NAME
Sys::Virt::Domain - Represent & manage a libvirt guest domain
DESCRIPTION
The Sys::Virt::Domain
module represents a guest domain managed by the virtual machine monitor.
METHODS
- my $id = $dom->get_id()
-
Returns an integer with a locally unique identifier for the domain.
- my $uuid = $dom->get_uuid()
-
Returns a 16 byte long string containing the raw globally unique identifier (UUID) for the domain.
- my $uuid = $dom->get_uuid_string()
-
Returns a printable string representation of the raw UUID, in the format 'XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX'.
- my $name = $dom->get_name()
-
Returns a string with a locally unique name of the domain
- $dom->is_active()
-
Returns a true value if the domain is currently running
- $dom->is_persistent()
-
Returns a true value if the domain has a persistent configuration file defined
- $dom->is_updated()
-
Returns a true value if the domain is running and has a persistent configuration file defined that is out of date compared to the current live config.
- my $xml = $dom->get_xml_description()
-
Returns an XML document containing a complete description of the domain's configuration
- my $type = $dom->get_os_type()
-
Returns a string containing the name of the OS type running within the domain.
- $dom->create($flags)
-
Start a domain whose configuration was previously defined using the
define_domain
method in Sys::Virt. The$flags
parameter accepts one of the DOMAIN CREATION constants documented later, and defaults to 0 if omitted. - $dom->undefine()
-
Remove the configuration associated with a domain previously defined with the
define_domain
method in Sys::Virt. If the domain is running, you probably want to use theshutdown
ordestroy
methods instead. - $dom->suspend()
-
Temporarily stop execution of the domain, allowing later continuation by calling the
resume
method. - $dom->resume()
-
Resume execution of a domain previously halted with the
suspend
method. - $dom->save($filename)
-
Take a snapshot of the domain's state and save the information to the file named in the
$filename
parameter. The domain can later be restored from this file with therestore_domain
method on the Sys::Virt object. - $dom->managed_save($flags=0)
-
Take a snapshot of the domain's state and save the information to a managed save location. The domain will be automatically restored with this state when it is next started. The
$flags
parameter is unused and defaults to zero. - $bool = $dom->has_managed_save_image($flags=0)
-
Return a non-zero value if the domain has a managed save image that will be used at next start. The
$flags
parameter is unused and defaults to zero. - $dom->managed_save_remove($flags=0)
-
Remove the current managed save image, causing the guest to perform a full boot next time it is started. The
$flags
parameter is unused and defaults to zero. - $dom->core_dump($filename[, $flags])
-
Trigger a core dump of the guest virtual machine, saving its memory image to
$filename
so it can be analysed by tools such ascrash
. The optional$flags
flags parameter is currently unused and if omitted will default to 0. - $dom->destroy()
-
Immediately terminate the machine, and remove it from the virtual machine monitor. The
$dom
handle is invalid after this call completes and should not be used again. - my $info = $dom->get_info()
-
Returns a hash reference summarising the execution state of the domain. The elements of the hash are as follows:
- maxMem
-
The maximum memory allowed for this domain, in kilobytes
- memory
-
The current memory allocated to the domain in kilobytes
- cpuTime
-
The amount of CPU time used by the domain
- nrVirtCpu
-
The current number of virtual CPUs enabled in the domain
- state
-
The execution state of the machine, which will be one of the constants &Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_*.
