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diff --git a/libraries/libvirt/README b/libraries/libvirt/README index 55b664a2e7009..fbe09fd2b6b62 100644 --- a/libraries/libvirt/README +++ b/libraries/libvirt/README @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ to /etc/rc.d/rc.local if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.libvirt ]; then /etc/rc.d/rc.libvirt start fi + and if you want it to stop at shutdown add this to /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown @@ -26,6 +27,21 @@ and if you want it to stop at shutdown add this to /etc/rc.d/rc.libvirt stop fi +The enclosed rc.libvirt script will do a 'managedsave' on all running +and paused guests when issuing 'rc.libvirt stop'. Please note that this +saves the RAM of each guest to the host system's disk (by default under +/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/save) - so make sure enough space is available. If +you prefer to perform a full shutdown on all running guests instead, +issue a 'rc.libvirt guests_shutdown' followed by 'rc.libvirt shutdown'. + +By default 'rc.libvirt stop' and 'rc.libvirt guests_shutdown' will wait +a maximum of 5 minutes for all guests to shutdown, after which any +guests still running will be destroyed. Adjust this to a suitable value +for your system, as destroying a running guest carries a high risk of +data loss! + +There is also a 'guests_reboot' for rebooting all running guests. + Have a look at the commented part of rc.libvirt for some gotchas. netcat-openbsd is an optional dependency (needed if you |