[libvirt-users] Can I update libvirt while KVM guest os are running

[Masanari Iida]

On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 7:11 PM, Masanari Iida <standby24x7 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello
> I have a simple question.
> Can I update libvirt RPM while KVM guest OS on RHEL5 is running.
>
I am still searching for this answer.
As far as I have seen on FAQ, restarting libvirtd may not affect the
virtual machine.

> Will restarting the libvirt daemon stop my virtual machines?
>
> NO, as of version 0.6.0 (Jan 2009). Versions older than this will kill VMs if the libvirtd daemon is
> stopped, so beware.

My case  was libvirt update from 0.6.3 to 0.8.2 and then restart
libvirtd while running
the guest os.

Regards,

Masanari