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docs: convert 'windows' page to rst
Signed-off-by: Pavel Hrdina <phrdina@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Krempa <pkrempa@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Pavel Hrdina <phrdina@redhat.com>
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'remote',
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'storage',
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'uri',
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'windows',
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]
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docs_rst_files = [
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@ -109,6 +108,7 @@ docs_rst_files = [
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'testapi',
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'testsuites',
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'testtck',
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'windows',
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]
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# list of web targets to build for docs/web rule
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE html>
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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
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<body>
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<h1 >Windows support</h1>
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<ul id="toc"></ul>
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<p>
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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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</p>
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<h2><a id="installer">Installation packages</a></h2>
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<p>
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Users who need pre-built Windows DLLs of libvirt are advised
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to use the <a href="https://virt-manager.org">Virt Viewer</a>
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pre-compiled <a href="https://virt-manager.org/download/">Windows MSI packages</a>
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</p>
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<p>
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These installers include the libvirt, gtk-vnc and spice-gtk DLLs
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along with any of their pre-requisite supporting DLLs, the virsh
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command line tool and the virt-viewer & remote-viewer graphical
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tools. The development headers are not currently provided in this
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installer, so this cannot be used for compiling new applications
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against libvirt.
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</p>
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<h2><a id="conntypes">Connection types</a></h2>
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<p>
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These connection types are known to work:
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</p>
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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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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>QEMU with SSH (qemu+ssh://)</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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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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</p>
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<p>
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Please let us know either the results (either way) if you do.
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</p>
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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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<p>
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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 id="esx">Connecting to VMware ESX/vSphere</a></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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</p>
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<a href="https://libvirt.org/drvesx.html">https://libvirt.org/drvesx.html</a>
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<h2><a id="tlscerts">TLS Certificates</a></h2>
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<p>
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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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<p>
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Information on generating TLS certificates can be found here:
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</p>
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<a href="https://wiki.libvirt.org/page/TLSSetup">https://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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<p>
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The Certificate Authority (CA) certificate file must be placed in:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>%APPDATA%\libvirt\pki\CA\cacert.pem</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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The Client certificate file must be placed in:
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</p>
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<ul>
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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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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>%APPDATA%\libvirt\pki\libvirt\private\clientkey.pem</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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On an example Windows 7 x64 system here, this resolves to these paths:
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</p>
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<ul>
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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 id="feedback">Feedback</a></h2>
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<p>
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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 id="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 id="msys_setup">MSYS Build script</a></h3>
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<p>
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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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</p>
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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 id="cross-compile">Cross compiling</a></h3>
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<p>
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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 in the Fedora repos.
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</p>
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<h3><a id="configure">By hand</a></h3>
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<p>
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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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meson build \
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-Dsasl=disabled \
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-Dpolkit=disabled \
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-Ddriver_libxl=disabled \
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-Ddriver_qemu=disabled \
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-Ddriver_lxc=disabled \
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-Ddriver_openvz=disabled \
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-Ddriver_libvirtd=disabled
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</pre>
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</body>
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</html>
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139
docs/windows.rst
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docs/windows.rst
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===============
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Windows support
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===============
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.. contents::
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Libvirt is known to work as a client (not server) on Windows XP (32-bit), and
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Windows 7 (64-bit). Other Windows variants likely work as well but we either
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haven't tested or received reports for them.
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Installation packages
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---------------------
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Users who need pre-built Windows DLLs of libvirt are advised to use the `Virt
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Viewer <https://virt-manager.org>`__ pre-compiled `Windows MSI
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packages <https://virt-manager.org/download/>`__
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These installers include the libvirt, gtk-vnc and spice-gtk DLLs along with any
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of their pre-requisite supporting DLLs, the virsh command line tool and the
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virt-viewer & remote-viewer graphical tools. The development headers are not
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currently provided in this installer, so this cannot be used for compiling new
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applications against libvirt.
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Connection types
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----------------
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These connection types are known to work:
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- QEMU with TLS (qemu+tls://)
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- QEMU with direct TCP (qemu+tcp://)
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- VMware ESX (esx://)
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- VMware VPX (vpx://)
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These connection types are known not to work:
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- QEMU with SSH (qemu+ssh://)
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All other connection types may or may not work, and haven't been tested.
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Please let us know either the results (either way) if you do.
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**Special note** - Support for VirtualBox \*on windows\* was added in libvirt
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0.8.7, so reports on success and failure if you're using that would be really
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helpful and appreciated.
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**WARNING - The qemu+tcp:// connection type passes all traffic without
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encryption. This is a security hazard, and should not be used in security
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sensitive environments.**
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Connecting to VMware ESX/vSphere
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--------------------------------
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Details on the capabilities, certificates, and connection string syntax used for
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connecting to VMware ESX and vSphere can be found online here:
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https://libvirt.org/drvesx.html
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TLS Certificates
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----------------
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TLS certificates need to have been created and placed in the correct locations,
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before you will be able to connect to QEMU servers over TLS.
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Information on generating TLS certificates can be found here:
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https://wiki.libvirt.org/page/TLSSetup
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These instructions are for \*nix, and have not yet been adapted for Windows.
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You'll need to figure out the Windows equivalents until that's done (sorry). If
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you can help us out with this, that would be really welcome.
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The locations of the TLS certificates and key file on Windows are hard coded,
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rather than being configurable.
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The Certificate Authority (CA) certificate file must be placed in:
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- %APPDATA%\libvirt\pki\CA\cacert.pem
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The Client certificate file must be placed in:
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- %APPDATA%\libvirt\pki\libvirt\clientcert.pem
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The Client key file must be placed in:
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- %APPDATA%\libvirt\pki\libvirt\private\clientkey.pem
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On an example Windows 7 x64 system here, this resolves to these paths:
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- C:\Users\someuser\AppData\Roaming\libvirt\pki\CA\cacert.pem
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- C:\Users\someuser\AppData\Roaming\libvirt\pki\libvirt\clientcert.pem
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- C:\Users\someuser\AppData\Roaming\libvirt\pki\libvirt\private\clientkey.pem
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Feedback
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--------
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Feedback and suggestions on changes to make and what else to include `are
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desired <contact.html>`__.
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Compiling yourself
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------------------
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Libvirt can be compiled on Windows using the free `MinGW
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compiler <http://www.mingw.org/>`__.
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MSYS Build script
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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The easiest way is to use the **msys_setup** script, developed by Matthias
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Bolte. This is actively developed and kept current with libvirt releases:
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https://github.com/photron/msys_setup
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Cross compiling
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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You can also cross-compile to a Windows target from a Fedora machine using the
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packages available in the Fedora repos.
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By hand
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~~~~~~~
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Use these options when following the instructions on the
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`Compiling <compiling.html>`__ page.
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::
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meson build \
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-Dsasl=disabled \
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-Dpolkit=disabled \
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-Ddriver_libxl=disabled \
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-Ddriver_qemu=disabled \
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-Ddriver_lxc=disabled \
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-Ddriver_openvz=disabled \
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-Ddriver_libvirtd=disabled
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