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diff --git a/docs/man/xl.pod.1 b/docs/man/xl.pod.1 index 72196ee28b..17789b4766 100644 --- a/docs/man/xl.pod.1 +++ b/docs/man/xl.pod.1 @@ -360,7 +360,11 @@ Reboot a domain. This acts just as if the domain had the B<reboot> command run from the console. The command returns as soon as it has executed the reboot action, which may be significantly before the domain actually reboots. -It requires PV drivers installed in your guest OS. + +For HVM domains this requires PV drivers to be installed in your guest +OS. If PV drivers are not present but you have configured the guest OS +to behave appropriately you may be able to use the I<button-press> +subcommand to trigger a power button press. The behavior of what happens to a domain when it reboots is set by the B<on_reboot> parameter of the domain configuration file when the @@ -412,9 +416,15 @@ Leave domain running after creating the snapshot. Gracefully shuts down a domain. This coordinates with the domain OS to perform graceful shutdown, so there is no guarantee that it will succeed, and may take a variable length of time depending on what -services must be shutdown in the domain. The command returns -immediately after signally the domain unless that B<-w> flag is used. -For HVM domains it requires PV drivers to be installed in your guest OS. +services must be shutdown in the domain. + +For HVM domains this requires PV drivers to be installed in your guest +OS. If PV drivers are not present but you have configured the guest OS +to behave appropriately you may be able to use the I<button-press> +subcommand to trigger a power button press. + +The command returns immediately after signally the domain unless that +B<-w> flag is used. The behavior of what happens to a domain when it reboots is set by the B<on_shutdown> parameter of the domain configuration file when the |