Managing Virtual Machines - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION 04-08-2006 Installation Manual

10 (Optional) To customize or verify that definitions were correctly recorded and
saved, compare them to definitions in the example files located in /etc/
xen/examples.
11 (Conditional) Depending on the installation method you select, the operating
system's installation program might start. If so, complete the installation pro-
gram as prompted.
The virtual machine is now defined and its operating system installed. Proceed to
tion 23.8, "Managing Virtual Machines"
manage virtual machines.

23.8 Managing Virtual Machines

Virtual machines are managed from the VM Server desktop using the xm command in
a terminal window. VMs running in full virtualization mode can be accessed using
VNC and SDL viewer technologies.
Table 23.1 Tasks and Commands for Managing Virtual Machines
Task
To view a list of parameters available for the xm
command
To view a list of all running virtual machines
To start and view a VM (paravirtual)
(The VM starts and displays in the terminal
window)
To start and view a VM (fully virtual)
(The VM starts and displays in a separate SDL
viewer window)
(page 447) for instructions on how to start and
Command
xm help
xm list
xm create /etc/xen/vm/vm_name
-c
xm create /etc/xen/vm/vm_name
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