Sankofa/docs/archive/status/VM_100_STATUS.md

VM 100 Current Status

Date: 2025-12-11
Node: ml110-01 (192.168.11.10)

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Current Status

✅ Working

• VM Status: Running
• Guest Agent (Proxmox): Enabled (agent: 1)
• CPU: 2 cores
• Memory: 4096 MB (4 GiB)

❌ Issues

• Guest Agent (OS): NOT installed/running inside VM
• Network Access: Cannot determine IP (not in ARP table)
• Guest Commands: Cannot execute via qm guest exec (requires working guest agent)

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Problem

The guest agent is configured in Proxmox (agent: 1), but the package and service are not installed/running inside the VM. This means:

1. ✅ Proxmox can attempt to communicate with the VM
2. ❌ The VM cannot respond because qemu-guest-agent package is missing
3. ❌ qm guest exec commands fail with "No QEMU guest agent configured"

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Solution Options

Option 1: Install via Proxmox Web Console (Recommended)

1. Access Proxmox Web UI: https://192.168.11.10:8006
2. Navigate to: VM 100 → Console
3. Login to the VM (use admin user or root)
4. Run installation commands:

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install -y qemu-guest-agent
   sudo systemctl enable qemu-guest-agent
   sudo systemctl start qemu-guest-agent
   sudo systemctl status qemu-guest-agent
   

Option 2: Install via SSH (if network access available)

1. Find VM IP (if possible):

   # On Proxmox node
   qm config 100 | grep net0
   # Or check ARP table for VM MAC address
   

2. SSH to VM:

   ssh admin@<VM_IP>
   

3. Run installation commands (same as Option 1)

Option 3: Restart VM (if cloud-init should install it)

If VM 100 was created with a template that includes qemu-guest-agent in cloud-init, a restart might trigger installation:

# On Proxmox node
qm shutdown 100  # Graceful shutdown (may fail without guest agent)
# OR
qm stop 100      # Force stop
qm start 100     # Start VM

Note: This only works if the VM was created with cloud-init that includes the guest agent package.

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Verification

After installation, verify the guest agent is working:

# On Proxmox node
qm guest exec 100 -- systemctl status qemu-guest-agent

Or run the comprehensive check script:

# On Proxmox node
/usr/local/bin/complete-vm-100-guest-agent-check.sh

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Expected Results After Fix

• ✅ qm guest exec 100 -- <command> should work
• ✅ qm guest exec 100 -- systemctl status qemu-guest-agent should show running
• ✅ qm guest exec 100 -- dpkg -l | grep qemu-guest-agent should show installed package
• ✅ Graceful shutdown (qm shutdown 100) should work

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Root Cause

VM 100 was likely created:

1. Before the enhanced templates with guest agent were available, OR
2. Without cloud-init configuration that includes qemu-guest-agent, OR
3. Cloud-init didn't complete successfully during initial boot

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Prevention

For future VMs:

• ✅ Use templates from examples/production/ which include guest agent
• ✅ Verify cloud-init completes successfully
• ✅ Check guest agent status after VM creation

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Last Updated: 2025-12-11
Status: ⚠️ GUEST AGENT NEEDS INSTALLATION IN VM