[Libvirt-cim] Xen_ComputerSystem RequestStateChange

[Kaitlin Rupert]

Kenny Woodson wrote:
> 
> When testing the Xen_ComputerSystem RequestStateChange, I noticed that 
> the shutdown state wasn't working but the disabled state was.  Was there 
> a difference for these(disabled (3) and shutdown (4))?  Is there a 
> reason why the shutdown isn't working but disabled is?
> 

Right now, shutdown isn't supported.  The DMTF Virtual System Profile 
lists an extra step for shutdown - the provider needs to tell the 
software running on the guest to shutdown.  Once the software has 
terminated its tasks and shut itself down, the provider then treats the 
shutdown action in the same manner it treats disable.

The steps to indicate to the guest that the OS needs to shutdown are 
involved.  This is probably out of the project's scope, for awhile at least.

It would be possible to have shutdown and disable behave the same way, 
but that wouldn't conform to the DMTF profile.

Dan - thoughts?

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Kaitlin Rupert
IBM Linux Technology Center
kaitlin at linux.vnet.ibm.com