How to configure Xen DomU's to shutdown when Dom0 is stopped

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Environment

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10

Situation

DomU's need to be configured to shutdown when the Xend daemon is stopped or restarted
DomU's need to be configured to shutdown when Dom0 is stopped

Resolution

The result of following this TID is that the Xen virtual machines will be shutdown when the "xend" process on Dom0 is shutdown, or the system is halted, shutdown or rebooted.

For the purposes of this support TID, replace SLES10 with the name of your virtual machine

method 1: use xend configuration information
This method is the preferred method and is recommended by SUSE.

Shutdown the DomU
Export the configuration of the Xen Domu
xm list -l sles10>sles10.py
Backup the file in step 1. You may need it if something goes wrong.
Open the file for editing
Locate the below line:
(on_xend_stop ignore)
Change it to:
(on_xend_stop shutdown)
Save the file
Re-import the new configuration file:
xm new -F sles10.py

method 2: use configuration file found in /etc/xen/vm
The files found in /etc/xen/vm are used primarily for the installation of the DomU. If you have used "YaST", "virt-manager" or "xm" commands to make hardware or configuration changes to the DomU, you must use method 1.

Shutdown the DomU
Go to /etc/xen/vm
cd /etc/xen/vm
Locate the configuration file for the DomU, it should be named the same as the DomU
Back up the file
Open the file for editing
Add the following line
on_xend_stop="shutdown"
Save and close the file
Re-import the new configuration file
xm new -f sles10

Additional Information

TID 000016229 How to auto start XEN VMs after reboot of DOM 0

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