Re: [Libvirt-cim] Xen_ComputerSystem RequestStateChange
Kenny Woodson wrote:
When testing the Xen_ComputerSystem RequestStateChange, I noticed that
the shutdown state wasn't working but the disabled state was. Was there
a difference for these(disabled (3) and shutdown (4))? Is there a
reason why the shutdown isn't working but disabled is?
Right now, shutdown isn't supported. The DMTF Virtual System Profile
lists an extra step for shutdown - the provider needs to tell the
software running on the guest to shutdown. Once the software has
terminated its tasks and shut itself down, the provider then treats the
shutdown action in the same manner it treats disable.
The steps to indicate to the guest that the OS needs to shutdown are
involved. This is probably out of the project's scope, for awhile at least.
It would be possible to have shutdown and disable behave the same way,
but that wouldn't conform to the DMTF profile.
Dan - thoughts?
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Kaitlin Rupert
IBM Linux Technology Center
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