Re: [libvirt-users] virsh domxml-to-native xen-xm request

Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:19:05 +0100 Subject: Re: [libvirt-users] virsh domxml-to-native xen-xm request From: matthias.bolte(a)googlemail.com

2010/3/20 Mike Viau <viaum(a)sheridanc.on.ca&gt;: > Hello, > > I was looking at http://libvirt.org/drvxen.html > > And realized that "virsh domxml-to-native" may be used to convert the > libvirt xml formatted domU configuration to native. > > The configuration is for stubdom-dm Xen guests. > > Syntax appears to be virsh domxml-to-native xen-xm new_vm1.xml > > /etc/xen/new_vm1 but I get an error. > > error: invalid argument in unsupported config type xen-xm > > > Can someone please post their output of the command: virsh domxml-to-native > xen-xm new_vm1.xml > Do you just run this command? virsh domxml-to-native xen-xm new_vm1.xml > /etc/xen/new_vm1 If you don't specify an explicit connection URI, or have VIRSH_DEFAULT_CONNECT_URI set to to some Xen connection URI, then libvirt will try to autodetect your hypervisor and might find QEMU. In that case I can reproduce the reported error. To make it work you need to specify a proper connection URI, for example virsh -c xen:/// domxml-to-native xen-xm new_vm1.xml > /etc/xen/new_vm1 or whatever URI you need for your setup. Matthias