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1 | *qm* `<COMMAND> [ARGS] [OPTIONS]` |
2 | ||
4d47f125 | 3 | *qm agent* |
32d876b5 | 4 | |
4d47f125 | 5 | An alias for 'qm guest cmd'. |
32d876b5 | 6 | |
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7 | *qm cleanup* `<vmid> <clean-shutdown> <guest-requested>` |
8 | ||
9 | Cleans up resources like tap devices, vgpus, etc. Called after a vm shuts | |
10 | down, crashes, etc. | |
11 | ||
8dd66e12 | 12 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
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13 | |
14 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
15 | ||
16 | `<clean-shutdown>`: `<boolean>` :: | |
17 | ||
18 | Indicates if qemu shutdown cleanly. | |
19 | ||
20 | `<guest-requested>`: `<boolean>` :: | |
21 | ||
22 | Indicates if the shutdown was requested by the guest or via qmp. | |
23 | ||
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24 | *qm clone* `<vmid> <newid>` `[OPTIONS]` |
25 | ||
26 | Create a copy of virtual machine/template. | |
27 | ||
8dd66e12 | 28 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
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29 | |
30 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
31 | ||
8dd66e12 | 32 | `<newid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
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33 | |
34 | VMID for the clone. | |
35 | ||
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36 | `--bwlimit` `<integer> (0 - N)` ('default =' `clone limit from datacenter or storage config`):: |
37 | ||
38 | Override I/O bandwidth limit (in KiB/s). | |
39 | ||
2489d6df | 40 | `--description` `<string>` :: |
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41 | |
42 | Description for the new VM. | |
43 | ||
2489d6df | 44 | `--format` `<qcow2 | raw | vmdk>` :: |
1f554f76 | 45 | |
27a7acb2 | 46 | Target format for file storage. Only valid for full clone. |
1f554f76 | 47 | |
27a7acb2 | 48 | `--full` `<boolean>` :: |
1f554f76 | 49 | |
27a7acb2 | 50 | Create a full copy of all disks. This is always done when you clone a normal VM. For VM templates, we try to create a linked clone by default. |
1f554f76 | 51 | |
2489d6df | 52 | `--name` `<string>` :: |
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53 | |
54 | Set a name for the new VM. | |
55 | ||
2489d6df | 56 | `--pool` `<string>` :: |
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57 | |
58 | Add the new VM to the specified pool. | |
59 | ||
2489d6df | 60 | `--snapname` `<string>` :: |
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61 | |
62 | The name of the snapshot. | |
63 | ||
907e4bc3 | 64 | `--storage` `<storage ID>` :: |
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65 | |
66 | Target storage for full clone. | |
1f554f76 | 67 | |
2489d6df | 68 | `--target` `<string>` :: |
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69 | |
70 | Target node. Only allowed if the original VM is on shared storage. | |
71 | ||
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72 | *qm cloudinit dump* `<vmid> <type>` |
73 | ||
74 | Get automatically generated cloudinit config. | |
75 | ||
8dd66e12 | 76 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
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77 | |
78 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
79 | ||
80 | `<type>`: `<meta | network | user>` :: | |
81 | ||
82 | Config type. | |
83 | ||
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84 | *qm cloudinit pending* `<vmid>` |
85 | ||
86 | Get the cloudinit configuration with both current and pending values. | |
87 | ||
8dd66e12 | 88 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
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89 | |
90 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
91 | ||
92 | *qm cloudinit update* `<vmid>` | |
93 | ||
94 | Regenerate and change cloudinit config drive. | |
95 | ||
8dd66e12 | 96 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
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97 | |
98 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
99 | ||
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100 | *qm config* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]` |
101 | ||
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102 | Get the virtual machine configuration with pending configuration changes |
103 | applied. Set the 'current' parameter to get the current configuration | |
104 | instead. | |
1f554f76 | 105 | |
8dd66e12 | 106 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
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107 | |
108 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
109 | ||
2489d6df | 110 | `--current` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: |
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111 | |
112 | Get current values (instead of pending values). | |
113 | ||
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114 | `--snapshot` `<string>` :: |
115 | ||
116 | Fetch config values from given snapshot. | |
117 | ||
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118 | *qm create* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]` |
119 | ||
120 | Create or restore a virtual machine. | |
121 | ||
8dd66e12 | 122 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
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123 | |
124 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
125 | ||
2489d6df | 126 | `--acpi` `<boolean>` ('default =' `1`):: |
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127 | |
128 | Enable/disable ACPI. | |
129 | ||
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130 | `--affinity` `<string>` :: |
131 | ||
81a3384d | 132 | List of host cores used to execute guest processes, for example: 0,5,8-11 |
4e7f60c2 | 133 | |
9d2e98ed | 134 | `--agent` `[enabled=]<1|0> [,freeze-fs-on-backup=<1|0>] [,fstrim_cloned_disks=<1|0>] [,type=<virtio|isa>]` :: |
1f554f76 | 135 | |
9d2e98ed | 136 | Enable/disable communication with the QEMU Guest Agent and its properties. |
1f554f76 | 137 | |
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138 | `--arch` `<aarch64 | x86_64>` :: |
139 | ||
140 | Virtual processor architecture. Defaults to the host. | |
141 | ||
2489d6df | 142 | `--archive` `<string>` :: |
1f554f76 | 143 | |
c5aa7e14 | 144 | The backup archive. Either the file system path to a .tar or .vma file (use '-' to pipe data from stdin) or a proxmox storage backup volume identifier. |
1f554f76 | 145 | |
2489d6df | 146 | `--args` `<string>` :: |
1f554f76 | 147 | |
c2993fe5 | 148 | Arbitrary arguments passed to kvm. |
1f554f76 | 149 | |
d2656385 | 150 | `--audio0` `device=<ich9-intel-hda|intel-hda|AC97> [,driver=<spice|none>]` :: |
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151 | |
152 | Configure a audio device, useful in combination with QXL/Spice. | |
153 | ||
2489d6df | 154 | `--autostart` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: |
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155 | |
156 | Automatic restart after crash (currently ignored). | |
157 | ||
2489d6df | 158 | `--balloon` `<integer> (0 - N)` :: |
1f554f76 | 159 | |
9d2e98ed | 160 | Amount of target RAM for the VM in MiB. Using zero disables the ballon driver. |
1f554f76 | 161 | |
2489d6df | 162 | `--bios` `<ovmf | seabios>` ('default =' `seabios`):: |
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163 | |
164 | Select BIOS implementation. | |
165 | ||
4772952b | 166 | `--boot` `[[legacy=]<[acdn]{1,4}>] [,order=<device[;device...]>]` :: |
1f554f76 | 167 | |
5370fa8c | 168 | Specify guest boot order. Use the 'order=' sub-property as usage with no key or 'legacy=' is deprecated. |
1f554f76 | 169 | |
2489d6df | 170 | `--bootdisk` `(ide|sata|scsi|virtio)\d+` :: |
1f554f76 | 171 | |
4772952b | 172 | Enable booting from specified disk. Deprecated: Use 'boot: order=foo;bar' instead. |
1f554f76 | 173 | |
95895385 | 174 | `--bwlimit` `<integer> (0 - N)` ('default =' `restore limit from datacenter or storage config`):: |
27a7acb2 | 175 | |
95895385 | 176 | Override I/O bandwidth limit (in KiB/s). |
27a7acb2 | 177 | |
2489d6df | 178 | `--cdrom` `<volume>` :: |
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179 | |
180 | This is an alias for option -ide2 | |
181 | ||
5370fa8c | 182 | `--cicustom` `[meta=<volume>] [,network=<volume>] [,user=<volume>] [,vendor=<volume>]` :: |
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183 | |
184 | cloud-init: Specify custom files to replace the automatically generated ones at start. | |
185 | ||
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186 | `--cipassword` `<password>` :: |
187 | ||
188 | cloud-init: Password to assign the user. Using this is generally not recommended. Use ssh keys instead. Also note that older cloud-init versions do not support hashed passwords. | |
189 | ||
d2656385 | 190 | `--citype` `<configdrive2 | nocloud | opennebula>` :: |
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191 | |
192 | Specifies the cloud-init configuration format. The default depends on the configured operating system type (`ostype`. We use the `nocloud` format for Linux, and `configdrive2` for windows. | |
193 | ||
c8eee6ff | 194 | `--ciupgrade` `<boolean>` ('default =' `1`):: |
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195 | |
196 | cloud-init: do an automatic package upgrade after the first boot. | |
197 | ||
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198 | `--ciuser` `<string>` :: |
199 | ||
200 | cloud-init: User name to change ssh keys and password for instead of the image's configured default user. | |
201 | ||
