[Once again, please keep the list on CC] On 9/29/22 04:59, 陈新隆 wrote: > Thanks for the detail explanation, it's very helpful. > > I guess : > 1. virsh dumpxml <domain> outputs the live xml(or active xml) Yes, if domain is running then it outputs the live XML, otherwise it outputs the inactive XML. For running domains you can use --inactive flag to get the inactive XML. > 2. virsh edit <domain> edits the inactive xml, so I should cold boot > domain to take effect Correct. Michal