XenServer Administrator's Guide 4.1.0
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Parameter Name Description Type
destroy (no coredump and leave VM
halted).
console-uuids virtual console devices read only set parameter
platform platform-specific configuration read/write map parameter
allowed-operations list of the operations allowed in this state read only set parameter
current-operations A list of the operations that are currently in
progress on the VM
read only set parameter
allowed-VBD-devices list of VBD identifiers available for use,
represented by integers of the range 0-15.
This list is informational only, and other
devices may be used (but may not work).
read only set parameter
allowed-VIF-devices list of VIF identifiers available for use,
represented by integers of the range 0-15.
This list is informational only, and other
devices may be used (but may not work).
read only set parameter
HVM-boot-policy read/write
HVM-boot-params read/write map parameter
HVM-shadow-multiplier Floating point value which controls the
amount of shadow memory overhead to
grant the VM. Defaults to 1.0 (the minimum
value), and should only be changed by
advanced users.
read/write
PV-kernel path to the kernel read/write
PV-ramdisk path to the initrd read/write
PV-args string of kernel command line arguments read/write
PV-legacy-args string of arguments to make legacy VMs
boot
read/write
PV-bootloader name of or path to bootloader read/write
PV-bootloader-args string of miscellaneous arguments for the
bootloader
read/write
last-boot-CPU-flags describes the CPU flags on which the VM
was last booted
read only
resident-on the XenServer Host on which a VM is
currently resident
read only
affinity a XenServer Host which the VM has
preference for running on; used by the xe
vm-start command to decide where to run
the VM
read/write
other-config A list of key/value pairs that specify
additional configuration parameters for the
VM
For example, a VM will be started
automatically after host boot if the other-
read/write map parameter










