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qm set — Set virtual machine options. More information: <https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/qm.1.html#cli_qm_se

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Problem

How to use the qm set command: Set virtual machine options. More information: <https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/qm.1.html#cli_qm_set>.

Solution

qm set — Set virtual machine options. More information: <https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/qm.1.html#cli_qm_set>.

Set a name for a VM in the GUI:

qm set {{100}} --name {{vm_name}}

Set a VM to autostart on boot:

qm set {{100}} --autostart {{0|1}}

Set the allotted core count of a VM:

qm set {{100}} --cores {{4}}

Set the allotted amount of memory:

qm set {{100}} --memory {{8192}}

Give a VM a network device and bridge it to the host network:

qm set {{100}} --net{{0}} {{virtio|e1000|rtl8139|vmxnet3}},bridge=vmbr{{0}}

Delete a device:

qm set {{100}} --delete {{device_name0,device_name1,...}}

Passthrough a GPU device to the guest:

qm set {{100}} --hostpci{{0}} {{0000:00:02}},x-vga=1 --bios ovmf

Code Snippets

Set a name for a VM in the GUI

qm set {{100}} --name {{vm_name}}

Set a VM to autostart on boot

qm set {{100}} --autostart {{0|1}}

Set the allotted core count of a VM

qm set {{100}} --cores {{4}}

Set the allotted amount of memory

qm set {{100}} --memory {{8192}}

Give a VM a network device and bridge it to the host network

qm set {{100}} --net{{0}} {{virtio|e1000|rtl8139|vmxnet3}},bridge=vmbr{{0}}

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