- my ($state, $reason) = $dom->get_state()
-
Returns an array whose values specify the current state of the guest, and the reason for it being in that state. The
$state
values are the same as for theget_info
API, and the$reason
values come from:- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_CRASHED_UNKNOWN
-
It is not known why the domain has crashed
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_NOSTATE_UNKNOWN
-
It is not known why the domain has no state
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_PAUSED_DUMP
-
The guest is paused due to a core dump operation
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_PAUSED_FROM_SNAPSHOT
-
The guest is paused due to a snapshot
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_PAUSED_IOERROR
-
The guest is paused due to an I/O error
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_PAUSED_MIGRATION
-
The guest is paused due to migration
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_PAUSED_SAVE
-
The guest is paused due to a save operation
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_PAUSED_UNKNOWN
-
It is not known why the domain has paused
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_PAUSED_USER
-
The guest is paused at admin request
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_PAUSED_WATCHDOG
-
The guest is paused due to the watchdog
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_PAUSED_SHUTTING_DOWN
-
The guest is paused while domain shutdown takes place
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_RUNNING_BOOTED
-
The guest is running after being booted
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_RUNNING_FROM_SNAPSHOT
-
The guest is running after restore from snapshot
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_RUNNING_MIGRATED
-
The guest is running after migration
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_RUNNING_MIGRATION_CANCELED
-
The guest is running after migration abort
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_RUNNING_RESTORED
-
The guest is running after restore from file
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_RUNNING_SAVE_CANCELED
-
The guest is running after save cancel
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_RUNNING_UNKNOWN
-
It is not known why the domain has started
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_RUNNING_UNPAUSED
-
The guest is running after a resume
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_SHUTDOWN_UNKNOWN
-
It is not known why the domain has shutdown
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_SHUTDOWN_USER
-
The guest is shutdown due to admin request
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_SHUTOFF_CRASHED
-
The guest is shutoff after a crash
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_SHUTOFF_DESTROYED
-
The guest is shutoff after being destroyed
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_SHUTOFF_FAILED
-
The guest is shutoff due to a virtualization failure
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_SHUTOFF_FROM_SNAPSHOT
-
The guest is shutoff after a snapshot
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_SHUTOFF_MIGRATED
-
The guest is shutoff after migration
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_SHUTOFF_SAVED
-
The guest is shutoff after a save
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_SHUTOFF_SHUTDOWN
-
The guest is shutoff due to controlled shutdown
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_SHUTOFF_UNKNOWN
-
It is not known why the domain has shutoff
- my $info = $dom->get_control_info($flags=0)
-
Returns a hash reference providing information about the control channel. The returned keys in the hash are
state
-
One of the CONTROL INFO constants listed later
details
-
Currently unsed, always 0.
stateTime
-
The elapsed time since the control channel entered the current state.
- $dom->send_key($keycodeset, $holdtime, \@keycodes, $flags=0)
-
Sends a sequence of keycodes to the guest domain. The
$keycodeset
should be one of the constants listed later in the KEYCODE SET section.$holdtiem
is the duration, in milliseconds, to keep the key pressed before releasing it and sending the next keycode.@keycodes
is an array reference containing the list of keycodes to send to the guest. The elements in the array should be keycode values from the specified keycode set.$flags
is currently unused. - my $info = $dom->get_block_info($dev, $flags=0)
-
Returns a hash reference summarising the disk usage of the host backing store for a guest block device. The
$dev
parameter should be the path to the backing store on the host.$flags
is currently unused and defaults to 0 if omitted. The returned hash contains the following elements- capacity
-
Logical size in bytes of the block device backing image *
- allocation
-
Highest allocated extent in bytes of the block device backing image
- physical
-
Physical size in bytes of the container of the backing image
- $dom->set_max_memory($mem)
-
Set the maximum memory for the domain to the value
$mem
. The value of the$mem
parameter is specified in kilobytes. - $mem = $dom->get_max_memory()
-
Returns the current maximum memory allowed for this domain in kilobytes.
- $dom->set_memory($mem, $flags)
-
Set the current memory for the domain to the value
$mem
. The value of the$mem
parameter is specified in kilobytes. This must be less than, or equal to the domain's max memory limit. The$flags
parameter can control whether the update affects the live guest, or inactive config, defaulting to modifying the current state. - $dom->shutdown()
-
Request that the guest OS perform a graceful shutdown and poweroff.