2489d6df | 202 | `--cores` `<integer> (1 - N)` ('default =' `1`):: |
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203 | |
204 | The number of cores per socket. | |
205 | ||
04d22a9f | 206 | `--cpu` `[[cputype=]<string>] [,flags=<+FLAG[;-FLAG...]>] [,hidden=<1|0>] [,hv-vendor-id=<vendor-id>] [,phys-bits=<8-64|host>] [,reported-model=<enum>]` :: |
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207 | |
208 | Emulated CPU type. | |
209 | ||
2489d6df | 210 | `--cpulimit` `<number> (0 - 128)` ('default =' `0`):: |
1f554f76 | 211 | |
9b3e4991 | 212 | Limit of CPU usage. |
1f554f76 | 213 | |
7af2edf9 | 214 | `--cpuunits` `<integer> (1 - 262144)` ('default =' `cgroup v1: 1024, cgroup v2: 100`):: |
1f554f76 | 215 | |
5370fa8c | 216 | CPU weight for a VM, will be clamped to [1, 10000] in cgroup v2. |
1f554f76 | 217 | |
2489d6df | 218 | `--description` `<string>` :: |
1f554f76 | 219 | |
8f4d9c87 | 220 | Description for the VM. Shown in the web-interface VM's summary. This is saved as comment inside the configuration file. |
1f554f76 | 221 | |
7af2edf9 | 222 | `--efidisk0` `[file=]<volume> [,efitype=<2m|4m>] [,format=<enum>] [,import-from=<source volume>] [,pre-enrolled-keys=<1|0>] [,size=<DiskSize>]` :: |
2c0dde61 | 223 | |
9d2e98ed | 224 | Configure a disk for storing EFI vars. Use the special syntax STORAGE_ID:SIZE_IN_GiB to allocate a new volume. Note that SIZE_IN_GiB is ignored here and that the default EFI vars are copied to the volume instead. Use STORAGE_ID:0 and the 'import-from' parameter to import from an existing volume. |
2c0dde61 | 225 | |
2489d6df | 226 | `--force` `<boolean>` :: |
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227 | |
228 | Allow to overwrite existing VM. | |
229 | + | |
230 | NOTE: Requires option(s): `archive` | |
231 | ||
2489d6df | 232 | `--freeze` `<boolean>` :: |
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233 | |
234 | Freeze CPU at startup (use 'c' monitor command to start execution). | |
235 | ||
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236 | `--hookscript` `<string>` :: |
237 | ||
238 | Script that will be executed during various steps in the vms lifetime. | |
239 | ||
499c9b7f | 240 | `--hostpci[n]` `[[host=]<HOSTPCIID[;HOSTPCIID2...]>] [,device-id=<hex id>] [,legacy-igd=<1|0>] [,mapping=<mapping-id>] [,mdev=<string>] [,pcie=<1|0>] [,rombar=<1|0>] [,romfile=<string>] [,sub-device-id=<hex id>] [,sub-vendor-id=<hex id>] [,vendor-id=<hex id>] [,x-vga=<1|0>]` :: |
1f554f76 | 241 | |
c2993fe5 | 242 | Map host PCI devices into guest. |
1f554f76 | 243 | |
2489d6df | 244 | `--hotplug` `<string>` ('default =' `network,disk,usb`):: |
1f554f76 | 245 | |
4e7f60c2 | 246 | Selectively enable hotplug features. This is a comma separated list of hotplug features: 'network', 'disk', 'cpu', 'memory', 'usb' and 'cloudinit'. Use '0' to disable hotplug completely. Using '1' as value is an alias for the default `network,disk,usb`. USB hotplugging is possible for guests with machine version >= 7.1 and ostype l26 or windows > 7. |
1f554f76 | 247 | |
2489d6df | 248 | `--hugepages` `<1024 | 2 | any>` :: |
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249 | |
250 | Enable/disable hugepages memory. | |
251 | ||
7af2edf9 | 252 | `--ide[n]` `[file=]<volume> [,aio=<native|threads|io_uring>] [,backup=<1|0>] [,bps=<bps>] [,bps_max_length=<seconds>] [,bps_rd=<bps>] [,bps_rd_max_length=<seconds>] [,bps_wr=<bps>] [,bps_wr_max_length=<seconds>] [,cache=<enum>] [,cyls=<integer>] [,detect_zeroes=<1|0>] [,discard=<ignore|on>] [,format=<enum>] [,heads=<integer>] [,import-from=<source volume>] [,iops=<iops>] [,iops_max=<iops>] [,iops_max_length=<seconds>] [,iops_rd=<iops>] [,iops_rd_max=<iops>] [,iops_rd_max_length=<seconds>] [,iops_wr=<iops>] [,iops_wr_max=<iops>] [,iops_wr_max_length=<seconds>] [,mbps=<mbps>] [,mbps_max=<mbps>] [,mbps_rd=<mbps>] [,mbps_rd_max=<mbps>] [,mbps_wr=<mbps>] [,mbps_wr_max=<mbps>] [,media=<cdrom|disk>] [,model=<model>] [,replicate=<1|0>] [,rerror=<ignore|report|stop>] [,secs=<integer>] [,serial=<serial>] [,shared=<1|0>] [,size=<DiskSize>] [,snapshot=<1|0>] [,ssd=<1|0>] [,trans=<none|lba|auto>] [,werror=<enum>] [,wwn=<wwn>]` :: |
1f554f76 | 253 | |
7af2edf9 | 254 | Use volume as IDE hard disk or CD-ROM (n is 0 to 3). Use the special syntax STORAGE_ID:SIZE_IN_GiB to allocate a new volume. Use STORAGE_ID:0 and the 'import-from' parameter to import from an existing volume. |
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256 | `--ipconfig[n]` `[gw=<GatewayIPv4>] [,gw6=<GatewayIPv6>] [,ip=<IPv4Format/CIDR>] [,ip6=<IPv6Format/CIDR>]` :: |
257 | ||
258 | cloud-init: Specify IP addresses and gateways for the corresponding interface. | |
259 | + | |
260 | IP addresses use CIDR notation, gateways are optional but need an IP of the same type specified. | |
261 | + | |
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262 | The special string 'dhcp' can be used for IP addresses to use DHCP, in which case no explicit |
263 | gateway should be provided. | |
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264 | For IPv6 the special string 'auto' can be used to use stateless autoconfiguration. This requires |
265 | cloud-init 19.4 or newer. | |
27a7acb2 | 266 | + |
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267 | If cloud-init is enabled and neither an IPv4 nor an IPv6 address is specified, it defaults to using |
268 | dhcp on IPv4. | |
27a7acb2 | 269 | |
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270 | `--ivshmem` `size=<integer> [,name=<string>]` :: |
271 | ||
272 | Inter-VM shared memory. Useful for direct communication between VMs, or to the host. | |
273 | ||
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274 | `--keephugepages` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: |
275 | ||
276 | Use together with hugepages. If enabled, hugepages will not not be deleted after VM shutdown and can be used for subsequent starts. | |
277 | ||
35a75dd3 | 278 | `--keyboard` `<da | de | de-ch | en-gb | en-us | es | fi | fr | fr-be | fr-ca | fr-ch | hu | is | it | ja | lt | mk | nl | no | pl | pt | pt-br | sl | sv | tr>` :: |
1f554f76 | 279 | |
7af2edf9 | 280 | Keyboard layout for VNC server. This option is generally not required and is often better handled from within the guest OS. |
1f554f76 | 281 | |
2489d6df | 282 | `--kvm` `<boolean>` ('default =' `1`):: |
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283 | |
284 | Enable/disable KVM hardware virtualization. | |
285 | ||
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286 | `--live-restore` `<boolean>` :: |
287 | ||
c6d5bae8 | 288 | Start the VM immediately while importing or restoring in the background. |
d2656385 | 289 | |
2489d6df | 290 | `--localtime` `<boolean>` :: |
1f554f76 | 291 | |
5370fa8c | 292 | Set the real time clock (RTC) to local time. This is enabled by default if the `ostype` indicates a Microsoft Windows OS. |
1f554f76 | 293 | |
95895385 | 294 | `--lock` `<backup | clone | create | migrate | rollback | snapshot | snapshot-delete | suspended | suspending>` :: |
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295 | |
296 | Lock/unlock the VM. | |
297 | ||
907e4bc3 | 298 | `--machine` `[[type=]<machine type>] [,viommu=<intel|virtio>]` :: |
1f554f76 | 299 | |
907e4bc3 | 300 | Specify the QEMU machine. |
1f554f76 | 301 | |
bd92b745 | 302 | `--memory` `[current=]<integer>` :: |
1f554f76 | 303 | |
bd92b745 | 304 | Memory properties. |
1f554f76 | 305 | |
2489d6df | 306 | `--migrate_downtime` `<number> (0 - N)` ('default =' `0.1`):: |
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307 | |
308 | Set maximum tolerated downtime (in seconds) for migrations. | |
309 | ||
2489d6df | 310 | `--migrate_speed` `<integer> (0 - N)` ('default =' `0`):: |
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311 | |
312 | Set maximum speed (in MB/s) for migrations. Value 0 is no limit. | |
313 | ||
2489d6df | 314 | `--name` `<string>` :: |
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315 | |
316 | Set a name for the VM. Only used on the configuration web interface. | |
317 | ||
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318 | `--nameserver` `<string>` :: |
319 | ||
de786b48 | 320 | cloud-init: Sets DNS server IP address for a container. Create will automatically use the setting from the host if neither searchdomain nor nameserver are set. |
27a7acb2 | 321 | |
ac70d7d1 | 322 | `--net[n]` `[model=]<enum> [,bridge=<bridge>] [,firewall=<1|0>] [,link_down=<1|0>] [,macaddr=<XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX>] [,mtu=<integer>] [,queues=<integer>] [,rate=<number>] [,tag=<integer>] [,trunks=<vlanid[;vlanid...]>] [,<model>=<macaddr>]` :: |
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323 | |
324 | Specify network devices. | |
1f554f76 | 325 | |
2489d6df | 326 | `--numa` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: |
1f554f76 | 327 | |
9b3e4991 | 328 | Enable/disable NUMA. |
1f554f76 | 329 | |
2489d6df | 330 | `--numa[n]` `cpus=<id[-id];...> [,hostnodes=<id[-id];...>] [,memory=<number>] [,policy=<preferred|bind|interleave>]` :: |
1f554f76 | 331 | |
c2993fe5 | 332 | NUMA topology. |
1f554f76 | 333 | |
2489d6df | 334 | `--onboot` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: |
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335 | |
336 | Specifies whether a VM will be started during system bootup. | |
337 | ||
5370fa8c | 338 | `--ostype` `<l24 | l26 | other | solaris | w2k | w2k3 | w2k8 | win10 | win11 | win7 | win8 | wvista | wxp>` :: |
1f554f76 | 339 | |
c2993fe5 | 340 | Specify guest operating system. |
1f554f76 | 341 | |
2489d6df | 342 | `--parallel[n]` `/dev/parport\d+|/dev/usb/lp\d+` :: |
