diff --git a/docs/uri.rst b/docs/uri.rst index 97a72dc37d..714a0c4c21 100644 --- a/docs/uri.rst +++ b/docs/uri.rst @@ -88,8 +88,11 @@ In virt-install use the ``--connect=``\ *URI* option: virt-install --connect=test:///default [other options] +Local hypervisor URIs +--------------------- + xen:///system URI ------------------ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To access a Xen hypervisor running on the local machine use the URI ``xen:///system``. @@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ Historically libvirt 0.2.2 and previous versions required to use the name ``"xen"`` to refer to the Xen hypervisor. qemu:///... QEMU and KVM URIs ------------------------------ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To use QEMU support in libvirt you must be running the ``libvirtd`` daemon (named ``libvirt_qemud`` in releases prior to 0.3.0). The purpose of this daemon @@ -120,6 +123,16 @@ domain socket(s) that it listens on in the various different modes). KVM URIs are identical. You select between qemu, qemu accelerated and KVM guests in the `guest XML as described here `__. +test:///... Test URIs +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The test driver is a dummy hypervisor for test purposes. The URIs supported are: + +- ``test:///default`` connects to a default set of host definitions built into + the driver. +- ``test:///path/to/host/definitions`` connects to a set of host definitions + held in the named file. + Remote URIs ----------- @@ -408,13 +421,3 @@ parameter values must be | | | `` | | | | sshauth=privkey,agent`` | +-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+ - -test:///... Test URIs ---------------------- - -The test driver is a dummy hypervisor for test purposes. The URIs supported are: - -- ``test:///default`` connects to a default set of host definitions built into - the driver. -- ``test:///path/to/host/definitions`` connects to a set of host definitions - held in the named file.