Issue:

In Linux based operating systems the KVM guests are not shutting down gracefully when initiating a host OS shutdown.

shutdown.

Product Line:

PowerChute Network Shutdown (PCNS), PowerChute Serial Shutdown (PCSS) and PowerChute Business Edition (PCBE).

Environment:
Linux based operating systems with virtual machine installed.

Symptoms:
The KVM Guests are not shutting down gracefully with PCNS, PCSS & PCBE

Resolution:

1. Open Terminal in the Linux Host OS and Navigate to /etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests file
2. Uncomment and Edit the lines as shown below. Use ‘vi’ command.

ON_BOOT=start

ON_SHUTDOWN=shutdown

SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT=300

Note : If libvirt-guests file not available under sysconfig create the file and add these lines

3. Save the file.
4. Enable and Start the libvirtd and libvirt-guests service by the following steps.

Enable and start the libvirtd service using below commands.

1. systemctl enable libvirtd (To enable the libvirtd service).
2. systemctl start libvirtd (To start the libvirtd service).

Enable and start the libvirt-guests service using below commands.

3. systemctl enable libvirt-guests (To enable the libvirt-guests service).
4. systemctl  start libvirt-guests (To start the libvirt-guests service).

For RHEL 6.8 (Follow the below steps after performing Resolution steps 1 to 3)

5. Start the libvirtd and libvirt-guests service by the following steps.

1. Start the libvirtd service by the following command.
2. service libvirtd start (To start the libvirtd service).

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