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The subcommand of virsh that opens the XML configuration of a virtual network in an editor in order to make changes to that configuration is net-edit1. This subcommand takes the name or UUID of the network as a parameter and opens the network XML file in the default editor, which is specified by the $EDITOR shell variable1. The changes made to the network configuration are applied immediately after saving and exiting the editor1.

References:

• 1: net-edit - libvirt.

The command virsh pool-create-as vms dir --target /vms creates and starts a transient storage pool named vms of type dir with the target directory /vms12. This command resolves the issue of the storage pool not found error, as it makes the existing directory /vms visible to libvirt as a storage pool. The other commands are invalid because:

• dd if=/dev/zero of=/vms bs=1 count=0 flags=name:vms is not a valid command syntax. The dd command does not take a flags argument, and the output file /vms should be a regular file, not a directory3.
• libvirt-poolctl new --name=/vms --type=dir --path=/vms is not a valid command name. There is no such command as libvirt-poolctl in the libvirt package4.
• qemu-img pool vms:/vms is not a valid command syntax. The qemu-img command does not have a pool subcommand, and the vms:/vms argument is not a valid image specification5.
• touch /vms/.libvirtpool is not a valid command to create a storage pool. The touch command only creates an empty file, and the .libvirtpool file is not recognized by libvirt as a storage pool configuration file6.

References:

• 1: virsh - difference between pool-define-as and pool-create-as - Stack Overflow
• 2: dd(1) - Linux manual page - man7.org
• 3: 12.3.3. Creating a Directory-based Storage Pool with virsh - Red Hat Customer Portal
• 4: libvirt - Linux Man Pages (3)
• 5: qemu-img(1) - Linux manual page - man7.org
• 6: touch(1) - Linux manual page - man7.org

Cloud-init is a tool that processes configurations and runs through five stages during the initial boot of Linux VMs in a cloud. It allows users to customize a Linux VM as it boots for the first time, by applying user data to the instance. User data can include scripts, commands, packages, files, users, groups, SSH keys, and more. Cloud-init can also interact with various cloud platforms and services, such as Azure, AWS, OpenStack, and others. The purpose of cloud-init is to prepare the generic image of an laaS instance to fit a specific instance’s configuration, such as hostname, network, security, and application settings. References:

• Cloud-init - The standard for customising cloud instances
• Understanding cloud-init - Azure Virtual Machines
• Tutorial - Customize a Linux VM with cloud-init in Azure - Azure Virtual Machines

Containerd is an industry-standard container runtime that uses Runc (a low-level container runtime) by default, but can be configured to use others as well1. Containerd manages the complete container lifecycle of its host system, from image transfer and storage to containerexecution and supervision1. It supports the standards established by the Open Container Initiative (OCI)1. Containerd does not require the Docker engine and Docker CLI to be installed, as it can be used independently or with other container platforms2. Containerd is not a text file format, nor does it run in each Docker container or provide DHCP client functionality. Containerd is not the initial process run at the start of any Docker container, as that is the role of the container runtime, such as Runc3. References: 1 (search for “containerd”), 2 (search for “Containerd is an open source”), 3 (search for “It uses rune to start containers”).