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26 IBM Systems Director Management Console: Introduction and Overview
See the sample domain.xml file in Example 2-2. The tags that might have to
be customized for your specific environment have been annotated in bold.
Example 2-2 Sample domain.xml file
<domain type="kvm">
<name>VM1</name>
<uuid/>
<memory>6144000</memory>
<vcpu>4</vcpu>
<os>
<type arch="x86_64">hvm</type>
<boot dev="hd"/>
</os>
<features>
<acpi/>
</features>
<clock offset="utc"/>
<on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
<on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
<on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
<devices>
<disk type="file" device="disk">
<source file="/vdisk1/vm1/dvmdisk1.img"/>
<target dev="vda" bus="virtio"/>
Note: Do not use the default bridge virbr0 that is visible after installing the
virtualization software. This bridge is for outbound traffic of virtual
machines only; incoming connections are not allowed.
There is an IBM document called Quick Start Guide for Installing and
Running KVM, with a chapter on network bridging, that can be found on the
IBM InfoCenter website at:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/lnxinfo/v3r0m0/index.jsp
?topic=/liaai/kvminstall/liaaikvminstallstart.htm
Information is also available in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Virtualization Guide, which can be found at:
http://www.redhat.com/
Additional information can be found at:
http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Networking#Creating_network_initscri
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