[Libvirt-cim] [PATCH 0 of 2] Make ComputerSystem.EnabledState aware of snapshot

[Dan Smith]

JF> Just so I'm clear, CS.RequestStateChange(6==offline) will not
JF> suspend (aka save) the vm.  This appears to be the case after a
JF> quick look at __state_change in Virt_ComputerSystem.c.  In fact,
JF> RSC(6) would result in CMPI_RC_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED.

Correct.

JF> I assume this is noted in the capabilities :-).

It is.

JF> In order to do the equivalent of e.g. "xm save" in xen, one would
JF> invoke CreateSnapshot().  Following the operation, state would be
JF> suspended.  To "restore", invoke ApplySnapshot().  Is this
JF> correct?

That's correct.  When libvirt supports coordinated disk/memory
snapshots for things like KVM, the extra level of indirection will
make more sense, I think.

Thanks!

-- 
Dan Smith
IBM Linux Technology Center
Open Hypervisor Team
email: danms at us.ibm.com
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