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hvmscommand line given to the kernel
startupsspecify what to do with the domain at startup possibles value: started, paused, shutdown or restore
debugblogs all operations to /tmp/xenvm-debug-%uuid
uuidsspecify the domain uuid (default to autogeneration)
on_crashsspecify the action to be taken after notifying a
on_haltscrash/halt/reboot. possible values:
on_rebootspreserve, reboot, destroy
kernelsspecify where to find the kernel to boot (can be empty for hvm. default to hvmloader)
memoryispecify the memory given to the guest in megabytes
vcpusinumber of vcpus available to the guest
disksadd a virtual disk.
  format: physpath:phystype:virtpath:mode:devty[:k=v...]
  - physpath: path to the disk image, raw device, ..
  - phystype: phy
  - virtpath: hd(a-d)
  - mode: r
  - devtype = cdrom
  - extra k=v arguments (cipher, key-size, key-file)
nicsadd a virtual nic.
  format: key=value,key=value,... (can be empty)
  supported key: bridge, mac, id
  examples:
  "nic = bridge=xen-br0,mac=ab:ef:fe:dc:ba:ab"
  "nic = mac=ab:ef:fe:dc:ba:ab"
  "nic = "
pcisadd a pci device.
  format: devid,bind,domainImage Removed:bus device.function
serialsredirect serial to device or network tcp:ip:port
  ex: "pty" or "tcp:1.2.3.4:1234"
displaysdetails the type of display available for the guest
  format: :key[=value],key[=value],...
  possible values:
  - none
  - vnc (keys allowed: use-port-unused, keymap, port)
  - sdl
  - intel

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