• XCP-ng Automation

    2 min read · documentation virtualization xen

    Basic VM Management

    1xe vm-list

    Start, stop, et c. with xe:

    1xe vm-start vm=$TARGET_VM

    1xe vm-shutdown vm=$TARGET_VM

    Destruction requires the uuid.

    1xe vm-destroy uuid=$TARGET_UUID

    Autocompletion works well with all of these commands.

    Shut Down VM

    List VMs.

    1xe host-list

    1xe vm-list resident-on=$HOST_UUID

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  • Xen Volume Management

    1 min read · Documentation xe virtualization volume

    Make a local iso repository

    1STORE_PATH=/var/opt/xen/ISO_Store

    1mkdir -p $STORE_PATH

    1xe sr-create name-label="$STORAGE_NAME" type=iso device-config:location=$STORE_PATH device-config:legacy_mode=true content-type=iso

    This creates a UUID for the new directory:

    e94e25bb-bcdc-801b-b62a-b51b686a3bdc

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  • yes

    1 min read · basics

    The Best Linux Program: yes

    The program yes prints the word yes to your terminal until you cancel it, perhaps with 'Control + c'. Or technically it prints yes\n, meaning yes and then a new line (like pressing the Return key).

    This is extremely powerful.

    If you ever want to automatically install something which …


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