XenServer Administrator's Guide
Command line interface
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The console objects can be listed with the standard object listing command (xe console-list), and the parameters manipulated with the standard parameter commands. See the section called “Low-level param commands” for details.
Console parameters Consoles have the following parameters: Parameter Name
Description
Type
uuid
The unique identifier/object reference for the console
read only
vm-uuid
The unique identifier/object reference of the VM this console is open on
read only
vm-name-label
The name of the VM this console is open on
read only
protocol
Protocol this console uses. Possible values are vt100: VT100 terminal, rfb: Remote FrameBuffer protocol (as used in VNC), or rdp: Remote Desktop Protocol
read only
location
URI for the console service
read only
other-config
A list of key/value pairs that specify additional configuration parameters for the console.
read/write map parameter
Event commands Commands for working with events.
Event classes Event classes are listed in the following table: Class name
Description
pool
A pool of physical hosts
vm
A Virtual Machine
host
A physical host
network
A virtual network
vif
A virtual network interface
pif
A physical network interface (separate VLANs are represented as several PIFs)