Virtualization Command

Manage VMs and containers using the virtualization_management.py tool.

How This Command Works

This command orchestrates the system-admin skill's virtualization management tool.

Architecture:

• The tool manages VMs and containers across multiple platforms
• You read the tool's output to understand virtualization status
• You DO NOT run docker/virsh directly - let the tool handle it

Workflow

1. Parse user request or $ARGUMENTS:

   • Action: list, start, stop, create, delete, info
   • Platform: docker, podman, libvirt, lxc
   • Target: container/VM name

2. Invoke the virtualization_management.py tool:

   python3 ./skills/system-admin/scripts/virtualization_management.py <action> [OPTIONS]
   

3. Read the output and report virtualization status

Examples

List all containers:

User: /virtualization list --platform docker

Run: python3 ./skills/system-admin/scripts/virtualization_management.py list --platform docker
Show all Docker containers with status

Start a container:

User: /virtualization start myapp --platform docker

Run: python3 ./skills/system-admin/scripts/virtualization_management.py start myapp --platform docker
Start container and report status

Stop a VM:

User: /virtualization stop webserver --platform libvirt

Run: python3 ./skills/system-admin/scripts/virtualization_management.py stop webserver --platform libvirt
Stop VM and report status

Get container info:

User: /virtualization info myapp --platform docker

Run: python3 ./skills/system-admin/scripts/virtualization_management.py info myapp --platform docker
Show container details (image, ports, volumes, etc.)

Supported Actions

• list - List VMs/containers
• start - Start VM/container
• stop - Stop VM/container
• restart - Restart VM/container
• create - Create new VM/container
• delete - Delete VM/container
• info - Show detailed information

Supported Platforms

• docker - Docker containers
• podman - Podman containers
• libvirt - KVM/QEMU VMs
• lxc - LXC containers

Options

• --platform <type> - Virtualization platform
• --all - Include stopped containers/VMs
• --format json - JSON output

Important Reminders

• Specify platform explicitly for clarity
• Use list --all to see stopped containers
• Delete operations are destructive