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.