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Question in regards to "Id" for running VMs, using virsh running local Qemu VMs.
command virsh list will bring up a list of the current running VMs defined, eg,
 Id Name State
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 1 ubuntu running
upon stopping and undefining the current VM (ubuntu)
the next newly defined VM (domain) will have the "Id" of 2 instead given the "Id" of 1

Is there a way to reset this Id? or further manage this assignment? Can't seem to find more documentation on this topic when browsing the libvirt documentation.

account404
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  • For what purpose you need that? What is your real problem which you want to solve this way? This ID is [runtime information](https://access.redhat.com/documentation/ru-ru/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/virtualization_deployment_and_administration_guide/sect-managing_guest_virtual_machines_with_virsh-retrieving_guest_virtual_machine_information); it has no meaning for stopped VMs. – Nikita Kipriyanov Apr 03 '23 at 08:00
  • Thanks @NikitaKipriyanov, yup I've came across the second page through one of my searches, now skimming through the first reference you provided + running VMs + rebooting my host machine, now I see that the "Id" is a runtime reference of the running VM number for the current Libvirt session. eg, if you stop and start a VM it increases for the newly started job (VM), if you reboot your machine it restarts from Id #1 for the first VM that the host machine started. – account404 Apr 03 '23 at 14:27

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