org.libvirt
Class Device

java.lang.Object
  org.libvirt.Device

public class Device
extends java.lang.Object

A device which is attached to a node

Field Summary

protected Libvirt

libvirt The libvirt connection from the hypervisor

Method Summary

int	destroy() Destroy the device object.
int	detach() Dettach the node device from the node itself so that it may be assigned to a guest domain.
void	finalize()
int	free() Frees this device object.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of the device
int	getNumberOfCapabilities() Returns the number of capabilities which the instance has.
java.lang.String	getParent() Returns the parent of the device
java.lang.String	getXMLDescription() Returns the XML description of the device
java.lang.String[]	listCapabilities() List the capabilities of the device
protected void	processError() Error handling logic to throw errors.
int	reAttach() ReAttach a device to the node.
int	reset() Reset a previously dettached node device to the node before or after assigning it to a guest.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

libvirt

protected Libvirt libvirt

The libvirt connection from the hypervisor

Method Detail

destroy

public int destroy()
            throws LibvirtException

Destroy the device object. The virtual device is removed from the host operating system. This function may require privileged access.

Returns:

0 for success, -1 for failure.

Throws:

LibvirtException

detach

public int detach()
           throws LibvirtException

Dettach the node device from the node itself so that it may be assigned to a guest domain.

Throws:

LibvirtException

finalize

public void finalize()
              throws LibvirtException

Overrides:

finalize in class java.lang.Object

Throws:

LibvirtException

free

public int free()
         throws LibvirtException

Frees this device object. The running instance is kept alive. The data structure is freed and should not be used thereafter.

Returns:

number of references left (>= 0) for success, -1 for failure.

Throws:

LibvirtException

getName

public java.lang.String getName()
                         throws LibvirtException

Returns the name of the device

Throws:

LibvirtException

getNumberOfCapabilities

public int getNumberOfCapabilities()
                            throws LibvirtException

Returns the number of capabilities which the instance has.

Throws:

LibvirtException

getParent

public java.lang.String getParent()
                           throws LibvirtException

Returns the parent of the device

Throws:

LibvirtException

getXMLDescription

public java.lang.String getXMLDescription()
                                   throws LibvirtException

Returns the XML description of the device

Throws:

LibvirtException

listCapabilities

public java.lang.String[] listCapabilities()
                                    throws LibvirtException

List the capabilities of the device

Throws:

LibvirtException

processError

protected void processError()
                     throws LibvirtException

Error handling logic to throw errors. Must be called after every libvirt call.

Throws:

LibvirtException

reAttach

public int reAttach()
             throws LibvirtException

ReAttach a device to the node.

Throws:

LibvirtException

reset

public int reset()
          throws LibvirtException

Reset a previously dettached node device to the node before or after assigning it to a guest.

Throws:

LibvirtException