Configuring the console

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Configure the console by using the console element.

Procedure

  1. You configure the host representation of the console by using the console type attribute (see <console>).

    To configure a pty console, enter:

    console type attribute: pty
  2. You configure the virtual server representation of the console by using the target type attribute (see <target> as child element of <console>).
    To configure a service-call logical processor (SCLP) console interface, enter the "sclp" value.
    target type attribute: sclp

    You can also configure a virtio console by entering the target type attribute value "virtio".

  3. Optional: Specify a log file which collects the console output in addition to the display in the console window.
    Use the log element to specify the log file (see <log>). Optionally, you can specify whether or not the log file will be overwritten in case of a virtual server restart. By default, the log file is overwritten.
    log file attribute: <log-file>
    log append attribute: off | on

Example

This example configures a pty console. The console output is collected in the file /var/log/libvirt/qemu/vserv-cons0.log. A virtual server restart overwrites the log file.
<devices>
    ...
    <console type="pty">
       <target type="sclp" port="0"/>
       <log file="/var/log/libvirt/qemu/vserv-cons0.log" append="off"/>
    </console>
</devices>