Bug 511080 - RFE: have an option to NOT boot the system after new guest is defined
Summary: RFE: have an option to NOT boot the system after new guest is defined
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Status: CLOSED UPSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: Virtualization Tools
Classification: Community
Component: virt-manager
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Cole Robinson
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2009-07-13 15:21 UTC by Gene Czarcinski
Modified: 2010-03-16 17:21 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2010-02-11 01:25:17 UTC
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Description Gene Czarcinski 2009-07-13 15:21:13 UTC
Description of problem:

The current implementation automatically boots the CDROM when the definition of a new guest is complete.  This is fine as a default and is the desired function most of the time.  However, there are cases when this is NOT the desired functionality.

Therefore add some check-box or whatever to select (actually deselect) the automatic boot.

Comment 1 Mark McLoughlin 2009-08-11 16:11:44 UTC
(In reply to comment #0)
> However, there are cases when this is NOT the desired functionality.

Could you describe some of those cases?

Comment 2 Paul Jenner 2009-11-15 20:46:51 UTC
One case may be more advanced configuration of the guest than is possible through the New VM wizard - for example changes to the guest hardware profile or pass through of devices from the host before install.

I think this is captured by the roadmap item in the virt-manager wiki (15/11/2009) at http://virt-manager.org/page/Roadmap:

"Adjust VM settings before installing -- An option to fall through to a VM details dialog before kicking off an install, to tweak the device settings. Will allow expressiveness without overloading the 'New VM' wizard."

Comment 3 Mark McLoughlin 2009-11-19 10:41:14 UTC
Thanks, moving upstream

Comment 4 Paul Jenner 2010-02-10 22:07:30 UTC
Is this closed by the addition of "customize configuration before install" checkbox in virt-manager 0.8.3? That allows more advanced configuration than is possible through the new VM wizard - but still forces a boot of the new VM at the end of the process. Or is there still a use-case for not wanting the guest to boot at all at the end of creation process?

Comment 5 Cole Robinson 2010-02-11 01:25:17 UTC
I think so. Closing as UPSTREAM. If there is still a compelling reason for not running a VM after the install process, please bring it up here.


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