- $dom->reboot([$flags])
-
Request that the guest OS perform a graceful shutdown and optionally restart. The optional
$flags
parameter is currently unused and if omitted defaults to zero. - $dom->reset([$flags])
-
Perform a hardware reset of the virtual machine. The guest OS is given no opportunity to shutdown gracefully. The optional
$flags
parameter is currently unused and if omitted defaults to zero. - $dom->get_max_vcpus()
-
Return the maximum number of vcpus that are configured for the domain
- $dom->attach_device($xml[, $flags])
-
Hotplug a new device whose configuration is given by
$xml
, to the running guest. The optional <$flags> parameter defaults to 0, but can accept one of the device hotplug flags described later. - $dom->detach_device($xml[, $flags])
-
Hotunplug a existing device whose configuration is given by
$xml
, from the running guest. The optional <$flags> parameter defaults to 0, but can accept one of the device hotplug flags described later. - $dom->update_device($xml[, $flags])
-
Update the configuration of an existing device. The new configuration is given by
$xml
. The optional <$flags> parameter defaults to 0 but can accept one of the device hotplug flags described later. - $data = $dom->block_peek($path, $offset, $size[, $flags)
-
Peek into the guest disk
$path
, at byte$offset
capturing$size
bytes of data. The returned scalar may contain embedded NULLs. The optional$flags
parameter is currently unused and if omitted defaults to zero. - $data = $dom->memory_peek($offset, $size[, $flags])
-
Peek into the guest memory at byte
$offset
virtual address, capturing$size
bytes of memory. The return scalar may contain embedded NULLs. The optional$flags
parameter is currently unused and if omitted defaults to zero. - $flag = $dom->get_autostart();
-
Return a true value if the guest domain is configured to automatically start upon boot. Return false, otherwise
- $dom->set_autostart($flag)
-
Set the state of the autostart flag, which determines whether the guest will automatically start upon boot of the host OS
- $dom->set_vcpus($count, [$flags])
-
Set the number of virtual CPUs in the guest VM to
$count
. The optional$flags
parameter can be used to control whether the setting changes the live config or inactive config. - $count = $dom->get_vcpus([$flags])
-
Get the number of virtual CPUs in the guest VM. The optional
$flags
parameter can be used to control whether to query the setting of the live config or inactive config. - $type = $dom->get_scheduler_type()
-
Return the scheduler type for the guest domain
- %stats = $dom->block_stats($path)
-
Fetch the current I/O statistics for the block device given by
$path
. The returned hash containins keys for - my %params = $dom->get_scheduler_parameters()
-
Return the set of scheduler tunable parameters for the guest.
- $dom->set_scheduler_parameters($params)
-
Update the set of scheduler tunable parameters. The value names for tunables vary, and can be discovered using the
get_scheduler_params
call - my $params = $dom->get_memory_parameters()
-
Return a hash reference containing the set of memory tunable parameters for the guest. The keys in the hash are one of the constants MEMORY PARAMETERS described later.
- $dom->set_memory_parameters($params)
-
Update the memory tunable parameters for the guest. The
$params
should be a hash reference whose keys are one of the MEMORY PARAMETERS constants.rd_req
-
Number of read requests
rd_bytes
-
Number of bytes read
wr_req
-
Number of write requests
wr_bytes
-
Number of bytes written
errs
-
Some kind of error count
- my $params = $dom->get_blkio_parameters()
-
Return a hash reference containing the set of blkio tunable parameters for the guest. The keys in the hash are one of the constants BLKIO PARAMETERS described later.
- $dom->set_blkio_parameters($params)
-
Update the blkio tunable parameters for the guest. The
$params
should be a hash reference whose keys are one of the BLKIO PARAMETERS constants.weight
-
Relative I/O weighting
- $dom->interface_stats($path)
-
Fetch the current I/O statistics for the block device given by
$path
. The returned hash containins keys forrx_bytes
-
Total bytes received
rx_packets
-
Total packets received
rx_errs
-
Total packets received with errors
rx_drop
-
Total packets drop at reception
tx_bytes
-
Total bytes transmitted
tx_packets
-
Total packets transmitted
tx_errs
-
Total packets transmitted with errors
tx_drop
-
Total packets dropped at transmission.
- $dom->memory_stats($flags=0)
-
Fetch the current memory statistics for the guest domain. The
$flags
parameter is currently unused and can be omitted. The returned hash containins keys forswap_in
-
Data read from swap space
swap_out
-
Data written to swap space
major_fault
-
Page fault involving disk I/O
minor_fault
-
Page fault not involving disk I/O
unused
-
Memory not used by the system
available
-
Total memory seen by guest
- %info = $dom->get_security_label()
-
Fetch information about the security label assigned to the guest domain. The returned hash has two keys,
model
gives the name of the security model in effect (egselinux
), whilelabel
provides the name of the security label applied to the domain. - $ddom = $dom->migrate(destcon, flags, dname, uri, bandwidth)
-
Migrate a domain to an alternative host. The
destcon
parameter should be aSys::Virt
connection to the remote target host. If theflags
parameter is zero offline migration will be performed. TheSys::Virt::Domain::MIGRATE_LIVE
constant can be used to request live migration. Thedname
parameter allows the guest to be renamed on the target host, if set toundef
, the domains' current name will be maintained. In normal circumstances, the source host determines the target hostname from the URI associated with thedestcon
connection. If the destination host is multi-homed it may be necessary to supply an alternate destination hostame via theuri
parameter. Thebandwidth
parameter allows network usage to be throttled during migration. If set to zero, no throttling will be performed. Theflags
