Netexpertise

Disabling Image Files

Xen usually stores running domains in /var/lib/xen/save, causing a /var full on many systems when dom0 is shut down. Edit /etc/sysconfig/xendomains or /etc/default/xendomains and replace
"XENDOMAINS_SAVE=/var/lib/xen/save"
with
"XENDOMAINS_SAVE="
This sends a shutdown signal to all virtual machines before dom0 reboots. A 300 second timeout is defined before killing an OS that hangs on shutdown.
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