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- The vif is configured by calling the given configuration script.
- If type is not specified, default is netfront.
- If mac is not specified a random MAC address is used. If not specified then the network backend chooses it's own MAC address.
- If bridge is not specified the first bridge found is used.
- If script is not specified the default script is used. TODO: which script is that? A full path must be given to the script.
- If backend is not specified the default backend driver domain is used.
- If vifname is not specified the backend virtual interface will have name vifD.N where D is the domain id and N is the interface id.
it did not work that way in practice (vif-common.sh failed with "dev: parameter null or not set"); a name had to be given. - If rate is not specified the default rate is used.
- If model is not specified the default model is used.
- If accel is not specified an accelerator plugin module is not used. This option may be repeated to add more than one vif. Specifying vifs will increase the number of interfaces as needed.
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To attach to the console of a running DomU: xl console <domain-id>
For example:
xl console 2
Detach from the console by Ctl+[ or, for putty, Ctl+5
Troubleshooting
TODO: integrate the next para.
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