<on_crash>

Configures the behavior of the virtual server in the crashed state.

If kdump is set up for the KVM guest that runs on the virtual server, kdump takes priority and the <on_crash> configuration takes effect only if kdump fails.

Text content

preserve
Preserves the crashed state.
coredump-destroy
Write a core dump to /var/lib/libvirt/qemu/dump, then stop the virtual server and release all resources.
coredump-restart
Write a core dump to /var/lib/libvirt/qemu/dump, then restart the virtual server. This setting incurs the danger of restart and crash cycles with dumps accumulating on the KVM host.
destroy
Stop the virtual server and release all resources. This is the default.
restart
Restart the crashed virtual server. This setting incurs the danger of unnoticed restart and crash cycles.

Selected attributes

None.

Usage

Parent elements

<domain>

Child elements

None.

Example

<on_crash>preserve</on_crash>