,dname
,uri
andbandwidth
parameters are all optional, and if omitted default to zero,undef
,undef
, and zero respectively. - $ddom = $dom->migrate2(destcon, dxml, flags, dname, uri, bandwidth)
-
Migrate a domain to an alternative host. This function works in the same way as
migrate
, except is also allowsdxml
to specify a changed XML configuration for the guest on the target host. - $dom->migrate_to_uri(desturi, flags, dname, bandwidth)
-
Migrate a domain to an alternative host. The
destri
parameter should be a valid libvirt connection URI for the remote target host. If theflags
parameter is zero offline migration will be performed. TheSys::Virt::Domain::MIGRATE_LIVE
constant can be used to request live migration. Thedname
parameter allows the guest to be renamed on the target host, if set toundef
, the domains' current name will be maintained. In normal circumstances, the source host determines the target hostname from the URI associated with thedestcon
connection. If the destination host is multi-homed it may be necessary to supply an alternate destination hostame via theuri
parameter. Thebandwidth
parameter allows network usage to be throttled during migration. If set to zero, no throttling will be performed. Theflags
,dname
andbandwidth
parameters are all optional, and if omitted default to zero,undef
,undef
, and zero respectively. - $dom->migrate_to_uri2(dconnuri, miguri, dxml, flags, dname, bandwidth)
-
Migrate a domain to an alternative host. This function works in almost the same way as
migrate_to_uri
, except is also allowsdxml
to specify a changed XML configuration for the guest on the target host. Thedconnuri
must always specify the URI of the remote libvirtd daemon, or beundef
. Themiguri
parameter can be used to specify the URI for initiating the migration operation, or beundef
. - $dom->migrate_set_max_downtime($downtime, $flags)
-
Set the maximum allowed downtime during migration of the guest. A longer downtime makes it more likely that migration will complete, at the cost of longer time blackout for the guest OS at the switch over point. The
downtime
parameter is measured in milliseconds. The$flags
parameter is currently unused and defaults to zero. - $dom->migrate_set_max_speed($bandwidth, $flags)
-
Set the maximum allowed bandwidth during migration of the guest. The
bandwidth
parameter is measured in kilobytes/second. The$flags
parameter is currently unused and defaults to zero. - $bandwidth = $dom->migrate_get_max_speed($flag)
-
Get the maximum allowed bandwidth during migration fo the guest. The returned <bandwidth> value is measured in kilobytes/second. The
$flags
parameter is currently unused and defaults to zero. - $dom->inject_nmi($flags)
-
Trigger an NMI in the guest virtual machine. The
$flags
parameter is currently unused and defaults to 0. - $dom->open_console($st, $devname, $flags)
-
Open the text console for a serial, parallel or paravirt console device identified by
$devname
, connecting it to the stream$st
. If$devname
is undefined, the default console will be opened.$st
must be aSys::Virt::Stream
object used for bi-directional communication with the console.$flags
is currently unused, defaulting to 0. - $dom->open_graphics($idx, $fd, $flags)
-
Open the graphics console for a guest, identified by
$idx
, counting from 0. The$fd
should be a file descriptor for an anoymous socket pair. The$flags
argument should be one of the constants listed at the end of this document, and defaults to 0. - $dom->screenshot($st, $screen, $flags)
-
Capture a screenshot of the virtual machine's monitor. The
$screen
parameter controls which monitor is captured when using a multi-head or multi-card configuration.$st
must be aSys::Virt::Stream
object from which the data can be read.$flags
is currently unused and defaults to 0. - @vcpuinfo = $dom->get_vcpu_info()
-
Obtain information about the state of all virtual CPUs in a running guest domain. The returned list will have one element for each vCPU, where each elements contains a hash reference. The keys in the hash are,
number
the vCPU number,cpu
the physical CPU on which the vCPU is currently scheduled,cpuTime
the cummulative execution time of the vCPU,state
the running state andaffinity
giving the allowed shedular placement. The value foraffinity
is a string representing a bitmask against physical CPUs, 8 cpus per character. - $dom->pin_vcpu($vcpu, $mask)
-
Ping the virtual CPU given by index
$vcpu
to physical CPUs given by$mask
. The$mask
is a string representing a bitmask against physical CPUs, 8 cpus per character. - my $info = $dom->get_job_info()
-
Returns a hash reference summarising the execution state of the background job. The elements of the hash are as follows:
- $dom->abort_job()
-
Aborts the currently executing job
- my $info = $dom->get_block_job_info($path, $flags=0)
-
Returns a hash reference summarising the execution state of the block job. The
$path
parameter should be the fully qualified path of the block device being changed. - $dom->set_block_job_speed($path, $bandwidth, $flags=0)
-
Change the maximum I/O bandwidth used by the block job that is currently executing for
$path
. The$bandwidth
argument is specified in KB/s - $dom->abort_block_job($path, $flags=0)
-
Abort the current job that is executing for the block device associated with
$path
- $dom->block_pull($path, $bandwith, $flags=0)
-
Merge the backing files associated with
$path
into the top level file. The$bandwidth
parameter specifies the maximum I/O rate to allow in KB/s. - $count = $dom->num_of_snapshots()
-
Return the number of saved snapshots of the domain
- @names = $dom->list_snapshot_names()
-
List the names of all saved snapshots. The names can be used with the
lookup_snapshot_by_name
- @snapshots = $dom->list_snapshots()
-
Return a list of all snapshots currently known to the domain. The elements in the returned list are instances of the Sys::Virt::DomainSnapshot class.
