[libvirt-users] Retry reboots in xmls files for libvirt

[Martin Kletzander]

On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 04:14:34PM +0100, Fernando Porro wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am not using quemu, i am using XEN, is there any option to allow me to do
> that?
>
> In the libvirt documentation specify that those options are only available
> on quemu.
>

I don't know whether xen knows how to do that or how to request any
kind of this configuration, sorry.  But if you fond how this is made
for xen, it might be pretty easy to wire up in libvirt.

Martin

> BR
>
> //Fernando
>
>
> 2014/1/16 Martin Kletzander <mkletzan at redhat.com>
>
> > On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 04:59:20PM +0100, Fernando Porro wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have a virtual machine defined by xml that start from pxe (network
> > boot),
> > > my problem is that sometimes the dhcp server is not ready when the
> > virtual
> > > machine try to boot.
> > >
> > > I need that the virtual machine keep asking for dhcp (network reboot)
> > many
> > > times, until dhcp is ready and can start the virtual machine with a valid
> > > ip.
> > >
> > > How can I configure that in the xml file?
> > >
> >
> > I'm not sure you can configure that for ipxe or qemu, but you can set
> > the reboot timeout for the machine in <os> tag like this:
> >
> > <bios rebootTimeout='0'/>
> >
> > that means immediate reboot when there is no place to boot from.  In
> > order for it not to boot from any other device or for any other
> > details, see http://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html
> >
> > Have a nice day,
> > Martin
> >
> > > BR
> > >
> > > //Fernando
> >
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