xe command list

Here is a list of the most common commands, for more information visit:
http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/Command_Line_Interface

Virtual Machines
List of available virtual machines

xe vm-list

Get uuids of all running VMs

xe vm-list is-control-domain=false power-state=running params=uuid | egrep -o "[a-f0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{12}"

Force shutdown a virtual machine

xe vm-reset-powerstate uuid=uuid-of-the-VM force=true

Shutdown VM

xe vm-shutdown vm=<uuid>

Suspend VM

xe vm-suspend vm=<uuid>

List all the parameters available on the selected host

xe vm-param-list uuid=1b334f12-66cf-73cc-b0f9-3059519ace27

CPUs
Set the number of cores with:

xe vm-param-s<wbr/>et platform:c<wbr/>ores-per-soc<wbr/>ket=4 uuid=xxxxx<wbr/>x

Set the number of CPUS at startup:

xe vm-param-s<wbr/>et VCPUs-at-s<wbr/>tartup=8 uuid=xxxxx<wbr/>x

Set the max number of CPUS:

xe vm-param-s<wbr/>et VCPUs-max=<wbr/>8 uuid=xxxxx<wbr/>xx

Hosts
List hosts

xe host-list

Shutdown host

xe host-shutdown host=<uuid>

Remove Host from Pool

xe host-forget uuid=<toasted_host_uuid>

Get Pool Master UUID

xe pool-list params=master | egrep -o "[a-f0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{12}"

Eject host from pool

xe pool-eject host-uuid=9712025f-9b98-4c25-81ef-9222993b71f9

Get VMs running on specified host

xe vm-list resident-on=<host uuid=""> is-control-domain=false

Pending tasks:

xe task-list #to view the Pending tasks
xe task-cancel force=true uuid=<UUID> #to cancel a specific task

Last resort:

xe-toolstack-restart

Networking
Lists networks

xe network-list

Lists Physical Network Cards with specified MAC Address

xe pif-list MAC=1c:c1:de:6b:9f:22

Create a new Network

xe network-create name-label=VLAN_DMZ

Assign a network to a Physical Network Card with a VLAN

xe vlan-create network-uuid=329b55d1-0f77-512a-63ed-8b6bcf429e99 pif-uuid=80c1ea1a-4beb-c1ee-f69d-14e3a699587e vlan=205

Backups
Export VM or snapshot to XVA

xe vm-export vm=<uuid_or_name> filename=/backup/Ubuntu_backup.xva

Import XVA file

xe vm-import vm=<name> filename=/backup/Ubuntu_backup.xva

Create a snapshot

xe vm-snapshot vm="<vm_name>" new-name-label="snapshot_name"

Convert snapshot to template

xe snapshot-copy uuid=<snapshot_uuid> sr-uuid=<sr_uuid> new-name-description="Description" new-name-label="Template Name"