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343 | |
344 | Map host parallel devices (n is 0 to 2). | |
1f554f76 | 345 | |
2489d6df | 346 | `--pool` `<string>` :: |
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347 | |
348 | Add the VM to the specified pool. | |
349 | ||
2489d6df | 350 | `--protection` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: |
1f554f76 | 351 | |
c2993fe5 | 352 | Sets the protection flag of the VM. This will disable the remove VM and remove disk operations. |
1f554f76 | 353 | |
2489d6df | 354 | `--reboot` `<boolean>` ('default =' `1`):: |
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355 | |
356 | Allow reboot. If set to '0' the VM exit on reboot. | |
357 | ||
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358 | `--rng0` `[source=]</dev/urandom|/dev/random|/dev/hwrng> [,max_bytes=<integer>] [,period=<integer>]` :: |
359 | ||
360 | Configure a VirtIO-based Random Number Generator. | |
361 | ||
7af2edf9 | 362 | `--sata[n]` `[file=]<volume> [,aio=<native|threads|io_uring>] [,backup=<1|0>] [,bps=<bps>] [,bps_max_length=<seconds>] [,bps_rd=<bps>] [,bps_rd_max_length=<seconds>] [,bps_wr=<bps>] [,bps_wr_max_length=<seconds>] [,cache=<enum>] [,cyls=<integer>] [,detect_zeroes=<1|0>] [,discard=<ignore|on>] [,format=<enum>] [,heads=<integer>] [,import-from=<source volume>] [,iops=<iops>] [,iops_max=<iops>] [,iops_max_length=<seconds>] [,iops_rd=<iops>] [,iops_rd_max=<iops>] [,iops_rd_max_length=<seconds>] [,iops_wr=<iops>] [,iops_wr_max=<iops>] [,iops_wr_max_length=<seconds>] [,mbps=<mbps>] [,mbps_max=<mbps>] [,mbps_rd=<mbps>] [,mbps_rd_max=<mbps>] [,mbps_wr=<mbps>] [,mbps_wr_max=<mbps>] [,media=<cdrom|disk>] [,replicate=<1|0>] [,rerror=<ignore|report|stop>] [,secs=<integer>] [,serial=<serial>] [,shared=<1|0>] [,size=<DiskSize>] [,snapshot=<1|0>] [,ssd=<1|0>] [,trans=<none|lba|auto>] [,werror=<enum>] [,wwn=<wwn>]` :: |
1f554f76 | 363 | |
7af2edf9 | 364 | Use volume as SATA hard disk or CD-ROM (n is 0 to 5). Use the special syntax STORAGE_ID:SIZE_IN_GiB to allocate a new volume. Use STORAGE_ID:0 and the 'import-from' parameter to import from an existing volume. |
1f554f76 | 365 | |
c6d5bae8 | 366 | `--scsi[n]` `[file=]<volume> [,aio=<native|threads|io_uring>] [,backup=<1|0>] [,bps=<bps>] [,bps_max_length=<seconds>] [,bps_rd=<bps>] [,bps_rd_max_length=<seconds>] [,bps_wr=<bps>] [,bps_wr_max_length=<seconds>] [,cache=<enum>] [,cyls=<integer>] [,detect_zeroes=<1|0>] [,discard=<ignore|on>] [,format=<enum>] [,heads=<integer>] [,import-from=<source volume>] [,iops=<iops>] [,iops_max=<iops>] [,iops_max_length=<seconds>] [,iops_rd=<iops>] [,iops_rd_max=<iops>] [,iops_rd_max_length=<seconds>] [,iops_wr=<iops>] [,iops_wr_max=<iops>] [,iops_wr_max_length=<seconds>] [,iothread=<1|0>] [,mbps=<mbps>] [,mbps_max=<mbps>] [,mbps_rd=<mbps>] [,mbps_rd_max=<mbps>] [,mbps_wr=<mbps>] [,mbps_wr_max=<mbps>] [,media=<cdrom|disk>] [,product=<product>] [,queues=<integer>] [,replicate=<1|0>] [,rerror=<ignore|report|stop>] [,ro=<1|0>] [,scsiblock=<1|0>] [,secs=<integer>] [,serial=<serial>] [,shared=<1|0>] [,size=<DiskSize>] [,snapshot=<1|0>] [,ssd=<1|0>] [,trans=<none|lba|auto>] [,vendor=<vendor>] [,werror=<enum>] [,wwn=<wwn>]` :: |
1f554f76 | 367 | |
7af2edf9 | 368 | Use volume as SCSI hard disk or CD-ROM (n is 0 to 30). Use the special syntax STORAGE_ID:SIZE_IN_GiB to allocate a new volume. Use STORAGE_ID:0 and the 'import-from' parameter to import from an existing volume. |
1f554f76 | 369 | |
2489d6df | 370 | `--scsihw` `<lsi | lsi53c810 | megasas | pvscsi | virtio-scsi-pci | virtio-scsi-single>` ('default =' `lsi`):: |
1f554f76 | 371 | |
c2993fe5 | 372 | SCSI controller model |
1f554f76 | 373 | |
27a7acb2 DM |
374 | `--searchdomain` `<string>` :: |
375 | ||
de786b48 | 376 | cloud-init: Sets DNS search domains for a container. Create will automatically use the setting from the host if neither searchdomain nor nameserver are set. |
27a7acb2 | 377 | |
2489d6df | 378 | `--serial[n]` `(/dev/.+|socket)` :: |
1f554f76 | 379 | |
c2993fe5 | 380 | Create a serial device inside the VM (n is 0 to 3) |
1f554f76 | 381 | |
2489d6df | 382 | `--shares` `<integer> (0 - 50000)` ('default =' `1000`):: |
1f554f76 | 383 | |
5da3d723 | 384 | Amount of memory shares for auto-ballooning. The larger the number is, the more memory this VM gets. Number is relative to weights of all other running VMs. Using zero disables auto-ballooning. Auto-ballooning is done by pvestatd. |
1f554f76 | 385 | |
1e3f8156 | 386 | `--smbios1` `[base64=<1|0>] [,family=<Base64 encoded string>] [,manufacturer=<Base64 encoded string>] [,product=<Base64 encoded string>] [,serial=<Base64 encoded string>] [,sku=<Base64 encoded string>] [,uuid=<UUID>] [,version=<Base64 encoded string>]` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
387 | |
388 | Specify SMBIOS type 1 fields. | |
389 | ||
2489d6df | 390 | `--smp` `<integer> (1 - N)` ('default =' `1`):: |
1f554f76 DM |
391 | |
392 | The number of CPUs. Please use option -sockets instead. | |
393 | ||
2489d6df | 394 | `--sockets` `<integer> (1 - N)` ('default =' `1`):: |
1f554f76 DM |
395 | |
396 | The number of CPU sockets. | |
397 | ||
1c532546 TL |
398 | `--spice_enhancements` `[foldersharing=<1|0>] [,videostreaming=<off|all|filter>]` :: |
399 | ||
400 | Configure additional enhancements for SPICE. | |
401 | ||
27a7acb2 DM |
402 | `--sshkeys` `<filepath>` :: |
403 | ||
404 | cloud-init: Setup public SSH keys (one key per line, OpenSSH format). | |
405 | ||
5da3d723 TL |
406 | `--start` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: |
407 | ||
408 | Start VM after it was created successfully. | |
409 | ||
2489d6df | 410 | `--startdate` `(now | YYYY-MM-DD | YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS)` ('default =' `now`):: |
1f554f76 | 411 | |
4772952b | 412 | Set the initial date of the real time clock. Valid format for date are:'now' or '2006-06-17T16:01:21' or '2006-06-17'. |
1f554f76 | 413 | |
2489d6df | 414 | `--startup` `[[order=]\d+] [,up=\d+] [,down=\d+] ` :: |
1f554f76 | 415 | |
c2993fe5 | 416 | Startup and shutdown behavior. Order is a non-negative number defining the general startup order. Shutdown in done with reverse ordering. Additionally you can set the 'up' or 'down' delay in seconds, which specifies a delay to wait before the next VM is started or stopped. |
1f554f76 | 417 | |
907e4bc3 | 418 | `--storage` `<storage ID>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
419 | |
420 | Default storage. | |
421 | ||
2489d6df | 422 | `--tablet` `<boolean>` ('default =' `1`):: |
1f554f76 | 423 | |
c2993fe5 | 424 | Enable/disable the USB tablet device. |
1f554f76 | 425 | |
5c1699e5 TL |
426 | `--tags` `<string>` :: |
427 | ||
428 | Tags of the VM. This is only meta information. | |
429 | ||
2489d6df | 430 | `--tdf` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: |
1f554f76 DM |
431 | |
432 | Enable/disable time drift fix. | |
433 | ||
2489d6df | 434 | `--template` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: |
1f554f76 DM |
435 | |
436 | Enable/disable Template. | |
437 | ||
7af2edf9 | 438 | `--tpmstate0` `[file=]<volume> [,import-from=<source volume>] [,size=<DiskSize>] [,version=<v1.2|v2.0>]` :: |
5370fa8c | 439 | |
7af2edf9 | 440 | Configure a Disk for storing TPM state. The format is fixed to 'raw'. Use the special syntax STORAGE_ID:SIZE_IN_GiB to allocate a new volume. Note that SIZE_IN_GiB is ignored here and 4 MiB will be used instead. Use STORAGE_ID:0 and the 'import-from' parameter to import from an existing volume. |
5370fa8c | 441 | |
2489d6df | 442 | `--unique` `<boolean>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
443 | |
444 | Assign a unique random ethernet address. | |
445 | + | |
446 | NOTE: Requires option(s): `archive` | |
447 | ||
c5aa7e14 | 448 | `--unused[n]` `[file=]<volume>` :: |
1f554f76 | 449 | |
c2993fe5 | 450 | Reference to unused volumes. This is used internally, and should not be modified manually. |
1f554f76 | 451 | |
499c9b7f | 452 | `--usb[n]` `[[host=]<HOSTUSBDEVICE|spice>] [,mapping=<mapping-id>] [,usb3=<1|0>]` :: |
1f554f76 | 453 | |
4e7f60c2 | 454 | Configure an USB device (n is 0 to 4, for machine version >= 7.1 and ostype l26 or windows > 7, n can be up to 14). |
1f554f76 | 455 | |
2489d6df | 456 | `--vcpus` `<integer> (1 - N)` ('default =' `0`):: |
1f554f76 DM |
457 | |
458 | Number of hotplugged vcpus. | |
459 | ||
fa22697b | 460 | `--vga` `[[type=]<enum>] [,clipboard=<vnc>] [,memory=<integer>]` :: |
1f554f76 | 461 | |
e2d681b3 | 462 | Configure the VGA hardware. |
1f554f76 | 463 | |
7af2edf9 | 464 | `--virtio[n]` `[file=]<volume> [,aio=<native|threads|io_uring>] [,backup=<1|0>] [,bps=<bps>] [,bps_max_length=<seconds>] [,bps_rd=<bps>] [,bps_rd_max_length=<seconds>] [,bps_wr=<bps>] [,bps_wr_max_length=<seconds>] [,cache=<enum>] [,cyls=<integer>] [,detect_zeroes=<1|0>] [,discard=<ignore|on>] [,format=<enum>] [,heads=<integer>] [,import-from=<source volume>] [,iops=<iops>] [,iops_max=<iops>] [,iops_max_length=<seconds>] [,iops_rd=<iops>] [,iops_rd_max=<iops>] [,iops_rd_max_length=<seconds>] [,iops_wr=<iops>] [,iops_wr_max=<iops>] [,iops_wr_max_length=<seconds>] [,iothread=<1|0>] [,mbps=<mbps>] [,mbps_max=<mbps>] [,mbps_rd=<mbps>] [,mbps_rd_max=<mbps>] [,mbps_wr=<mbps>] [,mbps_wr_max=<mbps>] [,media=<cdrom|disk>] [,replicate=<1|0>] [,rerror=<ignore|report|stop>] [,ro=<1|0>] [,secs=<integer>] [,serial=<serial>] [,shared=<1|0>] [,size=<DiskSize>] [,snapshot=<1|0>] [,trans=<none|lba|auto>] [,werror=<enum>]` :: |
1f554f76 | 465 | |
7af2edf9 | 466 | Use volume as VIRTIO hard disk (n is 0 to 15). Use the special syntax STORAGE_ID:SIZE_IN_GiB to allocate a new volume. Use STORAGE_ID:0 and the 'import-from' parameter to import from an existing volume. |
