[Once again, please keep the list on CC] On 9/29/22 04:59, 陈新隆 wrote:

Thanks for the detail explanation, it's very helpful. 

I guess : 1. virsh dumpxml <domain> outputs the live xml(or active xml) 

Yes, if domain is running then it outputs the live XML, otherwise it outputs the inactive XML. For running domains you can use --inactive flag to get the inactive XML.

2. virsh edit <domain> edits the inactive xml, so I should cold boot domain to take effect

Correct. Michal