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LIBVIRT-DOMAINS(7)02 entries

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Virtual-machine definitions, lifecycle states, autostart, consoles, snapshots, and guest-agent behavior.

  1. 01
    Consoles, graphics, and the QEMU guest agent

    Serial consoles, graphical consoles, and the guest agent solve different problems. Configure at least one recovery path that does not depend on guest networking. Serial console The guest kernel and init system must also

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  2. 02
    Domain lifecycle and state transitions

    A libvirt domain is a guest definition plus its runtime state. Persistent definitions survive host reboots; transient domains disappear when stopped. Inspect state Controlled transitions shutdown requests an orderly gues

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