So we refer to the terms 'persistent' and 'transient' across the whole man page, without describing it further, but more importantly, how the create command affects it, i.e. explicitly stating that domain created via the 'create' command are going to be transient or persistent, depending on whether there is an existing persistent domain with a matching <name> and <uuid>, in which case it will remain persistent, but will run using a one-time configuration, otherwise it's going to be transient and will vanish once destroyed. Signed-off-by: Erik Skultety <eskultet(a)redhat.com&gt; --- tools/virsh.pod | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/tools/virsh.pod b/tools/virsh.pod index 01453be60..c4c76fcb1 100644 --- a/tools/virsh.pod +++ b/tools/virsh.pod @@ -640,9 +640,14 @@ sessions, such as in a case of a broken connection. Create a domain from an XML <file>. Optionally, I<--validate> option can be passed to validate the format of the input XML file against an internal RNG -schema (identical to using L<virt-xml-validate(1)> tool). An easy way to create -the XML <file> is to use the B<dumpxml> command to obtain the definition of a -pre-existing guest. The domain will be paused if the I<--paused> option is used +schema (identical to using L<virt-xml-validate(1)> tool). Domains created using +this command are going to be either transient (temporary ones that will vanish +once destroyed) or existing persistent domains that will run with one-time use +configuration, leaving the persistent XML untouched (this can come handy during +an automated testing of various configurations all based on the original XML). +See the B<Example> section for usage demonstration. + +The domain will be paused if the I<--paused> option is used and supported by the driver; otherwise it will be running. If I<--console> is requested, attach to the console after creation. If I<--autodestroy> is requested, then the guest will be automatically @@ -656,9 +661,24 @@ is only supported with container based virtualization. B<Example> - virsh dumpxml <domain> > domain.xml - vi domain.xml (or make changes with your other text editor) - virsh create domain.xml + 1) prepare a template from an existing domain (skip directly to 3a if writing + one from scratch) + + # virsh dumpxml <domain> > domain.xml + + 2) edit the template using an editor of your choice and: + a) DO CHANGE! <name> and <uuid> (<uuid> can also be removed), or + b) DON'T CHANGE! either <name> or <uuid> + + # $EDITOR domain.xml + + 3) create a domain from domain.xml, depending on whether following 2a or 2b + respectively: + a) the domain is going to be transient + b) an existing persistent domain will run with a modified one-time + configuration + + # virsh create domain.xml =item B<define> I<FILE> [I<--validate>] -- 2.13.3