A.10. Shutting down Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Guests on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Host

Procedure A.4. Workaround for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 guests

1. Install the acpid package

   The acpid service listens and processes ACPI requests.
   Log into the guest virtual machine and install the acpid package on the guest virtual machine:

   # yum install acpid

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2. Enable the acpid service on the guest

   Set the acpid service to start during the guest virtual machine boot sequence and start the service:

   # chkconfig acpid on
   # service acpid start

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3. Prepare guest domain XML

   Edit the domain XML file to include the following element. Replace the virtio serial port with org.qemu.guest_agent.0 and use your guest's name instead of the one shown. In this example, the guest is guest1. Remember to save the file.

   <channel type='unix'>
      <source mode='bind' path='/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/guest1.agent'/>
      <target type='virtio' name='org.qemu.guest_agent.0'/>
   </channel>
       
   
   

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   Figure A.1. Guest XML replacement

4. Install the QEMU guest agent

   Install the QEMU guest agent (QEMU-GA) and start the service as directed in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Virtualization Administration Guide.

5. Shut down the guest

   1. List the known guest virtual machines so you can retrieve the name of the one you want to shutdown.

      # virsh list --all
         Id Name              State
      ----------------------------------
        14 guest1             running
      

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   2. Shut down the guest virtual machine.

      # virsh shutdown guest1
      
      guest virtual machine guest1 is being shutdown
      

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   3. Wait a few seconds for the guest virtual machine to shut down. Verify it is shutdown.

      # virsh list --all
       Id Name                 State
      ----------------------------------
       14 guest1               shut off
      

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   4. Start the guest virtual machine named guest1, with the XML file you edited.

      # virsh start guest1

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   5. Shut down the acpi in the guest1 guest virtual machine.

      # virsh shutdown --mode acpi guest1

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   6. List all the guest virtual machines again, guest1 should still be on the list, and it should indicate it is shut off.

      #  virsh list --all
         Id Name                 State
      ----------------------------------
         14 guest1               shut off
      

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   7. Start the guest virtual machine named guest1, with the XML file you edited.

      # virsh start guest1

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   8. Shut down the guest1 guest virtual machine guest agent.

      # virsh shutdown --mode agent guest1

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   9. List the guest virtual machines. guest1 should still be on the list, and it should indicate it is shut off.

      # virsh list --all
         Id Name                 State
      ----------------------------------
         guest1                shut off
      

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