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1 | @example |
2 | @c man begin SYNOPSIS | |
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3 | @command{qemu-nbd} [OPTION]... @var{filename} |
4 | ||
5 | @command{qemu-nbd} @option{-d} @var{dev} | |
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6 | @c man end |
7 | @end example | |
8 | ||
9 | @c man begin DESCRIPTION | |
10 | ||
7e8911bb | 11 | Export a QEMU disk image using the NBD protocol. |
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12 | |
13 | @c man end | |
14 | ||
15 | @c man begin OPTIONS | |
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16 | @var{filename} is a disk image filename, or a set of block |
17 | driver options if @var{--image-opts} is specified. | |
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18 | |
19 | @var{dev} is an NBD device. | |
20 | ||
4a6b819c | 21 | @table @option |
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22 | @item --object type,id=@var{id},...props... |
23 | Define a new instance of the @var{type} object class identified by @var{id}. | |
24 | See the @code{qemu(1)} manual page for full details of the properties | |
145614a1 | 25 | supported. The common object types that it makes sense to define are the |
0ab3b337 | 26 | @code{secret} object, which is used to supply passwords and/or encryption |
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27 | keys, and the @code{tls-creds} object, which is used to supply TLS |
28 | credentials for the qemu-nbd server. | |
4a6b819c | 29 | @item -p, --port=@var{port} |
50901218 | 30 | The TCP port to listen on (default @samp{10809}) |
4a6b819c | 31 | @item -o, --offset=@var{offset} |
50901218 | 32 | The offset into the image |
4a6b819c | 33 | @item -b, --bind=@var{iface} |
50901218 | 34 | The interface to bind to (default @samp{0.0.0.0}) |
4a6b819c | 35 | @item -k, --socket=@var{path} |
b9dbb617 | 36 | Use a unix socket with path @var{path} |
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37 | @item --image-opts |
38 | Treat @var{filename} as a set of image options, instead of a plain | |
39 | filename. If this flag is specified, the @var{-f} flag should | |
40 | not be used, instead the '@code{format=}' option should be set. | |
7e8911bb | 41 | @item -f, --format=@var{fmt} |
50901218 | 42 | Force the use of the block driver for format @var{fmt} instead of |
7e8911bb | 43 | auto-detecting |
7a5ca864 | 44 | @item -r, --read-only |
50901218 | 45 | Export the disk as read-only |
4a6b819c | 46 | @item -P, --partition=@var{num} |
50901218 | 47 | Only expose partition @var{num} |
2f726488 | 48 | @item -s, --snapshot |
50901218 | 49 | Use @var{filename} as an external snapshot, create a temporary |
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50 | file with backing_file=@var{filename}, redirect the write to |
51 | the temporary one | |
8c116b0e | 52 | @item -l, --load-snapshot=@var{snapshot_param} |
50901218 | 53 | Load an internal snapshot inside @var{filename} and export it |
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54 | as an read-only device, @var{snapshot_param} format is |
55 | 'snapshot.id=[ID],snapshot.name=[NAME]' or '[ID_OR_NAME]' | |
2f726488 | 56 | @item -n, --nocache |
0eb256a2 | 57 | @itemx --cache=@var{cache} |
50901218 | 58 | The cache mode to be used with the file. See the documentation of |
b9dbb617 | 59 | the emulator's @code{-drive cache=...} option for allowed values. |
0eb256a2 | 60 | @item --aio=@var{aio} |
50901218 | 61 | Set the asynchronous I/O mode between @samp{threads} (the default) |
b9dbb617 | 62 | and @samp{native} (Linux only). |
ded9d2d5 | 63 | @item --discard=@var{discard} |
50901218 | 64 | Control whether @dfn{discard} (also known as @dfn{trim} or @dfn{unmap}) |
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65 | requests are ignored or passed to the filesystem. @var{discard} is one of |
66 | @samp{ignore} (or @samp{off}), @samp{unmap} (or @samp{on}). The default is | |
67 | @samp{ignore}. | |
68 | @item --detect-zeroes=@var{detect-zeroes} | |
50901218 | 69 | Control the automatic conversion of plain zero writes by the OS to |
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70 | driver-specific optimized zero write commands. @var{detect-zeroes} is one of |
71 | @samp{off}, @samp{on} or @samp{unmap}. @samp{unmap} | |
72 | converts a zero write to an unmap operation and can only be used if | |
73 | @var{discard} is set to @samp{unmap}. The default is @samp{off}. | |
bba7be96 | 74 | @item -c, --connect=@var{dev} |
50901218 | 75 | Connect @var{filename} to NBD device @var{dev} |
cd831bd7 | 76 | @item -d, --disconnect |
50901218 | 77 | Disconnect the device @var{dev} |
4a6b819c | 78 | @item -e, --shared=@var{num} |
50901218 | 79 | Allow up to @var{num} clients to share the device (default @samp{1}) |
75818250 | 80 | @item -t, --persistent |
50901218 | 81 | Don't exit on the last connection |
b1a75b33 | 82 | @item -x, --export-name=@var{name} |
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83 | Set the NBD volume export name. This switches the server to use |
84 | the new style NBD protocol negotiation | |
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85 | @item -D, --description=@var{description} |
86 | Set the NBD volume export description, as a human-readable | |
87 | string. Requires the use of @option{-x} | |
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88 | @item --tls-creds=ID |
89 | Enable mandatory TLS encryption for the server by setting the ID | |
90 | of the TLS credentials object previously created with the --object | |
91 | option. | |
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92 | @item --fork |
93 | Fork off the server process and exit the parent once the server is running. | |
7a5ca864 | 94 | @item -v, --verbose |
50901218 | 95 | Display extra debugging information |
7a5ca864 | 96 | @item -h, --help |
50901218 | 97 | Display this help and exit |
7a5ca864 | 98 | @item -V, --version |
50901218 | 99 | Display version information and exit |
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100 | @item -T, --trace [[enable=]@var{pattern}][,events=@var{file}][,file=@var{file}] |
101 | @findex --trace | |
102 | @include qemu-option-trace.texi | |
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103 | @end table |
104 | ||
105 | @c man end | |
106 | ||
107 | @ignore | |
108 | ||
109 | @setfilename qemu-nbd | |
110 | @settitle QEMU Disk Network Block Device Server | |
111 | ||
112 | @c man begin AUTHOR | |
113 | Copyright (C) 2006 Anthony Liguori <anthony@codemonkey.ws>. | |
114 | This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO | |
115 | warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. | |
116 | @c man end | |
117 | ||
118 | @c man begin SEEALSO | |
7e8911bb | 119 | qemu(1), qemu-img(1) |
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120 | @c man end |
121 | ||
122 | @end ignore |