Server User Manual

Oracle VM Agent API
Oracle VM Agent 3-3
3.3 Starting Oracle VM Agent
Oracle VM Agent is started automatically when the computer starts. To manually start
Oracle VM Agent, enter
service ovs-agent start
Oracle VM Agent is started.
Alternatively, if Oracle VM Agent is already running, you can stop and restart it with
the command
service ovs-agent restart
Oracle VM Agent is stopped, and restarted.
3.4 Stopping Oracle VM Agent
To stop Oracle VM Agent, enter
service ovs-agent stop
Oracle VM Agent is stopped.
3.5 Monitoring Oracle VM Agent
To get information on the Oracle VM Agent daemon, enter
service ovs-agent status
Information on the Oracle VM Agent daemon is displayed.
3.6 Deploying Oracle VM Agent
You can use Oracle VM Manager to configure the deployment of Oracle VM Agent.
See the Oracle VM Manager User’s Guide for information on configuring Oracle VM
Agent with Oracle VM Manager.
3.7 Oracle VM Agent API
An application programming interface (API) is available for Oracle VM Agent. You
can use the Oracle VM Agent API to perform a number of actions on guests and on the
Oracle VM Server. The Oracle VM Agent API uses the XML-RPC protocol. To see a list
of the XML-RPC functions available, enter the following URL in a web browser:
https://hostname:8899/
The hostname refers to an Oracle VM Server. A list of methods and parameters are
displayed.
See the XML-RPC protocol specification for more information on how to use
XML-RPC.
The following sections give examples of common Oracle VM Agent API functions. The
examples are not extensive, but serve to give you an idea of how to use the API.
Note: When Oracle VM Agent is stopped, Oracle VM Manager
cannot manage Oracle VM Server or the guests running on it.