Some simple examples on how to use the Python API for libvirt The examples are: dominfo.py - print information about a running domU based on the results of virDomainGetInfo and virDomainGetXMLDesc domstart.py - create a domU from an XML description if the domU isn't running yet domsave.py - save all running domU's into a directory domrestore.py - restore domU's from their saved files in a directory The XML files in this directory are examples of the XML format that libvirt expects, and will have to be adapted for your setup. They are only needed for domstart.py