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@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ virt-controller, the virt-handler, and the virt-launcher.
  other management operations to the *virt-handler* component.
  * **virt-handler**: This is a daemon that runs on each Kubernetes node. It is
    responsible for monitoring the state of VMIs according to Kubernetes and
-   ensuring the corresponding libvirt domain is booted or halted accordingly.
+   ensuring the corresponding libvirt domain is booted or halted accordingly. To perform these operations, the virt-handler signals and send the VM's CRD object to the *virt-launcher* component.
  * **virt-launcher**: This component is a place-holder, one per running VMI. It
    contains the running VMI and remains running as long as the VMI is defined.