virsh-connect

Connect to libvirt hypervisor

TLDR

Connect to local QEMU/KVM

$ virsh connect qemu:///system

Connect to session hypervisor

$ virsh connect qemu:///session

Connect to remote host

$ virsh connect qemu+ssh://[user]@[host]/system

SYNOPSIS

virsh connect URI [options]

DESCRIPTION

virsh connect establishes connection to a libvirt hypervisor. Supports local QEMU/KVM, Xen, and remote connections over SSH. System connections require root; session is per-user.

PARAMETERS

--readonly

Read-only connection.