Installing the QEMU guest agent on virtual machines

    The is widely available and available by default in Red Hat virtual machines. Install the agent and start the service.

    To check if your virtual machine (VM) has the QEMU guest agent installed and running, verify that AgentConnected is listed in the VM spec.

    Procedure

    1. Access the virtual machine command line through one of the consoles or by SSH.

    2. Install the QEMU guest agent on the virtual machine:

    3. Ensure the service is persistent and start it:

    Installing QEMU guest agent on a Windows virtual machine

    For Windows virtual machines, the QEMU guest agent is included in the VirtIO drivers. Install the drivers on an existing or a new Windows installation.

    To check if your virtual machine (VM) has the QEMU guest agent installed and running, verify that AgentConnected is listed in the VM spec.

    Install the VirtIO drivers from the attached SATA CD drive to an existing Windows virtual machine.

    Procedure

    1. Log in to a Windows user session.

    2. Open Device Manager and expand Other devices to list any Unknown device.

      1. Open the to identify the unknown device. Right-click the device and select Properties.

      2. Click the Details tab and select Hardware Ids in the Property list.

      3. Compare the Value for the Hardware Ids with the supported VirtIO drivers.

    3. Right-click the device and select Update Driver Software.

    4. Click Browse my computer for driver software and browse to the attached SATA CD drive, where the VirtIO drivers are located. The drivers are arranged hierarchically according to their driver type, operating system, and CPU architecture.

    6. After the driver installs, click Close to close the window.

    7. Reboot the virtual machine to complete the driver installation.

    Installing VirtIO drivers during Windows installation

    Install the VirtIO drivers from the attached SATA CD driver during Windows installation.

    Procedure

    1. Start the virtual machine and connect to a graphical console.

    2. Begin the Windows installation process.

    3. Select the Advanced installation.

    4. The storage destination will not be recognized until the driver is loaded. Click Load driver.

    5. The drivers are attached as a SATA CD drive. Click OK and browse the CD drive for the storage driver to load. The drivers are arranged hierarchically according to their driver type, operating system, and CPU architecture.