4.13. start

4.13.1. start host vm

rocks start host vm {host...}

Boots a VM slice on a physical node. If kvm_autostart == true make the VM start automatically when the physical container boot.

arguments

host

A list of one or more VM host names.

examples

# rocks start host vm compute-0-0-0

Start VM host compute-0-0-0.

# rocks start host vm compute-0-0-0

Start VM host compute-0-0-0.

4.13.2. start service airboss

rocks start service airboss [foreground=boolean]

Starts the VM Control service. This service validates commands from remote hosts and, if the command is accepted, the command is parsed and applied to VMs that are managed by this host.

parameters

[foreground=boolean]

If set to to 'yes', this service will stay in the foreground. Default is 'no'.