[Linux](EN) Find IP address of QEMU KVM VM instance by using virsh command

Find IP address of QEMU KVM VM instance by using virsh command


Environment and Prerequisite

  • Linux
  • QEMU
  • KVM
  • virsh


Usage

  • Choose network
  • Use virsh net-list command
$ virsh net-list
 Name                 State      Autostart     Persistent
----------------------------------------------------------
 default              active     yes           yes
  • Check IP address of VM instance in chosen network
  • Use virsh net-dhcp-leases [network name] command
$ virsh net-dhcp-leases default
 Expiry Time          MAC address        Protocol  IP address                Hostname        Client ID or DUID
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 2022-12-04 12:00:03  52:54:00:d2:2f:78  ipv4      192.168.123.163/24        twpower-vm      01:52:54:00:d2:2f:78


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