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Vm Lab Setup by dmzoneill — Agent Skill

Name: Vm Lab Setup
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: dmzoneill

File contents

VM Lab Setup

Create and manage local virtual machines for testing environments.

Inputs

Input	Type	Default	Purpose
`action`	string	required	create, clone, snapshot, revert, destroy, status
`vm_name`	string	required	Name of the virtual machine
`base_image`	string	""	Path to base image for VM creation
`memory_mb`	int	2048	Memory allocation in MB
`vcpus`	int	2	Number of virtual CPUs

Persona

Load infra persona (libvirt, ssh, ansible tools).

Workflow

1. Bootstrap

persona_load("infra")
check_known_issues("virsh", "") — check for known VM issues

2. VM Status

virsh_list() — list all VMs
virsh_domstate(domain=vm_name) — get VM state
virsh_dominfo(domain=vm_name) — detailed VM info
virsh_vcpuinfo(domain=vm_name) — vCPU info
virsh_domblklist(domain=vm_name) — block devices
virsh_domiflist(domain=vm_name) — network interfaces

3. Storage & Network

virsh_pool_list() — storage pools
virsh_vol_list(pool="default") — volumes
virsh_net_list() — virtual networks
virsh_net_info(network="default") — default network info

4. Snapshot Operations (when action=snapshot|revert|destroy)

virsh_snapshot_list(domain=vm_name) — list snapshots
If action=snapshot: virsh_snapshot_create(domain=vm_name)
If action=revert: virsh_snapshot_revert(domain=vm_name)
If action=destroy: virsh_snapshot_delete(domain=vm_name) (before destroy)

5. VM Lifecycle

If action=create and base_image: virt_install(name=vm_name, memory=memory_mb, vcpus=vcpus, disk=base_image)
If action=clone: virsh_clone(original=vm_name)
If action=create or clone: virsh_start(domain=vm_name)
If action=destroy: virsh_shutdown(domain=vm_name) then virsh_destroy(domain=vm_name)
If action=revert: virsh_reboot(domain=vm_name) after revert

6. Connectivity Check (action=create or status)

ssh_keyscan(host=vm_name)
ssh_test(host=vm_name)
ssh_command(host=vm_name, command="hostname && uptime")
ansible_ping(host=vm_name)

7. Error Handling

On "permission denied": learn_tool_fix("virsh", "permission denied", "Insufficient privileges", "Run with sudo or add user to libvirt group")
On "no connection": learn_tool_fix("virsh", "connection failed", "libvirtd not running", "systemctl start libvirtd")

8. Session Log

memory_session_log("VM lab setup: {action}", "vm={vm_name}")

Related Skills

vm_network_setup — configure virtual networks
vm_snapshot_workflow — snapshot lifecycle
ansible_configure_vm — configure VMs with Ansible

---name: vm-lab-setupdescription: Create and manage local virtual machines for testing. Handles create, clone, snapshot, revert, destroy, status. Uses virsh, virt-install, ssh, ansible. Use when setting up VMs, cloning VMs, or checking VM status.---# VM Lab SetupCreate and manage local virtual machines for testing environments.## Inputs| Input | Type | Default | Purpose ||-------|------|---------|---------|| `action` | string | required | create, clone, snapshot, revert, destroy, status || `vm_name` | string | required | Name of the virtual machine || `base_image` | string | "" | Path to base image for VM creation || `memory_mb` | int | 2048 | Memory allocation in MB || `vcpus` | int | 2 | Number of virtual CPUs |## PersonaLoad **infra** persona (libvirt, ssh, ansible tools).## Workflow### 1. Bootstrap- `persona_load("infra")`- `check_known_issues("virsh", "")` — check for known VM issues### 2. VM Status- `virsh_list()` — list all VMs- `virsh_domstate(domain=vm_name)` — get VM state- `virsh_dominfo(domain=vm_name)` — detailed VM info- `virsh_vcpuinfo(domain=vm_name)` — vCPU info- `virsh_domblklist(domain=vm_name)` — block devices- `virsh_domiflist(domain=vm_name)` — network interfaces### 3. Storage & Network- `virsh_pool_list()` — storage pools- `virsh_vol_list(pool="default")` — volumes- `virsh_net_list()` — virtual networks- `virsh_net_info(network="default")` — default network info### 4. Snapshot Operations (when action=snapshot|revert|destroy)- `virsh_snapshot_list(domain=vm_name)` — list snapshots- If action=snapshot: `virsh_snapshot_create(domain=vm_name)`- If action=revert: `virsh_snapshot_revert(domain=vm_name)`- If action=destroy: `virsh_snapshot_delete(domain=vm_name)` (before destroy)### 5. VM Lifecycle- If action=create and base_image: `virt_install(name=vm_name, memory=memory_mb, vcpus=vcpus, disk=base_image)`- If action=clone: `virsh_clone(original=vm_name)`- If action=create or clone: `virsh_start(domain=vm_name)`- If action=destroy: `virsh_shutdown(domain=vm_name)` then `virsh_destroy(domain=vm_name)`- If action=revert: `virsh_reboot(domain=vm_name)` after revert### 6. Connectivity Check (action=create or status)- `ssh_keyscan(host=vm_name)`- `ssh_test(host=vm_name)`- `ssh_command(host=vm_name, command="hostname && uptime")`- `ansible_ping(host=vm_name)`### 7. Error Handling- On "permission denied": `learn_tool_fix("virsh", "permission denied", "Insufficient privileges", "Run with sudo or add user to libvirt group")`- On "no connection": `learn_tool_fix("virsh", "connection failed", "libvirtd not running", "systemctl start libvirtd")`### 8. Session Log- `memory_session_log("VM lab setup: {action}", "vm={vm_name}")`## Related Skills- `vm_network_setup` — configure virtual networks- `vm_snapshot_workflow` — snapshot lifecycle- `ansible_configure_vm` — configure VMs with Ansible

Frequently asked questions

Vm Lab Setup