
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</p>
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<h3><a name="msys_setup">MSYS Build script</a></h3>
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The easiest way is to use the <b>msys_setup</b> script, developed by
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Matthias Bolte. This is actively developed and kept current with
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libvirt releases:
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<a href="https://github.com/photron/msys_setup">https://github.com/photron/msys_setup</a>
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<h3><a name="cross-compile">Cross compiling</a></h3>
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You can also cross-compile to a Windows target from a Fedora machine
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using the packages available
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<a href="http://hg.et.redhat.com/misc/fedora-mingw--devel/">from the Fedora MinGW project</a>
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(which includes a working libvirt specfile).
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<h3><a name="configure">By hand</a></h3>
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Use these options when following the instructions on the
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<a href="compiling.html">Compiling</a> page.
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</p>
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<pre>
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./configure \
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--without-sasl \
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--without-avahi \
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--without-polkit \
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--without-python \
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--without-xen \
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--without-qemu \
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--without-lxc \
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--without-openvz \
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--without-libvirtd
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