- my $snapshot = $dom->get_snapshot_by_name($name)
-
Return the domain snapshot with a name of
$name
. The returned object is an instance of the Sys::Virt::DomainSnapshot class. - $dom->has_current_snapshot()
-
Returns a true value if the domain has a currently active snapshot
- $snapshot = $dom->current_snapshot()
-
Returns the currently active snapshot for the domain.
- $snapshot = $dom->create_snapshot($xml[, $flags])
-
Create a new snapshot from the
$xml
.- type
-
The type of job, one of the JOB TYPE constants listed later in this document.
- timeElapsed
-
The elapsed time in milliseconds
- timeRemaining
-
The expected remaining time in milliseconds. Only set if the
type
is JOB_UNBOUNDED. - dataTotal
-
The total amount of data expected to be processed by the job, in bytes.
- dataProcessed
-
The current amount of data processed by the job, in bytes.
- dataRemaining
-
The expected amount of data remaining to be processed by the job, in bytes.
- memTotal
-
The total amount of mem expected to be processed by the job, in bytes.
- memProcessed
-
The current amount of mem processed by the job, in bytes.
- memRemaining
-
The expected amount of mem remaining to be processed by the job, in bytes.
- fileTotal
-
The total amount of file expected to be processed by the job, in bytes.
- fileProcessed
-
The current amount of file processed by the job, in bytes.
- fileRemaining
-
The expected amount of file remaining to be processed by the job, in bytes.
CONSTANTS
A number of the APIs take a flags
parameter. In most cases passing a value of zero will be satisfactory. Some APIs, however, accept named constants to alter their behaviour. This section documents the current known constants.
DOMAIN STATE
The domain state constants are useful in interpreting the state
key in the hash returned by the get_info
method.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_NOSTATE
-
The domain is active, but is not running / blocked (eg idle)
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_RUNNING
-
The domain is active and running
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_BLOCKED
-
The domain is active, but execution is blocked
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_PAUSED
-
The domain is active, but execution has been paused
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_SHUTDOWN
-
The domain is active, but in the shutdown phase
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_SHUTOFF
-
The domain is inactive, and shut down.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::STATE_CRASHED
-
The domain is inactive, and crashed.
CONTROL INFO
The following constants can be used to determine what the guest domain control channel status is
- Sys::Virt::Domain::CONTROL_ERROR
-
The control channel has a fatal error
- Sys::Virt::Domain::CONTROL_OK
-
The control channel is ready for jobs
- Sys::Virt::Domain::CONTROL_OCCUPIED
-
The control channel is busy
- Sys::Virt::Domain::CONTROL_JOB
-
The control channel is busy with a job
DOMAIN CREATION
The following constants can be used to control the behaviour of domain creation
- Sys::Virt::Domain::START_PAUSED
-
Keep the guest vCPUs paused after starting the guest
- Sys::Virt::Domain::START_AUTODESTROY
-
Automatically destroy the guest when the connection is closed (or fails)
- Sys::Virt::Domain::START_BYPASS_CACHE
-
Do not use OS I/O cache if starting a domain with a saved state image
- Sys::Virt::Domain::START_FORCE_BOOT
-
Boot the guest, even if there was a saved snapshot
KEYCODE SETS
The following constants define the set of supported keycode sets
- Sys::Virt::Domain::KEYCODE_SET_LINUX
-
The Linux event subsystem keycodes
- Sys::Virt::Domain::KEYCODE_SET_XT
-
The original XT keycodes
- Sys::Virt::Domain::KEYCODE_SET_ATSET1
-
The AT Set1 keycodes (aka XT)
- Sys::Virt::Domain::KEYCODE_SET_ATSET2
-
The AT Set2 keycodes (aka AT)
- Sys::Virt::Domain::KEYCODE_SET_ATSET3
-
The AT Set3 keycodes (aka PS2)
- Sys::Virt::Domain::KEYCODE_SET_OSX
-
The OS-X keycodes
- Sys::Virt::Domain::KEYCODE_SET_XT_KBD
-
The XT keycodes from the Linux Keyboard driver
- Sys::Virt::Domain::KEYCODE_SET_USB
-
The USB HID keycode set
- Sys::Virt::Domain::KEYCODE_SET_WIN32
-
The Windows keycode set
- Sys::Virt::Domain::KEYCODE_SET_RFB
-
The XT keycode set, with the extended scancodes using the high bit of the first byte, instead of the low bit of the second byte.
