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Add troubleshooting issue when VM does not show an IP #658

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LGTM,Thanks

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@votdev Just a thought, this applies only to linux based VMs and not windows VM as there is no cloud init/qemu-ga in windows VM.Do you think it is worth adding a a point on which VMs this is applicable ?

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Review done

@@ -414,3 +414,37 @@ Node level operation, node by node:
https://github.com/harvester/harvester/issues/5109

https://github.com/longhorn/longhorn/issues/8009

## VM does not show an IP address
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## VM does not show an IP address
## Virtual Machine IP Address Not Displayed


### Issue Description

The VM does not show an IP address on the **Virtual Machines** page on the Harvester UI. This issue might apply to newly created or imported VMs.
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The VM does not show an IP address on the **Virtual Machines** page on the Harvester UI. This issue might apply to newly created or imported VMs.
The **Virtual Machines** screen on the Harvester UI does not display the IP address of a newly created or imported virtual machine.

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If no IP address is displayed for a VM, this is usually because the **qemu-guest-agent** package is not installed in the VM.

You can check this by looking at the status of the **VirtualMachineInstance** object.
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If no IP address is displayed for a VM, this is usually because the **qemu-guest-agent** package is not installed in the VM.
You can check this by looking at the status of the **VirtualMachineInstance** object.
This issue usually occurs when the `qemu-guest-agent` package is not installed on the virtual machine. To determine if this is the root cause, check the status of the `VirtualMachineInstance` object.

$ kubectl get vmi -n <NAMESPACE> <NAME> -ojsonpath='{.status.interfaces[0].infoSource}'
```

If no **qemu-guest-agent** package is installed, then the output will not contain the string **guest-agent**.
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If no **qemu-guest-agent** package is installed, then the output will not contain the string **guest-agent**.
The output does not contain the string `guest-agent` when the `qemu-guest-agent` package is not installed.

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To solve the problem, you can select the **Install guest agent** checkbox in the VM settings under **Advanced Options**.

The problem with this is that cloud-init is only executed once when the VM is started for the first time. To apply the settings specified under **Cloud Configuration** again when the VM is restarted the next time, the cloud-init directory in the VM must be deleted with the command
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To solve the problem, you can select the **Install guest agent** checkbox in the VM settings under **Advanced Options**.
The problem with this is that cloud-init is only executed once when the VM is started for the first time. To apply the settings specified under **Cloud Configuration** again when the VM is restarted the next time, the cloud-init directory in the VM must be deleted with the command
You can [install the QEMU guest agent](../vm/create-vm.md#installing-the-qemu-guest-agent) by editing the virtual machine configuration.
1. On the Harvester UI, go to **Virtual Machines**.
1. Locate the affected virtual machine, and then select **⋮ > Edit Config**.
1. On the **Advanced Options** tab, under **Cloud Config**, select **Install guest agent**.
1. Click **Save**.
However, cloud-init is run only once (when the virtual machine is started for the first time). To apply new **Cloud Config** settings, you must delete the cloud-init directory in the virtual machine.

$ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/cloud/*
```

The VM must then be restarted so that cloud-init is executed again and the **qemu-guest-agent** package is installed.
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The VM must then be restarted so that cloud-init is executed again and the **qemu-guest-agent** package is installed.
After deleting the directory, you must restart the virtual machine so that cloud-init is run again and the `qemu-guest-agent` package is installed.

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