Recovery Mode

A recovery mode is the process of starting a virtual machine with the LiveCD-image of the operating system SystemRescueCD. This OS is used for VM maintenance, diagnostics, and troubleshooting. For more information about SystemRescueCD please refer to its official documentation.

To enable the recovery mode:
    .1Go to Virtual machines →

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    .2menu → Recovery mode.
    .3Click on Start mode and reboot to confirm that you want to start the virtual machine in recovery mode.
    .4VMmanager will connect the SystemRescueCD image to the selected virtual machine and will reboot it.
    .5After the reboot, connect to the VM via VNC or SPICE: Virtual machines →

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    .6menu → VNC (SPICE) and select the SystemRescueCD boot mode.

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The recovery mode won't be disabled automatically, a user will have to disable it manually. It will also remain active after the VM reboot.
To disable the recovery mode:
    .1Go to Virtual machines →

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    .2 menu → Recovery mode.
    .3Click on Disable mode and reboot to confirm that you want to start the virtual machine in diagnostics mode.
    .4VMmanager will disconnect the SystemRescueCD image from the selected virtual machine and will reboot it.
The enable/disable operations are displayed in the VM history section: Virtual machines → open the VM page → History.