Description of problem: When i connect to a remot Xen hypervisor with SSH with virsh and list domains not all domains are shown: virsh -c xen+ssh://root.2.1/ virsh # list --all Id Name State ---------------------------------- - ub04 shut off While when connecting local, all domains are shown: root@ub02:~# virsh -c xen:/// virsh # list --all Id Name State ---------------------------------- 0 Domain-0 running 17 ub07 idle - ub04 shut off Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): libvirt 0.9.2-4ubuntu15.1 - libvirt-bin 0.9.2-4ubuntu15.1 - How reproducible: alsways Steps to Reproduce: 1. Connect to local Xen hypervisor with virsh , list --all 2. Connect to remote Xen hypervisor with SSH/virsh, list --all 3. Compare differences Actual results: Some domains do not show Expected results: All domains that are shown when connecting local should be shown when connecting though ssh+xen:// Additional info:
You should mention this problem on libvir-list as well. I would also file a bug with Ubuntu (looking at the package names, you're using Ubuntu, right?).
Given the age of this bug, just closing. If anyone can still reproduce with modern libvirt and xen, please file a new bug