Hi, Yao You should differenciate Qemu and Xen(zen). For QEMU, libvirtd need to run always. For Xen, it does not requrired to run for local machine. and required to run for remote machine. Thanks Atsushi SAKAI Yushu Yao <yushuyaoyao@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi All, > > A newbie question: > Does the libvirtd need to be running all the time if I want to use any > functions of libvirt (as simple as start/stop/pause my virtual machines > (qemu/zen)). Or is it only try if I use the remote functions or virsh. > > Thanks, > -Yushu > > > -- > Libvir-list mailing list > Libvir-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list -- Libvir-list mailing list Libvir-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list