virsh start / shutdown
CautionStart/stop KVM domains
virsh start <domain> / virsh shutdown <domain>
Starts and gracefully stops domains. 'destroy' is a power pull (not deletion!) — last resort.
Examples
virsh shutdown web01Graceful shutdown
Syntax
virsh start|shutdown|reboot|destroy <domain>
Before you run it
destroy equals yanking the power.
Related commands
- virsh listList KVM domains
- virsh snapshotKVM snapshots
The same reference, with no signal at all
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