1f554f76 | 467 | |
4d47f125 TL |
468 | `--vmgenid` `<UUID>` ('default =' `1 (autogenerated)`):: |
469 | ||
470 | Set VM Generation ID. Use '1' to autogenerate on create or update, pass '0' to disable explicitly. | |
471 | ||
907e4bc3 | 472 | `--vmstatestorage` `<storage ID>` :: |
2489d6df WB |
473 | |
474 | Default storage for VM state volumes/files. | |
475 | ||
476 | `--watchdog` `[[model=]<i6300esb|ib700>] [,action=<enum>]` :: | |
1f554f76 | 477 | |
c2993fe5 | 478 | Create a virtual hardware watchdog device. |
1f554f76 | 479 | |
1f554f76 DM |
480 | *qm delsnapshot* `<vmid> <snapname>` `[OPTIONS]` |
481 | ||
482 | Delete a VM snapshot. | |
483 | ||
8dd66e12 | 484 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
485 | |
486 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
487 | ||
013dc89f | 488 | `<snapname>`: `<string>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
489 | |
490 | The name of the snapshot. | |
491 | ||
2489d6df | 492 | `--force` `<boolean>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
493 | |
494 | For removal from config file, even if removing disk snapshots fails. | |
495 | ||
1f554f76 DM |
496 | *qm destroy* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]` |
497 | ||
d2656385 TL |
498 | Destroy the VM and all used/owned volumes. Removes any VM specific |
499 | permissions and firewall rules | |
1f554f76 | 500 | |
8dd66e12 | 501 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
502 | |
503 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
504 | ||
8f4d9c87 | 505 | `--destroy-unreferenced-disks` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: |
d2656385 TL |
506 | |
507 | If set, destroy additionally all disks not referenced in the config but with a matching VMID from all enabled storages. | |
508 | ||
1c532546 TL |
509 | `--purge` `<boolean>` :: |
510 | ||
d2656385 | 511 | Remove VMID from configurations, like backup & replication jobs and HA. |
1c532546 | 512 | |
2489d6df | 513 | `--skiplock` `<boolean>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
514 | |
515 | Ignore locks - only root is allowed to use this option. | |
516 | ||
4e7f60c2 TL |
517 | *qm disk import* `<vmid> <source> <storage>` `[OPTIONS]` |
518 | ||
519 | Import an external disk image as an unused disk in a VM. The | |
520 | image format has to be supported by qemu-img(1). | |
521 | ||
8dd66e12 | 522 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
4e7f60c2 TL |
523 | |
524 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
525 | ||
526 | `<source>`: `<string>` :: | |
527 | ||
528 | Path to the disk image to import | |
529 | ||
907e4bc3 | 530 | `<storage>`: `<storage ID>` :: |
4e7f60c2 TL |
531 | |
532 | Target storage ID | |
533 | ||
534 | `--format` `<qcow2 | raw | vmdk>` :: | |
535 | ||
536 | Target format | |
537 | ||
538 | *qm disk move* `<vmid> <disk> [<storage>]` `[OPTIONS]` | |
539 | ||
540 | Move volume to different storage or to a different VM. | |
541 | ||
8dd66e12 | 542 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
4e7f60c2 TL |
543 | |
544 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
545 | ||
546 | `<disk>`: `<efidisk0 | ide0 | ide1 | ide2 | ide3 | sata0 | sata1 | sata2 | sata3 | sata4 | sata5 | scsi0 | scsi1 | scsi10 | scsi11 | scsi12 | scsi13 | scsi14 | scsi15 | scsi16 | scsi17 | scsi18 | scsi19 | scsi2 | scsi20 | scsi21 | scsi22 | scsi23 | scsi24 | scsi25 | scsi26 | scsi27 | scsi28 | scsi29 | scsi3 | scsi30 | scsi4 | scsi5 | scsi6 | scsi7 | scsi8 | scsi9 | tpmstate0 | unused0 | unused1 | unused10 | unused100 | unused101 | unused102 | unused103 | unused104 | unused105 | unused106 | unused107 | unused108 | unused109 | unused11 | unused110 | unused111 | unused112 | unused113 | unused114 | unused115 | unused116 | unused117 | unused118 | unused119 | unused12 | unused120 | unused121 | unused122 | unused123 | unused124 | unused125 | unused126 | unused127 | unused128 | unused129 | unused13 | unused130 | unused131 | unused132 | unused133 | unused134 | unused135 | unused136 | unused137 | unused138 | unused139 | unused14 | unused140 | unused141 | unused142 | unused143 | unused144 | unused145 | unused146 | unused147 | unused148 | unused149 | unused15 | unused150 | unused151 | unused152 | unused153 | unused154 | unused155 | unused156 | unused157 | unused158 | unused159 | unused16 | unused160 | unused161 | unused162 | unused163 | unused164 | unused165 | unused166 | unused167 | unused168 | unused169 | unused17 | unused170 | unused171 | unused172 | unused173 | unused174 | unused175 | unused176 | unused177 | unused178 | unused179 | unused18 | unused180 | unused181 | unused182 | unused183 | unused184 | unused185 | unused186 | unused187 | unused188 | unused189 | unused19 | unused190 | unused191 | unused192 | unused193 | unused194 | unused195 | unused196 | unused197 | unused198 | unused199 | unused2 | unused20 | unused200 | unused201 | unused202 | unused203 | unused204 | unused205 | unused206 | unused207 | unused208 | unused209 | unused21 | unused210 | unused211 | unused212 | unused213 | unused214 | unused215 | unused216 | unused217 | unused218 | unused219 | unused22 | unused220 | unused221 | unused222 | unused223 | unused224 | unused225 | unused226 | unused227 | unused228 | unused229 | unused23 | unused230 | unused231 | unused232 | unused233 | unused234 | unused235 | unused236 | unused237 | unused238 | unused239 | unused24 | unused240 | unused241 | unused242 | unused243 | unused244 | unused245 | unused246 | unused247 | unused248 | unused249 | unused25 | unused250 | unused251 | unused252 | unused253 | unused254 | unused255 | unused26 | unused27 | unused28 | unused29 | unused3 | unused30 | unused31 | unused32 | unused33 | unused34 | unused35 | unused36 | unused37 | unused38 | unused39 | unused4 | unused40 | unused41 | unused42 | unused43 | unused44 | unused45 | unused46 | unused47 | unused48 | unused49 | unused5 | unused50 | unused51 | unused52 | unused53 | unused54 | unused55 | unused56 | unused57 | unused58 | unused59 | unused6 | unused60 | unused61 | unused62 | unused63 | unused64 | unused65 | unused66 | unused67 | unused68 | unused69 | unused7 | unused70 | unused71 | unused72 | unused73 | unused74 | unused75 | unused76 | unused77 | unused78 | unused79 | unused8 | unused80 | unused81 | unused82 | unused83 | unused84 | unused85 | unused86 | unused87 | unused88 | unused89 | unused9 | unused90 | unused91 | unused92 | unused93 | unused94 | unused95 | unused96 | unused97 | unused98 | unused99 | virtio0 | virtio1 | virtio10 | virtio11 | virtio12 | virtio13 | virtio14 | virtio15 | virtio2 | virtio3 | virtio4 | virtio5 | virtio6 | virtio7 | virtio8 | virtio9>` :: | |
547 | ||
548 | The disk you want to move. | |
549 | ||
907e4bc3 | 550 | `<storage>`: `<storage ID>` :: |
4e7f60c2 TL |
551 | |
552 | Target storage. | |
553 | ||
554 | `--bwlimit` `<integer> (0 - N)` ('default =' `move limit from datacenter or storage config`):: | |
555 | ||
556 | Override I/O bandwidth limit (in KiB/s). | |
557 | ||
558 | `--delete` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: | |
559 | ||
560 | Delete the original disk after successful copy. By default the original disk is kept as unused disk. | |
561 | ||
562 | `--digest` `<string>` :: | |
563 | ||
564 | Prevent changes if current configuration file has different SHA1" | |
565 | ." digest. This can be used to prevent concurrent modifications. | |
566 | ||
567 | `--format` `<qcow2 | raw | vmdk>` :: | |
568 | ||
569 | Target Format. | |
570 | ||
571 | `--target-digest` `<string>` :: | |
572 | ||
573 | Prevent changes if the current config file of the target VM has a" | |
574 | ." different SHA1 digest. This can be used to detect concurrent modifications. | |
575 | ||
576 | `--target-disk` `<efidisk0 | ide0 | ide1 | ide2 | ide3 | sata0 | sata1 | sata2 | sata3 | sata4 | sata5 | scsi0 | scsi1 | scsi10 | scsi11 | scsi12 | scsi13 | scsi14 | scsi15 | scsi16 | scsi17 | scsi18 | scsi19 | scsi2 | scsi20 | scsi21 | scsi22 | scsi23 | scsi24 | scsi25 | scsi26 | scsi27 | scsi28 | scsi29 | scsi3 | scsi30 | scsi4 | scsi5 | scsi6 | scsi7 | scsi8 | scsi9 | tpmstate0 | unused0 | unused1 | unused10 | unused100 | unused101 | unused102 | unused103 | unused104 | unused105 | unused106 | unused107 | unused108 | unused109 | unused11 | unused110 | unused111 | unused112 | unused113 | unused114 | unused115 | unused116 | unused117 | unused118 | unused119 | unused12 | unused120 | unused121 | unused122 | unused123 | unused124 | unused125 | unused126 | unused127 | unused128 | unused129 | unused13 | unused130 | unused131 | unused132 | unused133 | unused134 | unused135 | unused136 | unused137 | unused138 | unused139 | unused14 | unused140 | unused141 | unused142 | unused143 | unused144 | unused145 | unused146 | unused147 | unused148 | unused149 | unused15 | unused150 | unused151 | unused152 | unused153 | unused154 | unused155 | unused156 | unused157 | unused158 | unused159 | unused16 | unused160 | unused161 | unused162 | unused163 | unused164 | unused165 | unused166 | unused167 | unused168 | unused169 | unused17 | unused170 | unused171 | unused172 | unused173 | unused174 | unused175 | unused176 | unused177 | unused178 | unused179 | unused18 | unused180 | unused181 | unused182 | unused183 | unused184 | unused185 | unused186 | unused187 | unused188 | unused189 | unused19 | unused190 | unused191 | unused192 | unused193 | unused194 | unused195 | unused196 | unused197 | unused198 | unused199 | unused2 | unused20 | unused200 | unused201 | unused202 | unused203 | unused204 | unused205 | unused206 | unused207 | unused208 | unused209 | unused21 | unused210 | unused211 | unused212 | unused213 | unused214 | unused215 | unused216 | unused217 | unused218 | unused219 | unused22 | unused220 | unused221 | unused222 | unused223 | unused224 | unused225 | unused226 | unused227 | unused228 | unused229 | unused23 | unused230 | unused231 | unused232 | unused233 | unused234 | unused235 | unused236 | unused237 | unused238 | unused239 | unused24 | unused240 | unused241 | unused242 | unused243 | unused244 | unused245 | unused246 | unused247 | unused248 | unused249 | unused25 | unused250 | unused251 | unused252 | unused253 | unused254 | unused255 | unused26 | unused27 | unused28 | unused29 | unused3 | unused30 | unused31 | unused32 | unused33 | unused34 | unused35 | unused36 | unused37 | unused38 | unused39 | unused4 | unused40 | unused41 | unused42 | unused43 | unused44 | unused45 | unused46 | unused47 | unused48 | unused49 | unused5 | unused50 | unused51 | unused52 | unused53 | unused54 | unused55 | unused56 | unused57 | unused58 | unused59 | unused6 | unused60 | unused61 | unused62 | unused63 | unused64 | unused65 | unused66 | unused67 | unused68 | unused69 | unused7 | unused70 | unused71 | unused72 | unused73 | unused74 | unused75 | unused76 | unused77 | unused78 | unused79 | unused8 | unused80 | unused81 | unused82 | unused83 | unused84 | unused85 | unused86 | unused87 | unused88 | unused89 | unused9 | unused90 | unused91 | unused92 | unused93 | unused94 | unused95 | unused96 | unused97 | unused98 | unused99 | virtio0 | virtio1 | virtio10 | virtio11 | virtio12 | virtio13 | virtio14 | virtio15 | virtio2 | virtio3 | virtio4 | virtio5 | virtio6 | virtio7 | virtio8 | virtio9>` :: | |
577 | ||
578 | The config key the disk will be moved to on the target VM (for example, ide0 or scsi1). Default is the source disk key. | |
579 | ||
8dd66e12 | 580 | `--target-vmid` `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
4e7f60c2 TL |
581 | |
582 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
583 | ||
584 | *qm disk rescan* `[OPTIONS]` | |
585 | ||
586 | Rescan all storages and update disk sizes and unused disk images. | |
587 | ||
588 | `--dryrun` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: | |
589 | ||
590 | Do not actually write changes out to VM config(s). | |
591 | ||
8dd66e12 | 592 | `--vmid` `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
4e7f60c2 TL |
593 | |
594 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
595 | ||
596 | *qm disk resize* `<vmid> <disk> <size>` `[OPTIONS]` | |
597 | ||
598 | Extend volume size. | |
599 | ||
8dd66e12 | 600 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
4e7f60c2 TL |
601 | |
602 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
603 | ||
604 | `<disk>`: `<efidisk0 | ide0 | ide1 | ide2 | ide3 | sata0 | sata1 | sata2 | sata3 | sata4 | sata5 | scsi0 | scsi1 | scsi10 | scsi11 | scsi12 | scsi13 | scsi14 | scsi15 | scsi16 | scsi17 | scsi18 | scsi19 | scsi2 | scsi20 | scsi21 | scsi22 | scsi23 | scsi24 | scsi25 | scsi26 | scsi27 | scsi28 | scsi29 | scsi3 | scsi30 | scsi4 | scsi5 | scsi6 | scsi7 | scsi8 | scsi9 | tpmstate0 | virtio0 | virtio1 | virtio10 | virtio11 | virtio12 | virtio13 | virtio14 | virtio15 | virtio2 | virtio3 | virtio4 | virtio5 | virtio6 | virtio7 | virtio8 | virtio9>` :: | |
605 | ||
606 | The disk you want to resize. | |
607 | ||
608 | `<size>`: `\+?\d+(\.\d+)?[KMGT]?` :: | |
609 | ||
610 | The new size. With the `+` sign the value is added to the actual size of the volume and without it, the value is taken as an absolute one. Shrinking disk size is not supported. | |
611 | ||
612 | `--digest` `<string>` :: | |
613 | ||
614 | Prevent changes if current configuration file has different SHA1 digest. This can be used to prevent concurrent modifications. | |
615 | ||
616 | `--skiplock` `<boolean>` :: | |
617 | ||
618 | Ignore locks - only root is allowed to use this option. | |
619 | ||
620 | *qm disk unlink* `<vmid> --idlist <string>` `[OPTIONS]` | |
621 | ||
622 | Unlink/delete disk images. | |
623 | ||
8dd66e12 | 624 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
4e7f60c2 TL |
625 | |
626 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
627 | ||
628 | `--force` `<boolean>` :: | |
629 | ||
630 | Force physical removal. Without this, we simple remove the disk from the config file and create an additional configuration entry called 'unused[n]', which contains the volume ID. Unlink of unused[n] always cause physical removal. | |
631 | ||
632 | `--idlist` `<string>` :: | |
633 | ||
634 | A list of disk IDs you want to delete. | |
635 | ||
4d47f125 TL |
636 | *qm guest cmd* `<vmid> <command>` |
637 | ||
9d2e98ed | 638 | Execute QEMU Guest Agent commands. |
4d47f125 | 639 | |
8dd66e12 | 640 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
4d47f125 TL |
641 | |
642 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
643 | ||
644 | `<command>`: `<fsfreeze-freeze | fsfreeze-status | fsfreeze-thaw | fstrim | get-fsinfo | get-host-name | get-memory-block-info | get-memory-blocks | get-osinfo | get-time | get-timezone | get-users | get-vcpus | info | network-get-interfaces | ping | shutdown | suspend-disk | suspend-hybrid | suspend-ram>` :: | |
645 | ||
646 | The QGA command. | |
647 | ||
648 | *qm guest exec* `<vmid> [<extra-args>]` `[OPTIONS]` | |
649 | ||
650 | Executes the given command via the guest agent | |
651 | ||
8dd66e12 | 652 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
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653 | |
654 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
655 | ||
656 | `<extra-args>`: `<array>` :: | |
657 | ||
658 | Extra arguments as array | |
659 | ||
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660 | `--pass-stdin` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: |
661 | ||
662 | When set, read STDIN until EOF and forward to guest agent via 'input-data' (usually treated as STDIN to process launched by guest agent). Allows maximal 1 MiB. | |
663 | ||
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664 | `--synchronous` `<boolean>` ('default =' `1`):: |
665 | ||
666 | If set to off, returns the pid immediately instead of waiting for the commmand to finish or the timeout. | |
667 | ||
668 | `--timeout` `<integer> (0 - N)` ('default =' `30`):: | |
669 | ||
670 | The maximum time to wait synchronously for the command to finish. If reached, the pid gets returned. Set to 0 to deactivate | |
671 | ||
672 | *qm guest exec-status* `<vmid> <pid>` | |
673 | ||
674 | Gets the status of the given pid started by the guest-agent | |
675 | ||
8dd66e12 | 676 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
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677 | |
678 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
679 | ||
680 | `<pid>`: `<integer>` :: | |
681 | ||
682 | The PID to query | |
683 | ||
684 | *qm guest passwd* `<vmid> <username>` `[OPTIONS]` | |
685 | ||
686 | Sets the password for the given user to the given password | |
687 | ||
8dd66e12 | 688 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
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689 | |
690 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
691 | ||
692 | `<username>`: `<string>` :: | |
693 | ||
694 | The user to set the password for. | |
695 | ||
696 | `--crypted` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: | |
697 | ||
698 | set to 1 if the password has already been passed through crypt() | |
699 | ||
35a75dd3 | 700 | *qm help* `[OPTIONS]` |
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701 | |
702 | Get help about specified command. | |
703 | ||
35a75dd3 | 704 | `--extra-args` `<array>` :: |
1f554f76 | 705 | |
35a75dd3 | 706 | Shows help for a specific command |
1f554f76 | 707 | |
2489d6df | 708 | `--verbose` `<boolean>` :: |
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709 | |
710 | Verbose output format. | |
711 | ||
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712 | *qm import* `<vmid> <source> --storage <string>` `[OPTIONS]` |
713 | ||
714 | Import a foreign virtual guest from a supported import source, such as an | |
715 | ESXi storage. | |
716 | ||
717 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: | |
718 | ||
719 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
720 | ||
721 | `<source>`: `<string>` :: | |
722 | ||
723 | The import source volume id. | |
724 | ||
725 | `--acpi` `<boolean>` ('default =' `1`):: | |
726 | ||
727 | Enable/disable ACPI. | |
728 | ||
729 | `--affinity` `<string>` :: | |
730 | ||
731 | List of host cores used to execute guest processes, for example: 0,5,8-11 | |
732 | ||
733 | `--agent` `[enabled=]<1|0> [,freeze-fs-on-backup=<1|0>] [,fstrim_cloned_disks=<1|0>] [,type=<virtio|isa>]` :: | |
734 | ||
735 | Enable/disable communication with the QEMU Guest Agent and its properties. | |
736 | ||
737 | `--arch` `<aarch64 | x86_64>` :: | |
738 | ||
739 | Virtual processor architecture. Defaults to the host. | |
740 | ||
741 | `--args` `<string>` :: | |
742 | ||
743 | Arbitrary arguments passed to kvm. | |
744 | ||
745 | `--audio0` `device=<ich9-intel-hda|intel-hda|AC97> [,driver=<spice|none>]` :: | |
746 | ||
747 | Configure a audio device, useful in combination with QXL/Spice. | |
748 | ||
749 | `--autostart` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: | |
750 | ||
751 | Automatic restart after crash (currently ignored). | |
752 | ||
753 | `--balloon` `<integer> (0 - N)` :: | |
754 | ||
755 | Amount of target RAM for the VM in MiB. Using zero disables the ballon driver. | |
756 | ||
757 | `--bios` `<ovmf | seabios>` ('default =' `seabios`):: | |
758 | ||
759 | Select BIOS implementation. | |
760 | ||
761 | `--boot` `[[legacy=]<[acdn]{1,4}>] [,order=<device[;device...]>]` :: | |
762 | ||
