[libvirt-users] grep ip address from KVM DHCP log

[Jianfeng Tang]

Thank you Michal! I found the file.

Do you mean there is a libvirt API for this? I did not find `virsh
net-dhcp-leases default` on my KVM host.


On 9/15/14 4:02 AM, "Michal Privoznik" <mprivozn at redhat.com> wrote:

>On 12.09.2014 17:46, Jianfeng Tang wrote:
>>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I plan to use KVM internal network 'default' and grep dhcp log to figure
>> out the IP address that assigned to my VM.
>>
>> I know I can configure static ip but I like to assign ip dynamically to
>> avoid mgmt cost.
>>
>> Does anyone know where the dhcp log is? My KVM host is running Ubuntu
>> Raring (13.04). It does not have file /var/log/daemon.log as some online
>> doc mentioned.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> ~Jianfeng
>>
>
>Hi,
>
>this is the area that is somewhat actively worked on.
>
>The leases file is located under
>/var/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq/default.leases, however I'd strongly recommend
>using libvirt API for that:
>
>   virsh net-dhcp-leases default
>
>BTW: it's not KVM's default network. The network is created and managed
>by libvirt ;-)
>
>Michal