MEMORY PEEK
The following constants can be used with the memory_peek
method's flags parameter
VCPU STATE
The following constants are useful when interpreting the virtual CPU run state
- Sys::Virt::Domain::VCPU_OFFLINE
-
The virtual CPU is not online
- Sys::Virt::Domain::VCPU_RUNNING
-
The virtual CPU is executing code
- Sys::Virt::Domain::VCPU_BLOCKED
-
The virtual CPU is waiting to be scheduled
OPEN GRAPHICS CONSTANTS
The following constants are used when opening a connection to the guest graphics server
XML DUMP OPTIONS
The following constants are used to control the information included in the XML configuration dump
- Sys::Virt::Domain::XML_INACTIVE
-
Report the persistent inactive configuration for the guest, even if it is currently running.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::XML_SECURE
-
Include security sensitive information in the XML dump, such as passwords.
DEVICE HOTPLUG OPTIONS
The following constants are used to control device hotplug operations
- Sys::Virt::Domain::DEVICE_MODIFY_CURRENT
-
Modify the domain in its current state
- Sys::Virt::Domain::DEVICE_MODIFY_LIVE
-
Modify only the live state of the domain
- Sys::Virt::Domain::DEVICE_MODIFY_CONFIG
-
Modify only the persistent config of the domain
MEMORY OPTIONS
The following constants are used to control memory change operations
- Sys::Virt::Domain::MEM_CURRENT
-
Modify the current state
- Sys::Virt::Domain::MEM_LIVE
-
Modify only the live state of the domain
- Sys::Virt::Domain::MEM_CONFIG
-
Modify only the persistent config of the domain
- Sys::Virt::Domain::MEM_MAXIMUM
-
Modify the maximum memory value
CONFIG OPTIONS
The following constants are used to control what configuration a domain update changes
- Sys::Virt::Domain::AFFECT_CURRENT
-
Modify the current state
- Sys::Virt::Domain::AFFECT_LIVE
-
Modify only the live state of the domain
- Sys::Virt::Domain::AFFECT_CONFIG
-
Modify only the persistent config of the domain
MIGRATE OPTIONS
The following constants are used to control how migration is performed
- Sys::Virt::Domain::MIGRATE_LIVE
-
Migrate the guest without interrupting its execution on the source host.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::MIGRATE_PEER2PEER
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Manage the migration process over a direct peer-2-peer connection between the source and destination host libvirtd daemons.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::MIGRATE_TUNNELLED
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Tunnel the migration data over the libvirt daemon connection, rather than the native hypervisor data transport. Requires PEER2PEER flag to be set.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::MIGRATE_PERSIST_DEST
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Make the domain persistent on the destination host, defining its configuration file upon completion of migration.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::MIGRATE_UNDEFINE_SOURCE
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Remove the domain's persistent configuration after migration completes successfully.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::MIGRATE_PAUSED
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Do not re-start execution of the guest CPUs on the destination host after migration completes.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::MIGRATE_NON_SHARED_DISK
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Copy the complete contents of the disk images during migration
- Sys::Virt::Domain::MIGRATE_NON_SHARED_INC
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Copy the incrementally changed contents of the disk images during migration
- Sys::Virt::Domain::MIGRATE_CHANGE_PROTECTION
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Do not allow changes to the virtual domain configuration while migration is taking place. This option is automatically implied if doing a peer-2-peer migration.
UNDEFINE CONSTANTS
The following constants can be used when undefining virtual domain configurations
- Sys::Virt::Domain::UNDEFINE_MANAGED_SAVE
-
Also remove any managed save image when undefining the virtual domain
- Sys::Virt::Domain::UNDEFINE_SNAPSHOTS_METADATA
-
Also remove any snapshot metadata when undefining the virtual domain.