763 | Specify guest boot order. Use the 'order=' sub-property as usage with no key or 'legacy=' is deprecated. | |
764 | ||
765 | `--bootdisk` `(ide|sata|scsi|virtio)\d+` :: | |
766 | ||
767 | Enable booting from specified disk. Deprecated: Use 'boot: order=foo;bar' instead. | |
768 | ||
769 | `--cdrom` `<volume>` :: | |
770 | ||
771 | This is an alias for option -ide2 | |
772 | ||
773 | `--cicustom` `[meta=<volume>] [,network=<volume>] [,user=<volume>] [,vendor=<volume>]` :: | |
774 | ||
775 | cloud-init: Specify custom files to replace the automatically generated ones at start. | |
776 | ||
777 | `--cipassword` `<string>` :: | |
778 | ||
779 | cloud-init: Password to assign the user. Using this is generally not recommended. Use ssh keys instead. Also note that older cloud-init versions do not support hashed passwords. | |
780 | ||
781 | `--citype` `<configdrive2 | nocloud | opennebula>` :: | |
782 | ||
783 | Specifies the cloud-init configuration format. The default depends on the configured operating system type (`ostype`. We use the `nocloud` format for Linux, and `configdrive2` for windows. | |
784 | ||
785 | `--ciupgrade` `<boolean>` ('default =' `1`):: | |
786 | ||
787 | cloud-init: do an automatic package upgrade after the first boot. | |
788 | ||
789 | `--ciuser` `<string>` :: | |
790 | ||
791 | cloud-init: User name to change ssh keys and password for instead of the image's configured default user. | |
792 | ||
793 | `--cores` `<integer> (1 - N)` ('default =' `1`):: | |
794 | ||
795 | The number of cores per socket. | |
796 | ||
797 | `--cpu` `[[cputype=]<string>] [,flags=<+FLAG[;-FLAG...]>] [,hidden=<1|0>] [,hv-vendor-id=<vendor-id>] [,phys-bits=<8-64|host>] [,reported-model=<enum>]` :: | |
798 | ||
799 | Emulated CPU type. | |
800 | ||
801 | `--cpulimit` `<number> (0 - 128)` ('default =' `0`):: | |
802 | ||
803 | Limit of CPU usage. | |
804 | ||
805 | `--cpuunits` `<integer> (1 - 262144)` ('default =' `cgroup v1: 1024, cgroup v2: 100`):: | |
806 | ||
807 | CPU weight for a VM, will be clamped to [1, 10000] in cgroup v2. | |
808 | ||
809 | `--delete` `<string>` :: | |
810 | ||
811 | A list of settings you want to delete. | |
812 | ||
813 | `--description` `<string>` :: | |
814 | ||
815 | Description for the VM. Shown in the web-interface VM's summary. This is saved as comment inside the configuration file. | |
816 | ||
817 | `--dryrun` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: | |
818 | ||
819 | Show the create command and exit without doing anything. | |
820 | ||
821 | `--efidisk0` `[file=]<volume> [,efitype=<2m|4m>] [,format=<enum>] [,pre-enrolled-keys=<1|0>] [,size=<DiskSize>]` :: | |
822 | ||
823 | Configure a disk for storing EFI vars. | |
824 | ||
825 | `--format` `<qcow2 | raw | vmdk>` :: | |
826 | ||
827 | Target format | |
828 | ||
829 | `--freeze` `<boolean>` :: | |
830 | ||
831 | Freeze CPU at startup (use 'c' monitor command to start execution). | |
832 | ||
833 | `--hookscript` `<string>` :: | |
834 | ||
835 | Script that will be executed during various steps in the vms lifetime. | |
836 | ||
837 | `--hostpci[n]` `[[host=]<HOSTPCIID[;HOSTPCIID2...]>] [,device-id=<hex id>] [,legacy-igd=<1|0>] [,mapping=<mapping-id>] [,mdev=<string>] [,pcie=<1|0>] [,rombar=<1|0>] [,romfile=<string>] [,sub-device-id=<hex id>] [,sub-vendor-id=<hex id>] [,vendor-id=<hex id>] [,x-vga=<1|0>]` :: | |
838 | ||
839 | Map host PCI devices into guest. | |
840 | ||
841 | `--hotplug` `<string>` ('default =' `network,disk,usb`):: | |
842 | ||
843 | Selectively enable hotplug features. This is a comma separated list of hotplug features: 'network', 'disk', 'cpu', 'memory', 'usb' and 'cloudinit'. Use '0' to disable hotplug completely. Using '1' as value is an alias for the default `network,disk,usb`. USB hotplugging is possible for guests with machine version >= 7.1 and ostype l26 or windows > 7. | |
844 | ||
845 | `--hugepages` `<1024 | 2 | any>` :: | |
846 | ||
847 | Enable/disable hugepages memory. | |
848 | ||
849 | `--ide[n]` `[file=]<volume> [,aio=<native|threads|io_uring>] [,backup=<1|0>] [,bps=<bps>] [,bps_max_length=<seconds>] [,bps_rd=<bps>] [,bps_rd_max_length=<seconds>] [,bps_wr=<bps>] [,bps_wr_max_length=<seconds>] [,cache=<enum>] [,cyls=<integer>] [,detect_zeroes=<1|0>] [,discard=<ignore|on>] [,format=<enum>] [,heads=<integer>] [,iops=<iops>] [,iops_max=<iops>] [,iops_max_length=<seconds>] [,iops_rd=<iops>] [,iops_rd_max=<iops>] [,iops_rd_max_length=<seconds>] [,iops_wr=<iops>] [,iops_wr_max=<iops>] [,iops_wr_max_length=<seconds>] [,mbps=<mbps>] [,mbps_max=<mbps>] [,mbps_rd=<mbps>] [,mbps_rd_max=<mbps>] [,mbps_wr=<mbps>] [,mbps_wr_max=<mbps>] [,media=<cdrom|disk>] [,model=<model>] [,replicate=<1|0>] [,rerror=<ignore|report|stop>] [,secs=<integer>] [,serial=<serial>] [,shared=<1|0>] [,size=<DiskSize>] [,snapshot=<1|0>] [,ssd=<1|0>] [,trans=<none|lba|auto>] [,werror=<enum>] [,wwn=<wwn>]` :: | |
850 | ||
851 | Use volume as IDE hard disk or CD-ROM (n is 0 to 3). | |
852 | ||
853 | `--ipconfig[n]` `[gw=<GatewayIPv4>] [,gw6=<GatewayIPv6>] [,ip=<IPv4Format/CIDR>] [,ip6=<IPv6Format/CIDR>]` :: | |
854 | ||
855 | cloud-init: Specify IP addresses and gateways for the corresponding interface. | |
856 | + | |
857 | IP addresses use CIDR notation, gateways are optional but need an IP of the same type specified. | |
858 | + | |
859 | The special string 'dhcp' can be used for IP addresses to use DHCP, in which case no explicit | |
860 | gateway should be provided. | |
861 | For IPv6 the special string 'auto' can be used to use stateless autoconfiguration. This requires | |
862 | cloud-init 19.4 or newer. | |
863 | + | |
864 | If cloud-init is enabled and neither an IPv4 nor an IPv6 address is specified, it defaults to using | |
865 | dhcp on IPv4. | |
866 | ||
867 | `--ivshmem` `size=<integer> [,name=<string>]` :: | |
868 | ||
869 | Inter-VM shared memory. Useful for direct communication between VMs, or to the host. | |
870 | ||
871 | `--keephugepages` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: | |
872 | ||
873 | Use together with hugepages. If enabled, hugepages will not not be deleted after VM shutdown and can be used for subsequent starts. | |
874 | ||
875 | `--keyboard` `<da | de | de-ch | en-gb | en-us | es | fi | fr | fr-be | fr-ca | fr-ch | hu | is | it | ja | lt | mk | nl | no | pl | pt | pt-br | sl | sv | tr>` :: | |
876 | ||
877 | Keyboard layout for VNC server. This option is generally not required and is often better handled from within the guest OS. | |
878 | ||
879 | `--kvm` `<boolean>` ('default =' `1`):: | |
880 | ||
881 | Enable/disable KVM hardware virtualization. | |
882 | ||
883 | `--live-import` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: | |
884 | ||
885 | Immediately start the VM and copy the data in the background. | |
886 | ||
887 | `--localtime` `<boolean>` :: | |
888 | ||
889 | Set the real time clock (RTC) to local time. This is enabled by default if the `ostype` indicates a Microsoft Windows OS. | |
890 | ||
891 | `--lock` `<backup | clone | create | migrate | rollback | snapshot | snapshot-delete | suspended | suspending>` :: | |
892 | ||
893 | Lock/unlock the VM. | |
894 | ||
907e4bc3 | 895 | `--machine` `[[type=]<machine type>] [,viommu=<intel|virtio>]` :: |
c6d5bae8 | 896 | |
907e4bc3 | 897 | Specify the QEMU machine. |
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898 | |
899 | `--memory` `[current=]<integer>` :: | |
900 | ||
901 | Memory properties. | |
902 | ||
903 | `--migrate_downtime` `<number> (0 - N)` ('default =' `0.1`):: | |
904 | ||
905 | Set maximum tolerated downtime (in seconds) for migrations. | |
906 | ||
907 | `--migrate_speed` `<integer> (0 - N)` ('default =' `0`):: | |
908 | ||
909 | Set maximum speed (in MB/s) for migrations. Value 0 is no limit. | |
910 | ||
911 | `--name` `<string>` :: | |
912 | ||
913 | Set a name for the VM. Only used on the configuration web interface. | |
914 | ||
915 | `--nameserver` `<string>` :: | |
916 | ||
917 | cloud-init: Sets DNS server IP address for a container. Create will automatically use the setting from the host if neither searchdomain nor nameserver are set. | |
918 | ||
919 | `--net[n]` `[model=]<enum> [,bridge=<bridge>] [,firewall=<1|0>] [,link_down=<1|0>] [,macaddr=<XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX>] [,mtu=<integer>] [,queues=<integer>] [,rate=<number>] [,tag=<integer>] [,trunks=<vlanid[;vlanid...]>] [,<model>=<macaddr>]` :: | |
920 | ||
921 | Specify network devices. | |
922 | ||
923 | `--numa` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: | |
924 | ||
925 | Enable/disable NUMA. | |
926 | ||
927 | `--numa[n]` `cpus=<id[-id];...> [,hostnodes=<id[-id];...>] [,memory=<number>] [,policy=<preferred|bind|interleave>]` :: | |
928 | ||
929 | NUMA topology. | |
930 | ||
931 | `--onboot` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: | |
932 | ||
933 | Specifies whether a VM will be started during system bootup. | |
934 | ||
935 | `--ostype` `<l24 | l26 | other | solaris | w2k | w2k3 | w2k8 | win10 | win11 | win7 | win8 | wvista | wxp>` :: | |
936 | ||
937 | Specify guest operating system. | |
938 | ||
939 | `--parallel[n]` `/dev/parport\d+|/dev/usb/lp\d+` :: | |
940 | ||
941 | Map host parallel devices (n is 0 to 2). | |
942 | ||
943 | `--protection` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: | |
944 | ||
945 | Sets the protection flag of the VM. This will disable the remove VM and remove disk operations. | |
946 | ||
947 | `--reboot` `<boolean>` ('default =' `1`):: | |
948 | ||
949 | Allow reboot. If set to '0' the VM exit on reboot. | |
950 | ||
951 | `--rng0` `[source=]</dev/urandom|/dev/random|/dev/hwrng> [,max_bytes=<integer>] [,period=<integer>]` :: | |
952 | ||
