<replaceable>cdrom-image-path</replaceable></arg>
<sbr>
+ <arg>--hvm-nic-type <replaceable>NICTYPE</replaceable></arg>
+ <sbr>
+
+ <arg>--hvm-disk-type
+ <replaceable>DISKTYPE</replaceable></arg>
+ <sbr>
+
<arg>--vnc-bind-address
<replaceable>vnc-bind-address</replaceable></arg>
<sbr>
</para>
<para>
- The option is only relevant for Xen HVM instances and
- ignored by all other instances types.
+ The default is not to set an HVM boot order which is
+ interpreted as 'dc'. This option, like all options starting
+ with 'hvm', is only relevant for Xen HVM instances and
+ ignored by all other instance types.
</para>
<para>
The <option>--hvm-acpi</option> option specifies if Xen
should enable ACPI support for this HVM instance. Valid
- values are true or false.
+ values are true or false. The default value is false,
+ disabling ACPI support for this instance.
</para>
<para>
The <option>--hvm-pae</option> option specifies if Xen
should enabled PAE support for this HVM instance. Valid
- values are true or false.
+ values are true or false. The default is false, disabling
+ PAE support for this instance.
</para>
<para>
The <option>--hvm-cdrom-image-path</option> option specifies the
- path to the file xen uses to emulate a virtual CDROM drive
+ path to the file Xen uses to emulate a virtual CDROM drive
for this HVM instance. Valid values are either an
absolute path to an existing file or None, which disables
- virtual CDROM support for this instance.
+ virtual CDROM support for this instance. The default is
+ None, disabling virtual CDROM support.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The <option>--hvm-nic-type</option> specifies the NIC type
+ Xen should use for this HVM instance. Valid choices are
+ rtl8139, ne2k_pci, ne2k_isa and paravirtual with rtl8139
+ as the default. The paravirtual setting is intended for use
+ with the GPL PV drivers inside HVM Windows instances.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The <option>--hvm-disk-type</option> specifies the disk type
+ Xen should use for the HVM instance. Valid choices are ioemu
+ and paravirtual with ioemu as the default. The paravirtual
+ setting is intended for use with the GPL PV drivers inside
+ HVM Windows instances.
</para>
<para>
The <option>--vnc-bind-address</option> option specifies the
address that the VNC listener for this instance should bind
to. Valid values are IPv4 addresses. Use the address 0.0.0.0
- to bind to all available interfaces.
+ to bind to all available interfaces (this is the default)
+ or specify the address of one of the interfaces on the node
+ to restrict listening to that interface.
</para>
<para>
tags</simpara>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>serial_no</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <simpara>the so called 'serial number' of the
+ instance; this is a numeric field that is incremented
+ each time the instance is modified, and it can be used
+ to detect modifications</simpara>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>info</command>
+ <group>
+ <arg>-s</arg>
+ <arg>--static</arg>
+ </group>
<arg rep="repeat"><replaceable>instance</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
detailed data about the instance's disks (especially useful
for drbd disk template).
</para>
+
+ <para>
+ If the option <option>-s</option> is used, only information
+ available in the configuration file is returned, without
+ querying nodes, making the operation faster.
+ </para>
</refsect3>
<refsect3>
<arg>--hvm-pae <replaceable>PAE-support</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--hvm-cdrom-image-path
<replaceable>cdrom-image-path</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg>--hvm-nic-type <replaceable>NICTYPE</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg>--hvm-disk-type <replaceable>DISKTYPE</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--vnc-bind-address
<replaceable>vnc-bind-address</replaceable></arg>
</para>
<para>
+ The <option>--hvm-nic-type</option> specifies the NIC type
+ Xen should use for this HVM instance. Valid choices are
+ rtl8139, ne2k_pci, ne2k_isa and paravirtual with rtl8139
+ as the default. The paravirtual setting is intended for use
+ with the GPL PV drivers inside HVM Windows instances.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The <option>--hvm-disk-type</option> specifies the disk type
+ Xen should use for the HVM instance. Valid choices are ioemu
+ and paravirtual with ioemu as the default. The paravirtual
+ setting is intended for use with the GPL PV drivers inside
+ HVM Windows instances.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
The <option>--vnc-bind-address</option> specifies the
address that the VNC listener for this instance should bind
to. Valid values are IPv4 addresses. Use the address 0.0.0.0
<command>reinstall</command>
<arg choice="opt">-o <replaceable>os-type</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="opt">-f <replaceable>force</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg>--select-os</arg>
<arg choice="req"><replaceable>instance</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
<option>--os-type</option> is specified, the operating system is
changed.
</para>
+
+ <para>
+ The <option>--select-os</option> option switches to an
+ interactive OS reinstall. The user is prompted to select the OS
+ template from the list of available OS templates.
+ </para>
</refsect3>
<refsect3>
recreates the hypervisor config for the instance and
starts the instance. A full reboot does the equivalent
of <command>gnt-instance shutdown && gnt-instance
- startup</command>. The default is soft reboot.
+ startup</command>. The default is hard reboot.
</para>
<para>
</para>
<para>
+ For HVM instances, this will attempt to connect to the serial
+ console of the instance. To connect to the virtualized
+ "physical" console of a HVM instance, use a VNC client with
+ the connection info from gnt-instance info.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
Example:
<screen>
# gnt-instance console instance1.example.com
<title>GROW-DISK</title>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>grow-disk</command>
+ <arg>--no-wait-for-sync</arg>
<arg choice="req"><replaceable>instance</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="req"><replaceable>disk</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="req"><replaceable>amount</replaceable></arg>
create problems (except for unused space).
</para>
- <para>Example (increasing sda for instance1 with 16GiB):
+ <para>
+ If you do not want gnt-instance to wait for the new disk
+ region to be synced, use the
+ <option>--no-wait-for-sync</option> option.
+ </para>
+
+
+ <para>Example (increase sda for instance1 by 16GiB):
<screen>
# gnt-instance grow-disk instance1.example.com sda 16g
</screen>
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