Re: [libvirt] changing files in /var/lib/libvirt/images
On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 10:41:41AM -0400, Gene Czarcinski wrote:
Assume I am working with virtual disk image files in
/var/lib/libvirt/images
such as removing a file, defining a new file (with qemi-img create or qemu-img
convert), or simply copying a file ("cp") from elsewhere such as VMware. When
I do this, Guest definition or adding hardware to an existing guest under virt-
manager does not "see" the file change. That is, until I terminate virt-
manager and restart /etc/init.d/libvirtd.
Is there some better/easier/less-disruptive means of notifying "whatever" that
the list of files has changed?
You're looking for:
virsh pool-refresh POOLNAME
I also notice that restarting libvirtd and/or terminating and
restarting virt-
manager while there are guests running really screws things up.
It should not have any ill-effects if you have libvirt >= 0.6.3. It is
designed to be allowed to be restarted at any time & re-sync its state
upon startup.
NB, there should be no need to ever restart libvirtd for anything other
than changes to /etc/libvirt/libvirt.conf, or /etc/libvirt/qemu.conf.
Everything else should be able to be handled via SIGUP (service libvirtd
reload), or virsh commands like pool-refresh.
Daniel
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