953 | Configure a VirtIO-based Random Number Generator. | |
954 | ||
955 | `--sata[n]` `[file=]<volume> [,aio=<native|threads|io_uring>] [,backup=<1|0>] [,bps=<bps>] [,bps_max_length=<seconds>] [,bps_rd=<bps>] [,bps_rd_max_length=<seconds>] [,bps_wr=<bps>] [,bps_wr_max_length=<seconds>] [,cache=<enum>] [,cyls=<integer>] [,detect_zeroes=<1|0>] [,discard=<ignore|on>] [,format=<enum>] [,heads=<integer>] [,iops=<iops>] [,iops_max=<iops>] [,iops_max_length=<seconds>] [,iops_rd=<iops>] [,iops_rd_max=<iops>] [,iops_rd_max_length=<seconds>] [,iops_wr=<iops>] [,iops_wr_max=<iops>] [,iops_wr_max_length=<seconds>] [,mbps=<mbps>] [,mbps_max=<mbps>] [,mbps_rd=<mbps>] [,mbps_rd_max=<mbps>] [,mbps_wr=<mbps>] [,mbps_wr_max=<mbps>] [,media=<cdrom|disk>] [,replicate=<1|0>] [,rerror=<ignore|report|stop>] [,secs=<integer>] [,serial=<serial>] [,shared=<1|0>] [,size=<DiskSize>] [,snapshot=<1|0>] [,ssd=<1|0>] [,trans=<none|lba|auto>] [,werror=<enum>] [,wwn=<wwn>]` :: | |
956 | ||
957 | Use volume as SATA hard disk or CD-ROM (n is 0 to 5). | |
958 | ||
959 | `--scsi[n]` `[file=]<volume> [,aio=<native|threads|io_uring>] [,backup=<1|0>] [,bps=<bps>] [,bps_max_length=<seconds>] [,bps_rd=<bps>] [,bps_rd_max_length=<seconds>] [,bps_wr=<bps>] [,bps_wr_max_length=<seconds>] [,cache=<enum>] [,cyls=<integer>] [,detect_zeroes=<1|0>] [,discard=<ignore|on>] [,format=<enum>] [,heads=<integer>] [,iops=<iops>] [,iops_max=<iops>] [,iops_max_length=<seconds>] [,iops_rd=<iops>] [,iops_rd_max=<iops>] [,iops_rd_max_length=<seconds>] [,iops_wr=<iops>] [,iops_wr_max=<iops>] [,iops_wr_max_length=<seconds>] [,iothread=<1|0>] [,mbps=<mbps>] [,mbps_max=<mbps>] [,mbps_rd=<mbps>] [,mbps_rd_max=<mbps>] [,mbps_wr=<mbps>] [,mbps_wr_max=<mbps>] [,media=<cdrom|disk>] [,product=<product>] [,queues=<integer>] [,replicate=<1|0>] [,rerror=<ignore|report|stop>] [,ro=<1|0>] [,scsiblock=<1|0>] [,secs=<integer>] [,serial=<serial>] [,shared=<1|0>] [,size=<DiskSize>] [,snapshot=<1|0>] [,ssd=<1|0>] [,trans=<none|lba|auto>] [,vendor=<vendor>] [,werror=<enum>] [,wwn=<wwn>]` :: | |
960 | ||
961 | Use volume as SCSI hard disk or CD-ROM (n is 0 to 30). | |
962 | ||
963 | `--scsihw` `<lsi | lsi53c810 | megasas | pvscsi | virtio-scsi-pci | virtio-scsi-single>` ('default =' `lsi`):: | |
964 | ||
965 | SCSI controller model | |
966 | ||
967 | `--searchdomain` `<string>` :: | |
968 | ||
969 | cloud-init: Sets DNS search domains for a container. Create will automatically use the setting from the host if neither searchdomain nor nameserver are set. | |
970 | ||
971 | `--serial[n]` `(/dev/.+|socket)` :: | |
972 | ||
973 | Create a serial device inside the VM (n is 0 to 3) | |
974 | ||
975 | `--shares` `<integer> (0 - 50000)` ('default =' `1000`):: | |
976 | ||
977 | Amount of memory shares for auto-ballooning. The larger the number is, the more memory this VM gets. Number is relative to weights of all other running VMs. Using zero disables auto-ballooning. Auto-ballooning is done by pvestatd. | |
978 | ||
979 | `--smbios1` `[base64=<1|0>] [,family=<Base64 encoded string>] [,manufacturer=<Base64 encoded string>] [,product=<Base64 encoded string>] [,serial=<Base64 encoded string>] [,sku=<Base64 encoded string>] [,uuid=<UUID>] [,version=<Base64 encoded string>]` :: | |
980 | ||
981 | Specify SMBIOS type 1 fields. | |
982 | ||
983 | `--smp` `<integer> (1 - N)` ('default =' `1`):: | |
984 | ||
985 | The number of CPUs. Please use option -sockets instead. | |
986 | ||
987 | `--sockets` `<integer> (1 - N)` ('default =' `1`):: | |
988 | ||
989 | The number of CPU sockets. | |
990 | ||
991 | `--spice_enhancements` `[foldersharing=<1|0>] [,videostreaming=<off|all|filter>]` :: | |
992 | ||
993 | Configure additional enhancements for SPICE. | |
994 | ||
995 | `--sshkeys` `<string>` :: | |
996 | ||
997 | cloud-init: Setup public SSH keys (one key per line, OpenSSH format). | |
998 | ||
999 | `--startdate` `(now | YYYY-MM-DD | YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS)` ('default =' `now`):: | |
1000 | ||
1001 | Set the initial date of the real time clock. Valid format for date are:'now' or '2006-06-17T16:01:21' or '2006-06-17'. | |
1002 | ||
1003 | `--startup` `[[order=]\d+] [,up=\d+] [,down=\d+] ` :: | |
1004 | ||
1005 | Startup and shutdown behavior. Order is a non-negative number defining the general startup order. Shutdown in done with reverse ordering. Additionally you can set the 'up' or 'down' delay in seconds, which specifies a delay to wait before the next VM is started or stopped. | |
1006 | ||
907e4bc3 | 1007 | `--storage` `<storage ID>` :: |
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1008 | |
1009 | Default storage. | |
1010 | ||
1011 | `--tablet` `<boolean>` ('default =' `1`):: | |
1012 | ||
1013 | Enable/disable the USB tablet device. | |
1014 | ||
1015 | `--tags` `<string>` :: | |
1016 | ||
1017 | Tags of the VM. This is only meta information. | |
1018 | ||
1019 | `--tdf` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: | |
1020 | ||
1021 | Enable/disable time drift fix. | |
1022 | ||
1023 | `--template` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: | |
1024 | ||
1025 | Enable/disable Template. | |
1026 | ||
1027 | `--tpmstate0` `[file=]<volume> [,size=<DiskSize>] [,version=<v1.2|v2.0>]` :: | |
1028 | ||
1029 | Configure a Disk for storing TPM state. The format is fixed to 'raw'. | |
1030 | ||
1031 | `--unused[n]` `[file=]<volume>` :: | |
1032 | ||
1033 | Reference to unused volumes. This is used internally, and should not be modified manually. | |
1034 | ||
1035 | `--usb[n]` `[[host=]<HOSTUSBDEVICE|spice>] [,mapping=<mapping-id>] [,usb3=<1|0>]` :: | |
1036 | ||
1037 | Configure an USB device (n is 0 to 4, for machine version >= 7.1 and ostype l26 or windows > 7, n can be up to 14). | |
1038 | ||
1039 | `--vcpus` `<integer> (1 - N)` ('default =' `0`):: | |
1040 | ||
1041 | Number of hotplugged vcpus. | |
1042 | ||
1043 | `--vga` `[[type=]<enum>] [,clipboard=<vnc>] [,memory=<integer>]` :: | |
1044 | ||
1045 | Configure the VGA hardware. | |
1046 | ||
1047 | `--virtio[n]` `[file=]<volume> [,aio=<native|threads|io_uring>] [,backup=<1|0>] [,bps=<bps>] [,bps_max_length=<seconds>] [,bps_rd=<bps>] [,bps_rd_max_length=<seconds>] [,bps_wr=<bps>] [,bps_wr_max_length=<seconds>] [,cache=<enum>] [,cyls=<integer>] [,detect_zeroes=<1|0>] [,discard=<ignore|on>] [,format=<enum>] [,heads=<integer>] [,iops=<iops>] [,iops_max=<iops>] [,iops_max_length=<seconds>] [,iops_rd=<iops>] [,iops_rd_max=<iops>] [,iops_rd_max_length=<seconds>] [,iops_wr=<iops>] [,iops_wr_max=<iops>] [,iops_wr_max_length=<seconds>] [,iothread=<1|0>] [,mbps=<mbps>] [,mbps_max=<mbps>] [,mbps_rd=<mbps>] [,mbps_rd_max=<mbps>] [,mbps_wr=<mbps>] [,mbps_wr_max=<mbps>] [,media=<cdrom|disk>] [,replicate=<1|0>] [,rerror=<ignore|report|stop>] [,ro=<1|0>] [,secs=<integer>] [,serial=<serial>] [,shared=<1|0>] [,size=<DiskSize>] [,snapshot=<1|0>] [,trans=<none|lba|auto>] [,werror=<enum>]` :: | |
1048 | ||
1049 | Use volume as VIRTIO hard disk (n is 0 to 15). | |
1050 | ||
1051 | `--vmgenid` `<UUID>` ('default =' `1 (autogenerated)`):: | |
1052 | ||
1053 | Set VM Generation ID. Use '1' to autogenerate on create or update, pass '0' to disable explicitly. | |
1054 | ||
907e4bc3 | 1055 | `--vmstatestorage` `<storage ID>` :: |
c6d5bae8 TL |
1056 | |
1057 | Default storage for VM state volumes/files. | |
1058 | ||
1059 | `--watchdog` `[[model=]<i6300esb|ib700>] [,action=<enum>]` :: | |
1060 | ||
1061 | Create a virtual hardware watchdog device. | |
1062 | ||
4e7f60c2 | 1063 | *qm importdisk* |
5d9c884c | 1064 | |
4e7f60c2 | 1065 | An alias for 'qm disk import'. |
2489d6df | 1066 | |
2489d6df WB |
1067 | *qm importovf* `<vmid> <manifest> <storage>` `[OPTIONS]` |
1068 | ||
1069 | Create a new VM using parameters read from an OVF manifest | |
1070 | ||
8dd66e12 | 1071 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
2489d6df WB |
1072 | |
1073 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1074 | ||
1075 | `<manifest>`: `<string>` :: | |
1076 | ||
1077 | path to the ovf file | |
1078 | ||
907e4bc3 | 1079 | `<storage>`: `<storage ID>` :: |
2489d6df WB |
1080 | |
1081 | Target storage ID | |
1082 | ||
1083 | `--dryrun` `<boolean>` :: | |
1084 | ||
1085 | Print a parsed representation of the extracted OVF parameters, but do not create a VM | |
1086 | ||
1087 | `--format` `<qcow2 | raw | vmdk>` :: | |
5d9c884c DM |
1088 | |
1089 | Target format | |
1090 | ||
9b3e4991 | 1091 | *qm list* `[OPTIONS]` |
1f554f76 DM |
1092 | |
1093 | Virtual machine index (per node). | |
1094 | ||
2489d6df | 1095 | `--full` `<boolean>` :: |
9b3e4991 DM |
1096 | |
1097 | Determine the full status of active VMs. | |
1098 | ||
de0983cb DM |
1099 | *qm listsnapshot* `<vmid>` |
1100 | ||
1101 | List all snapshots. | |
1102 | ||
8dd66e12 | 1103 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
de0983cb DM |
1104 | |
1105 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1106 | ||
1f554f76 DM |
1107 | *qm migrate* `<vmid> <target>` `[OPTIONS]` |
1108 | ||
1109 | Migrate virtual machine. Creates a new migration task. | |
1110 | ||
8dd66e12 | 1111 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1112 | |
1113 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1114 | ||
013dc89f | 1115 | `<target>`: `<string>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1116 | |
1117 | Target node. | |
1118 | ||
95895385 TL |
1119 | `--bwlimit` `<integer> (0 - N)` ('default =' `migrate limit from datacenter or storage config`):: |
1120 | ||
1121 | Override I/O bandwidth limit (in KiB/s). | |
1122 | ||
2489d6df | 1123 | `--force` `<boolean>` :: |
1f554f76 | 1124 | |
c2993fe5 | 1125 | Allow to migrate VMs which use local devices. Only root may use this option. |
1f554f76 | 1126 | |
