Modifying the Global Configuration
How to modify the Global Anka Virtualization configuration
> anka config --help
usage: config [options] [param...]
Manage the CLI configuration
arguments:
param Parameter name
options:
-l,--list List parameter(s)
-r,--reset Reset parameter(s) back to default
Viewing the configuration
View all default configuration settings for Anka installation on the host with anka config command:
❯ anka config
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| addons_disk_tool | /Library/Application Support/Veertu/Anka/tools/addons_create_update_disk |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| addons_hotupdate | /Library/Application Support/Veertu/Anka/tools/addons_hotupdate.sh |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| addons_identifier | com.veertu.anka.addons.core.pkg |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| addons_image | /Library/Application Support/Veertu/Anka/guestaddons/anka-addons-mac.iso |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| addons_pkg | com.veertu.anka.guestaddons.pkg |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| addons_postupdate | /Library/Application Support/Veertu/Anka/tools/addons_postupdate.sh |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| adresses_per_byte | 250 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| allow_nonunique_names | False |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| anka_executable | /Library/Application Support/Veertu/Anka/bin/ankahv |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| anka_image_maker_executable | /Library/Application Support/Veertu/Anka/bin/anka_image |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| anka_viewer | /Applications/Anka.app |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ankactl_executable | /Library/Application Support/Veertu/Anka/bin/ankactl |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ankanet_sock | /var/run/ankanetd |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ankasc_executable | /Library/Application Support/Veertu/Anka/bin/ankasc |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| bios_path | /Library/Application Support/Veertu/Anka/uefi/anka_code.fd |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| block_nocache | 1 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| bridge_name | |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ca_bundle | /Users/user1/.anka/ca-bundle.crt |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| catalog_url | https://swscan.apple.com/content/catalogs/others/index-13-12-10.16-10.15-10.14-10.13-10.12-10.11-10.10-10.9-mountainlion-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| chunk_size | 0 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| create_suspend | 0 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| default_disk | 137438953472 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| default_format | 0 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| default_nvcpu | 4 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| default_passwd | admin |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| default_ram | 4294967296 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| default_user | anka |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| delete_logs | 1 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| exit_delay | 0 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| fvutil_executable | /Library/Application Support/Veertu/Anka/bin/fvutil |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| img_lib_dir | /Users/user1/Library/Application Support/Veertu/Anka/img_lib/ |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| img_path | |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| implicit_mount | 0 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| install_tool | /Library/Application Support/Veertu/Anka/tools/install_macos |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| io_threads | 0 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| log_dir | /Users/user1/Library/Logs/Anka/ |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| log_file | anka.log |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| mac_random_bytes | 2 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| max_vms_allowed | 0 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| mitigations | 0 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| nice | 0 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| nvram_path | /Library/Application Support/Veertu/Anka/uefi/anka_vars.fd |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| operations_timeout | 300 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| options_api_url | https://8ewgf8mtn4.execute-api.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/prod/key/info |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| permanent_mac_prefix | 86,69,69 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| portfwd_base | 10000 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| process_type | Interactive |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| product_root | /Library/Application Support/Veertu/Anka |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| propagate_license | 0 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| propagate_name | 0 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| pull_checkout | 1 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| puller_threads | 4 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| qncpu | 0 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| quantum | 0 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| qvcpu | 0 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| registry_remotes_file_path | /Users/user1/.anka/remote |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| state_lib_dir | /Users/user1/Library/Application Support/Veertu/Anka/state_lib/ |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| table_fmt | grid |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| tag_lib_dir | |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| time_sync | 1 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| trim_disk | 1 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| uhost_executable | /Library/Application Support/Veertu/Anka/bin/uhost |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| version_compat | 0 |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| vlaunch_sock | /var/run/vlaunchd |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| vm_lib_dir | /Users/user1/Library/Application Support/Veertu/Anka/vm_lib/ |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| vm_lock_dir | /Users/user1/.anka/locks |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| vnc_password | admin |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
❯ anka config puller_threads
4
❯ anka config puller_threads 10
❯ anka config puller_threads
10
You can see a value for a specific configuration parameter with
anka config $PARAM_NAME.
- The default VM username is
anka - The default VM password is
admin - The default storage locations for Anka VM Templates & Tags are:
- vm_lib_dir -
/Users/XXX/Library/Application Support/Veertu/Anka/vm_lib/ - state_lib_dir -
/Users/XXX/Library/Application Support/Veertu/Anka/state_lib/ - img_lib_dir -
/Users/XXX/Library/Application Support/Veertu/Anka/img_lib/
- vm_lib_dir -
- The log directory is
/Users/XXX/Library/Logs/Anka/and log file isanka.log.
Changing the default Anka VM storage location
Depending on how many Anka VMs you have, the disk usage might be too much for the default storage location. There are three configuration parameters to control location for storing Anka VMs.
Anka 3.x and greater requires a APFS volume.
It’s recommended to keep the vm_lib_dir on the local disk as it contains file locks.
Assuming you want to store your Templates on /Volumes/ExternalDrive/, perform these steps:
anka config img_lib_dir /Volumes/ExternalDrive/image_libanka config state_lib_dir /Volumes/ExternalDrive/state_libanka config vm_lib_dir /Volumes/ExternalDrive/vm_lib- Go under System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Full Disk Access and add
ankahv. Make sure the slider button is enabled too!