libvirt users - May 2016 - Windows, qemu.agent is it possible to shut down services in running windows server?

Hi List,

i installed qemu-agent on a windows server and it is working as 
expected.
I can send via virsh commands. I already performed successful an online 
backup of an windows server.

Now my question is, is it possible to execute commands on the windows 
server via qemu-agent?
I want to shutdown the MSSQL Service before doing backups.

Is that possible? i dont find any helpful pages in net.
Any hints & tipps are welcome

Marko




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> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: libvirt-users-bounces@redhat.com [mailto:libvirt-users-
> bounces@redhat.com] Namens Marko Weber | 8000
> Verzonden: maandag 23 mei 2016 15:33
> Aan: libvirt liste
> Onderwerp: [libvirt-users] Windows, qemu.agent is it possible to shut down
> services in running windows server?
> 
> 
> 
> Hi List,
> 
> i installed qemu-agent on a windows server and it is working as expected.
> I can send via virsh commands. I already performed successful an online
> backup of an windows server.
> 
> Now my question is, is it possible to execute commands on the windows
server
> via qemu-agent?
No, it's not possible.
You can get a list of commands trough: virsh qemu-agent-command $GUEST
'{"execute": "guest-info"}'
> I want to shutdown the MSSQL Service before doing backups.
> 
> Is that possible? i dont find any helpful pages in net.
> Any hints & tipps are welcome
If you 'own' the guest system, you can install the telnet server (still
available on Server 2012R2). With the linux tool 'expect' you can script
trough telnet.

Maybe, you can use 'nsclient++' to send commands to your quest. I use it
only in combination with Nagios but it should be a good tool to have a more
protected interface in comparisance with telnet.
> 
> Marko
> 
> 
> 
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