# Correct way to move kvm vm? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\ **Created:** [September 17, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/correct-way-to-move-kvm-vm/11320 "2023-09-17T15:01:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pseud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/pseud/32/1323_2.png) [@pseud](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/pseud)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/correct-way-to-move-kvm-vm/11320/1 "2023-09-17T15:01:51Z")
I wonder if someone can give me a pointer on where in this seemingly straight forward process I’ve gone awry. I’ve taken a quick pointer from [this brief Server Fault post](https://serverfault.com/questions/434064/correct-way-to-move-kvm-vm). But, on the two machines I’m moving I end up with: ```auto error: Failed to define domain from Win7.xml error: unsupported configuration: domain configuration does not support video model 'qxl' ``` EDIT: Oops, should have done more home work on that one, answered [here](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/libvirt-issue-domain-configuration-does-not-support-video-model-qxl/6752) a year ago… And this one’s coming from a Debian (PureOS) based system - I wonder if binaries are in a different place or name? `which qemu-system-x86_64` or `qemu-system` brings up nothing: ```auto error: Failed to define domain from Android-x86-9.0.xml error: Cannot check QEMU binary /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64: No such file or directory ``` Here’s the whole process: > **Summary** > > ```auto > [root@frontserver ~]# virsh list --all > Id Name State > ----------------------- > - Win7 shut off > > [root@frontserver ~]# virsh dumpxml Win7 > Win7.xml > [root@frontserver ~]# > > ``` > > ```auto > [root@server ~]# rsync -avzXA root@frontserver.lan:/var/lib/libvirt/images/Win7.qcow2 /var/lib/libvirt/images/Win7.qcow2 > root@frontserver.lan's password: > receiving incremental file list > > sent 20 bytes received 100 bytes 16.00 bytes/sec > total size is 32,216,317,952 speedup is 268,469,316.27 > [root@server ~]# > > ``` > > ```auto > [root@server ~]# scp root@frontserver.lan:/root/Win7.xml /root/Win7.xml > root@frontserver.lan's password: > Win7.xml 100% 5880 2.3MB/s 00:00 > [root@server ~]# > > ``` > > ```auto > [root@server ~]# virsh define Win7.xml > error: Failed to define domain from Win7.xml > error: unsupported configuration: domain configuration does not support video model 'qxl' > > [root@server ~]# > > ``` > > And: > > ```auto > root@mysmachine:~# virsh list --all > Id Name State > ---------------------------------- > - Android-x86-9.0 shut off > > root@mysmachine:~# virsh dumpxml Android-x86-9.0 > Android-x86-9.0.xml > root@mysmachine:~# > > ``` > > ```auto > [root@server ~]# rsync -avzXA --progress root@mysmachine.lan:/home/libvirt/images/Android-x86.qcow2 /var/lib/libvirt/images/Android-x86.qcow2 > root@mysmachine.lan's password: > receiving incremental file list > rsync: [receiver] rsync_xal_set: lremovexattr("/var/lib/libvirt/images/Android-x86.qcow2","security.selinux") failed: Permission denied (13) > > sent 28 bytes received 96 bytes 16.53 bytes/sec > total size is 15,034,941,440 speedup is 121,249,527.74 > rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1823) [generator=3.2.3] > [root@server ~]# rsync -avz --progress root@mysmachine.lan:/home/libvirt/images/Android-x86.qcow2 /var/lib/libvirt/images/Android-x86.qcow2 > root@mysmachine.lan's password: > receiving incremental file list > > sent 20 bytes received 88 bytes 12.71 bytes/sec > total size is 15,034,941,440 speedup is 139,212,420.74 > [root@server ~]# > > ``` > > ```auto > [root@server ~]# scp root@mysmachine.lan:/root/Android-x86-9.0.xml /root/Android-x86-9.0.xml > root@mysmachine.lan's password: > Android-x86-9.0.xml 100% 5242 287.7KB/s 00:00 > [root@server ~]# > > ``` > > ```auto > [root@server ~]# virsh define Android-x86-9.0.xml > error: Failed to define domain from Android-x86-9.0.xml > error: Cannot check QEMU binary /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64: No such file or directory > > [root@server ~]# > > ``` ---
**Author:** ![pseud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/pseud/32/1323_2.png) [@pseud](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/pseud)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/correct-way-to-move-kvm-vm/11320/2 "2023-09-17T16:00:40Z")
> [@pseud](#): > > EDIT: Oops, should have done more home work on that one, answered [here](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/libvirt-issue-domain-configuration-does-not-support-video-model-qxl/6752) a year ago… I weep - what a absolute total flipping mess! (I realise I’m late to the party - would have been sooner if RH hadn’t dropped hardware support in 9 for my old laptop pressed into service as server…) After close to 20 years of Fedora I started looking for a bit more stability a couple of years ago and all I’ve found since is a mess… ---
**Author:** ![pseud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/pseud/32/1323_2.png) [@pseud](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/pseud)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/correct-way-to-move-kvm-vm/11320/3 "2023-09-17T16:39:25Z")
Is the Jean-Marc Liger’s Paris City Uni [copr](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/ligenix/enterprise-qemu-spice/) repo the best answer atm? EDIT: `dnf -y copr enable ligenix/enterprise-qemu-spice ; dnf update` ```auto [root@server ~]# virsh define Win7.xml Domain 'Win7' defined from Win7.xml [root@server ~]# ``` Hope so… ---
**Author:** ![jlehtone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9a140/32.png) [@jlehtone](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jlehtone)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2023, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/correct-way-to-move-kvm-vm/11320/4 "2023-09-18T08:53:50Z")
> [@pseud](#): > > `Cannot check QEMU binary /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64` The binary seems to be: /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm in EL. > [@pseud](#): > > ```auto > error: Failed to define domain from Win7.xml > error: unsupported configuration: domain configuration does not support video model 'qxl' > > ``` > > EDIT: Oops, should have done more home work on that one, answered [here](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/libvirt-issue-domain-configuration-does-not-support-video-model-qxl/6752) a year ago… What I did was to first remove all QLX & spice devices from the VM in `virt-manager` that it could and switch graphics to “vnc” (and video to ‘virtio’). If something did block that, then `virsh edit domain_name` to delete the offending bits. That is, convert away from QLX/sprice _before_ the move. ---
**Author:** ![pseud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/pseud/32/1323_2.png) [@pseud](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/pseud)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/correct-way-to-move-kvm-vm/11320/5 "2023-09-18T13:21:36Z")
Thanks @jlehtone - I actually installed the `copr` repo and that seems to doing the job while I scratch my head (again). It seems to be getting recent attention and updates. I tracked down the binary too - it seems it moved from the `bin` to `libexec` location a few years back on `rpm` distros - but, there’s not much on that Android anyway and I might just reinstall it. Many thx, M ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/rockylinux/original/1X/91b7219eec10e30013422e4df76c1d898711a5d5.svg) [@system](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/correct-way-to-move-kvm-vm/11320/6 "2023-11-17T13:21:38Z")
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