JOB TYPES
The following constants describe the different background job types.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::JOB_NONE
-
No job is active
- Sys::Virt::Domain::JOB_BOUNDED
-
A job with a finite completion time is active
- Sys::Virt::Domain::JOB_UNBOUNDED
-
A job with an unbounded completion time is active
- Sys::Virt::Domain::JOB_COMPLETED
-
The job has finished, but isn't cleaned up
- Sys::Virt::Domain::JOB_FAILED
-
The job has hit an error, but isn't cleaned up
- Sys::Virt::Domain::JOB_CANCELLED
-
The job was aborted at user request, but isn't cleaned up
MEMORY PARAMETERS
The following constants are useful when getting/setting memory parameters for guests
- Sys::Virt::Domain::MEMORY_HARD_LIMIT
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The maximum memory the guest can use.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::MEMORY_SOFT_LIMIT
-
The memory upper limit enforced during memory contention.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::MEMORY_MIN_GUARANTEE
-
The minimum memory guaranteed to be reserved for the guest.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::MEMORY_SWAP_HARD_LIMIT
-
The maximum swap the guest can use.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::MEMORY_PARAM_UNLIMITED
-
The value of an unlimited memory parameter
BLKIO PARAMETERS
SCHEDULER CONSTANTS
- Sys::Virt::Domain::SCHEDULER_CAP
-
The VM cap tunable
- Sys::Virt::Domain::SCHEDULER_CPU_SHARES
-
The CPU shares tunable
- Sys::Virt::Domain::SCHEDULER_LIMIT
-
The VM limit tunable
- Sys::Virt::Domain::SCHEDULER_RESERVATION
-
The VM reservation tunable
- Sys::Virt::Domain::SCHEDULER_SHARES
-
The VM shares tunable
- Sys::Virt::Domain::SCHEDULER_VCPU_PERIOD
-
The VCPU period tunable
- Sys::Virt::Domain::SCHEDULER_VCPU_QUOTA
-
The VCPU quota tunable
- Sys::Virt::Domain::SCHEDULER_WEIGHT
-
The VM weight tunable
VCPU FLAGS
The following constants are useful when getting/setting the VCPU count for a guest
- Sys::Virt::Domain::VCPU_LIVE
-
Flag to request the live value
- Sys::Virt::Domain::VCPU_CONFIG
-
Flag to request the persistent config value
- Sys::Virt::Domain::VCPU_CURRENT
-
Flag to request the current config value
STATE CHANGE EVENTS
The following constants allow domain state change events to be interpreted. The events contain both a state change, and a reason.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_DEFINED
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Indicates that a persistent configuration has been defined for the domain.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_RESUMED
-
The domain has resumed execution
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_RESUMED_MIGRATED
-
The domain resumed because migration has completed. This is emitted on the destination host.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_RESUMED_UNPAUSED
-
The domain resumed because the admin unpaused it.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_RESUMED_FROM_SNAPSHOT
-
The domain resumed becuase it was restored from a snapshot
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_STARTED
-
The domain has started running
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_STOPPED
-
The domain has stopped running
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_STOPPED_CRASHED
-
The domain stopped because guest operating system has crashed
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_STOPPED_DESTROYED
-
The domain stopped because administrator issued a destroy command.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_STOPPED_FAILED
-
The domain stopped because of a fault in the host virtualization environment.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_STOPPED_MIGRATED
-
The domain stopped because it was migrated to another machine.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_STOPPED_SAVED
-
The domain was saved to a state file
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_STOPPED_SHUTDOWN
-
The domain stopped due to graceful shutdown of the guest.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_SUSPENDED
-
The domain has stopped executing, but still exists
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_SUSPENDED_MIGRATED
-
The domain has been suspended due to offline migration
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_SUSPENDED_PAUSED
-
The domain has been suspended due to administrator pause request.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_SUSPENDED_IOERROR
-
The domain has been suspended due to a block device I/O error.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_SUSPENDED_FROM_SNAPSHOT
-
The domain has been suspended due to resume from snapshot
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_SUSPENDED_WATCHDOG
-
The domain has been suspended due to the watchdog triggering
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_SUSPENDED_RESTORED
-
The domain has been suspended due to restore from saved state
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_UNDEFINED
-
The persistent configuration has gone away
EVENT ID CONSTANTS
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_ID_LIFECYCLE