2489d6df | 1127 | `--migration_network` `<string>` :: |
de0983cb DM |
1128 | |
1129 | CIDR of the (sub) network that is used for migration. | |
1130 | ||
2489d6df | 1131 | `--migration_type` `<insecure | secure>` :: |
de0983cb DM |
1132 | |
1133 | Migration traffic is encrypted using an SSH tunnel by default. On secure, completely private networks this can be disabled to increase performance. | |
1134 | ||
2489d6df | 1135 | `--online` `<boolean>` :: |
1f554f76 | 1136 | |
1c532546 | 1137 | Use online/live migration if VM is running. Ignored if VM is stopped. |
1f554f76 | 1138 | |
2489d6df | 1139 | `--targetstorage` `<string>` :: |
52e44c50 | 1140 | |
c5aa7e14 | 1141 | Mapping from source to target storages. Providing only a single storage ID maps all source storages to that storage. Providing the special value '1' will map each source storage to itself. |
52e44c50 | 1142 | |
2489d6df | 1143 | `--with-local-disks` `<boolean>` :: |
52e44c50 FG |
1144 | |
1145 | Enable live storage migration for local disk | |
1146 | ||
1f554f76 DM |
1147 | *qm monitor* `<vmid>` |
1148 | ||
9d2e98ed | 1149 | Enter QEMU Monitor interface. |
1f554f76 | 1150 | |
8dd66e12 | 1151 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1152 | |
1153 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1154 | ||
4e7f60c2 | 1155 | *qm move-disk* |
5370fa8c | 1156 | |
4e7f60c2 | 1157 | An alias for 'qm disk move'. |
5370fa8c TL |
1158 | |
1159 | *qm move_disk* | |
1160 | ||
4e7f60c2 | 1161 | An alias for 'qm disk move'. |
5370fa8c | 1162 | |
1f554f76 DM |
1163 | *qm mtunnel* |
1164 | ||
1165 | Used by qmigrate - do not use manually. | |
1166 | ||
52e44c50 FG |
1167 | *qm nbdstop* `<vmid>` |
1168 | ||
1169 | Stop embedded nbd server. | |
1170 | ||
8dd66e12 | 1171 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
52e44c50 FG |
1172 | |
1173 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1174 | ||
1f554f76 DM |
1175 | *qm pending* `<vmid>` |
1176 | ||
e9cd3bd4 | 1177 | Get the virtual machine configuration with both current and pending values. |
1f554f76 | 1178 | |
8dd66e12 | 1179 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1180 | |
1181 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1182 | ||
1c532546 TL |
1183 | *qm reboot* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]` |
1184 | ||
1185 | Reboot the VM by shutting it down, and starting it again. Applies pending | |
1186 | changes. | |
1187 | ||
8dd66e12 | 1188 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
1c532546 TL |
1189 | |
1190 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1191 | ||
1192 | `--timeout` `<integer> (0 - N)` :: | |
1193 | ||
1194 | Wait maximal timeout seconds for the shutdown. | |
1195 | ||
81a3384d TL |
1196 | *qm remote-migrate* `<vmid> [<target-vmid>] <target-endpoint> --target-bridge <string> --target-storage <string>` `[OPTIONS]` |
1197 | ||
1198 | Migrate virtual machine to a remote cluster. Creates a new migration task. | |
1199 | EXPERIMENTAL feature! | |
1200 | ||
8dd66e12 | 1201 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
81a3384d TL |
1202 | |
1203 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1204 | ||
8dd66e12 | 1205 | `<target-vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
81a3384d TL |
1206 | |
1207 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1208 | ||
907e4bc3 | 1209 | `<target-endpoint>`: `apitoken=<PVEAPIToken=user@realm!token=SECRET> ,host=<ADDRESS> [,fingerprint=<FINGERPRINT>] [,port=<PORT>]` :: |
81a3384d TL |
1210 | |
1211 | Remote target endpoint | |
1212 | ||
1213 | `--bwlimit` `<integer> (0 - N)` ('default =' `migrate limit from datacenter or storage config`):: | |
1214 | ||
1215 | Override I/O bandwidth limit (in KiB/s). | |
1216 | ||
1217 | `--delete` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: | |
1218 | ||
1219 | Delete the original VM and related data after successful migration. By default the original VM is kept on the source cluster in a stopped state. | |
1220 | ||
1221 | `--online` `<boolean>` :: | |
1222 | ||
1223 | Use online/live migration if VM is running. Ignored if VM is stopped. | |
1224 | ||
1225 | `--target-bridge` `<string>` :: | |
1226 | ||
1227 | Mapping from source to target bridges. Providing only a single bridge ID maps all source bridges to that bridge. Providing the special value '1' will map each source bridge to itself. | |
1228 | ||
1229 | `--target-storage` `<string>` :: | |
1230 | ||
1231 | Mapping from source to target storages. Providing only a single storage ID maps all source storages to that storage. Providing the special value '1' will map each source storage to itself. | |
1232 | ||
4e7f60c2 | 1233 | *qm rescan* |
1f554f76 | 1234 | |
4e7f60c2 | 1235 | An alias for 'qm disk rescan'. |
1f554f76 | 1236 | |
1f554f76 DM |
1237 | *qm reset* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]` |
1238 | ||
1239 | Reset virtual machine. | |
1240 | ||
8dd66e12 | 1241 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1242 | |
1243 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1244 | ||
2489d6df | 1245 | `--skiplock` `<boolean>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1246 | |
1247 | Ignore locks - only root is allowed to use this option. | |
1248 | ||
4e7f60c2 | 1249 | *qm resize* |
1f554f76 | 1250 | |
4e7f60c2 | 1251 | An alias for 'qm disk resize'. |
1f554f76 | 1252 | |
1f554f76 DM |
1253 | *qm resume* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]` |
1254 | ||
1255 | Resume virtual machine. | |
1256 | ||
8dd66e12 | 1257 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1258 | |
1259 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1260 | ||
2489d6df | 1261 | `--nocheck` `<boolean>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1262 | |
1263 | no description available | |
1264 | ||
2489d6df | 1265 | `--skiplock` `<boolean>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1266 | |
1267 | Ignore locks - only root is allowed to use this option. | |
1268 | ||
4e7f60c2 | 1269 | *qm rollback* `<vmid> <snapname>` `[OPTIONS]` |
1f554f76 DM |
1270 | |
1271 | Rollback VM state to specified snapshot. | |
1272 | ||
8dd66e12 | 1273 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1274 | |
1275 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1276 | ||
013dc89f | 1277 | `<snapname>`: `<string>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1278 | |
1279 | The name of the snapshot. | |
1280 | ||
4e7f60c2 TL |
1281 | `--start` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: |
1282 | ||
9d2e98ed | 1283 | Whether the VM should get started after rolling back successfully. (Note: VMs will be automatically started if the snapshot includes RAM.) |
4e7f60c2 | 1284 | |
1f554f76 DM |
1285 | *qm sendkey* `<vmid> <key>` `[OPTIONS]` |
1286 | ||
1287 | Send key event to virtual machine. | |
1288 | ||
8dd66e12 | 1289 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1290 | |
1291 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1292 | ||
013dc89f | 1293 | `<key>`: `<string>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1294 | |
1295 | The key (qemu monitor encoding). | |
1296 | ||
2489d6df | 1297 | `--skiplock` `<boolean>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1298 | |
1299 | Ignore locks - only root is allowed to use this option. | |
1300 | ||
1f554f76 DM |
1301 | *qm set* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]` |
1302 | ||
1303 | Set virtual machine options (synchrounous API) - You should consider using | |
1304 | the POST method instead for any actions involving hotplug or storage | |
1305 | allocation. | |
1306 | ||
8dd66e12 | 1307 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1308 | |
1309 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1310 | ||
2489d6df | 1311 | `--acpi` `<boolean>` ('default =' `1`):: |
1f554f76 DM |
1312 | |
1313 | Enable/disable ACPI. | |
1314 | ||
4e7f60c2 TL |
1315 | `--affinity` `<string>` :: |
1316 | ||
81a3384d | 1317 | List of host cores used to execute guest processes, for example: 0,5,8-11 |
4e7f60c2 | 1318 | |
9d2e98ed | 1319 | `--agent` `[enabled=]<1|0> [,freeze-fs-on-backup=<1|0>] [,fstrim_cloned_disks=<1|0>] [,type=<virtio|isa>]` :: |
1f554f76 | 1320 | |
9d2e98ed | 1321 | Enable/disable communication with the QEMU Guest Agent and its properties. |
1f554f76 | 1322 | |
e2d681b3 TL |
1323 | `--arch` `<aarch64 | x86_64>` :: |
1324 | ||
1325 | Virtual processor architecture. Defaults to the host. | |
1326 | ||
2489d6df | 1327 | `--args` `<string>` :: |
1f554f76 | 1328 | |
c2993fe5 | 1329 | Arbitrary arguments passed to kvm. |
1f554f76 | 1330 | |
d2656385 | 1331 | `--audio0` `device=<ich9-intel-hda|intel-hda|AC97> [,driver=<spice|none>]` :: |
1c532546 TL |
1332 | |
1333 | Configure a audio device, useful in combination with QXL/Spice. | |
1334 | ||
2489d6df | 1335 | `--autostart` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: |
1f554f76 DM |
1336 | |
1337 | Automatic restart after crash (currently ignored). | |
1338 | ||
2489d6df | 1339 | `--balloon` `<integer> (0 - N)` :: |
1f554f76 | 1340 | |
9d2e98ed | 1341 | Amount of target RAM for the VM in MiB. Using zero disables the ballon driver. |
1f554f76 | 1342 | |
2489d6df | 1343 | `--bios` `<ovmf | seabios>` ('default =' `seabios`):: |
1f554f76 DM |
1344 | |
1345 | Select BIOS implementation. | |
1346 | ||
4772952b | 1347 | `--boot` `[[legacy=]<[acdn]{1,4}>] [,order=<device[;device...]>]` :: |
1f554f76 | 1348 | |
5370fa8c | 1349 | Specify guest boot order. Use the 'order=' sub-property as usage with no key or 'legacy=' is deprecated. |
1f554f76 | 1350 | |
2489d6df | 1351 | `--bootdisk` `(ide|sata|scsi|virtio)\d+` :: |
1f554f76 | 1352 | |
4772952b | 1353 | