Node-device management virsh commandsEdit online Use the node-device management virsh commands to manage VFIO mediated devices and other resources on the KVM host. For related XML elements, see Node-device XML. Other virsh commands Domain management virsh commands Network management virsh commands Storage pool management virsh commands Volume management virsh commands nodedev-createCreates active transient VFIO mediated devices from node-device XML files.nodedev-defineDefines persistent VFIO mediated devices to libvirt by using specifications from node-device XML files.nodedev-destroyDeactivates a VFIO mediated device. Transient mediated devices cease to exist. Persistent mediated devices can be activated again with a nodedev-start command.nodedev-dumpxmlDisplays the properties, in node-device XML format, of a host resource that is represented in sysfs on the KVM host and that can be detected by libvirt.nodedev-listLists resources that are represented in sysfs on the KVM host and that can be detected by libvirt.nodedev-startActivates an inactive persistent VFIO mediated device.nodedev-undefineRemoves the definition of a persistent VFIO mediated device from libvirt.Parent topic: Selected virsh commands