-
Domain lifecycle events
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_ID_REBOOT
-
Soft / warm reboot events
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_ID_RTC_CHANGE
-
RTC clock adjustments
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_ID_IO_ERROR
-
File IO errors, typically from disks
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_ID_WATCHDOG
-
Watchdog device triggering
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_ID_GRAPHICS
-
Graphics client connections.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_ID_IO_ERROR_REASON
-
File IO errors, typically from disks, with a root cause
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_ID_CONTROL_ERROR
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Errors from the virtualization control channel
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_ID_BLOCK_JOB
-
Completion status of asynchronous block jobs
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_ID_DISK_CHANGE
-
Changes in disk media
IO ERROR EVENT CONSTANTS
These constants describe what action was taken due to the IO error.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_IO_ERROR_NONE
-
No action was taken, the error was ignored & reported as success to guest
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_IO_ERROR_PAUSE
-
The guest is paused since the error occurred
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_IO_ERROR_REPORT
-
The error has been reported to the guest OS
WATCHDOG EVENT CONSTANTS
These constants describe what action was taken due to the watchdog firing
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_WATCHDOG_NONE
-
No action was taken, the watchdog was ignored
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_WATCHDOG_PAUSE
-
The guest is paused since the watchdog fired
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_WATCHDOG_POWEROFF
-
The guest is powered off after the watchdog fired
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_WATCHDOG_RESET
-
The guest is reset after the watchdog fired
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_WATCHDOG_SHUTDOWN
-
The guest attempted to gracefully shutdown after the watchdog fired
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_WATCHDOG_DEBUG
-
No action was taken, the watchdog was logged
GRAPHICS EVENT PHASE CONSTANTS
These constants describe the phase of the graphics connection
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_GRAPHICS_CONNECT
-
The initial client connection
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_GRAPHICS_INITIALIZE
-
The client has been authenticated & the connection is running
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_GRAPHICS_DISCONNECT
-
The client has disconnected
GRAPHICS EVENT ADDRESS CONSTANTS
These constants describe the format of the address
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_GRAPHICS_ADDRESS_IPV4
-
An IPv4 address
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_GRAPHICS_ADDRESS_IPV6
-
An IPv6 address
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_GRAPHICS_ADDRESS_UNIX
-
An UNIX socket path address
DISK CHANGE EVENT CONSTANTS
These constants describe the reason for a disk change event
- Sys::Virt::Domain::EVENT_DISK_CHANGE_MISSING_ON_START
-
The disk media was missing when attempting to start the guest
DOMAIN BLOCK JOB TYPE CONSTANTS
The following constants identify the different types of domain block jobs
- Sys::Virt::Domain::BLOCK_JOB_TYPE_UNKNOWN
-
An unknown block job type
- Sys::Virt::Domain::BLOCK_JOB_TYPE_PULL
-
The block pull job type
DOMAIN BLOCK JOB COMPLETION CONSTANTS
The following constants can be used to determine the completion status of a block job
- Sys::Virt::Domain::BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED
-
A successfully completed block job
- Sys::Virt::Domain::BLOCK_JOB_FAILED
-
An unsuccessful block job
DOMAIN SAVE / RESTORE CONSTANTS
The following constants can be used when saving or restoring virtual machines
- Sys::Virt::Domain::SAVE_BYPASS_CACHE
-
Do not use OS I/O cache when saving state.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::SAVE_PAUSED
-
Mark the saved state as paused to prevent the guest CPUs starting upon restore.
- Sys::Virt::Domain::SAVE_RUNNING
-
Mark the saved state as running to allow the guest CPUs to start upon restore.
DOMAIN CORE DUMP CONSTANTS
The following constants can be used when triggering domain core dumps
- Sys::Virt::Domain::DUMP_LIVE
-
Do not pause execution while dumping the guest
- Sys::Virt::Domain::DUMP_CRASH
-
Crash the guest after completing the core dump
- Sys::Virt::Domain::DUMP_BYPASS_CACHE
-
Do not use OS I/O cache when writing core dump
- Sys::Virt::Domain::DUMP_RESET
-
Reset the virtual machine after finishing the dump
AUTHORS
Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2006 Red Hat Copyright (C) 2006-2007 Daniel P. Berrange
LICENSE
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation (either version 2 of the License, or at your option any later version), or, the Artistic License, as specified in the Perl README file.
SEE ALSO
Sys::Virt, Sys::Virt::Error, http://libvirt.org