20.16.9.16. Modifying virtual link state

This element provides means of setting state of the virtual network link. Possible values for attribute state are up and down. If down is specified as the value, the interface behaves as if it had the network cable disconnected. Default behavior if this element is unspecified is to have the link state up.

To specify the virtual link state configuration settings, use a management tool to make the following changes to the domain XML:

  ...
  <devices>
    <interface type='network'>
      <source network='default'/>
      <target dev='vnet0'/>
      <link state='down'/>
    </interface>
  <devices>
  ...