qm-terminal
Attach to a Proxmox VM serial console
TLDR
Attach to a VM's serial console
$ qm terminal 100
Attach to a specific serial interface$ qm terminal 100 -iface serial1
Detach from the terminal$ Ctrl+o
SYNOPSIS
qm terminal vmid [-iface serial0..3]
DESCRIPTION
qm terminal attaches to the serial console of a virtual machine. This provides direct console access to the VM without requiring network connectivity or VNC.Use Ctrl+o to detach from the terminal session without affecting the VM.
PARAMETERS
-iface serial0..3
Select the serial device to connect to (serial0, serial1, serial2, or serial3). Defaults to the first available serial console.
CAVEATS
Requires the VM to have a serial console configured (serial device type "socket") and the VM display set to "Serial Terminal". The guest OS must have serial console output enabled for useful interaction.
HISTORY
Part of Proxmox VE QEMU/KVM management tools for virtual machine administration.
SEE ALSO
qm(1), qm-monitor(1), qm-vncproxy(1)
