diff --git a/tools/virsh.pod b/tools/virsh.pod index 43ed1eae0d9826ffbde505e7841ff8987264a869..fbde57f530ffdaaf62aea0516d7792d306eb47e5 100644 --- a/tools/virsh.pod +++ b/tools/virsh.pod @@ -639,6 +639,11 @@ rather than merely left in a paused state. If I<--bypass-cache> is specified, the save will avoid the file system cache, although this may slow down the operation. +The progress may be monitored using B virsh command and canceled +with B command (sent by another virsh instance). Interrupting +(usually with C) the virsh process which runs B command is not +enough to actually cancel the operation. + NOTE: Some hypervisors may require the user to manually ensure proper permissions on file and path specified by argument I. @@ -684,6 +689,11 @@ the domain, it will automatically be started from this saved state. If I<--bypass-cache> is specified, the save will avoid the file system cache, although this may slow down the operation. +The progress may be monitored using B virsh command and canceled +with B command (sent by another virsh instance). Interrupting +(usually with C) the virsh process which runs B command +is not enough to actually cancel the operation. + Normally, starting a managed save will decide between running or paused based on the state the domain was in when the save was done; passing either the I<--running> or I<--paused> flag will allow overriding which @@ -736,6 +746,9 @@ I<--timeout> B forces guest to suspend when live migration exceeds that many seconds, and then the migration will complete offline. It can only be used with I<--live>. +Running migration can be canceled by interrupting virsh (usually using +C) or by B command sent from another virsh instance. + B: The I parameter for normal migration and peer2peer migration has different semantics: @@ -809,6 +822,11 @@ other domains to use. B restores from this state file. If I<--bypass-cache> is specified, the save will avoid the file system cache, although this may slow down the operation. +The progress may be monitored using B virsh command and canceled +with B command (sent by another virsh instance). Interrupting +(usually with C) the virsh process which runs B command is not +enough to actually cancel the operation. + This is roughly equivalent to doing a hibernate on a running computer, with all the same limitations. Open network connections may be severed upon restore, as TCP timeouts may have expired.