Chapter 4. Managing a Virtualization Environment / 4.2. Controlling the Host by Modifying xend Settings
	Chapter 4. Managing a Virtualization Environment		4.3. Configuring a Virtual Machine by Modifying its xend Settings

Controlling the Host by Modifying xend Settings

The xend is a key component of Xen virtualization. It performs management functions and stores settings that relate to the host environment and each virtual machine. You can customize xend to meet your specific configuration requirements.

To specify xend operating parameters, edit the /etc/xen/xend-config.sxp file. The settings take effect the next time xend starts.

# -*- sh -*-

#
# Xend configuration file.
#

# This example configuration is appropriate for an installation that
# utilizes a bridged network configuration. Access to xend via http
# is disabled.

# Commented out entries show the default for that entry, unless otherwise
# specified.

#(logfile /var/log/xen/xend.log)
#(loglevel DEBUG)


# The Xen-API server configuration.
#
# This value configures the ports, interfaces, and access controls for the
# Xen-API server. Each entry in the list starts with either unix, or a port

To start the xend daemon, enter rcxend start.
To stop the xend daemon, enter rcxend stop.
To restart the xend daemon, enter rcxend restart.
To check the status of the xend daemon, enter rcxend status.

The parameters in the xend-config.sxp file can be customized to meet your requirements for virtualization. For a full list of all available options, read the manual page of xend-config.sxp.