tldr/pages/linux/qm-shutdown.md

qm shutdown

Shutdown a virtual machine on QEMU/KVM Virtual Machine Manager. More information: https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/qm.1.html.

• Shutdown a virtual machine:

qm shutdown {{VM_ID}}

• Shutdown a virtual machine after wait for at most 10 seconds:

qm shutdown --timeout {{10}} {{VM_ID}}

• Shutdown a virtual machine and do not deactivate storage volumes:

qm shutdown --keepActive {{true}} {{VM_ID}}

• Shutdown a virtual machine and skip lock (only root can use this option):

qm shutdown --skiplock {{true}} {{VM_ID}}

• Stop and shutdown a virtual machine:

qm shutdown --forceStop {{true}} {{VM_ID}}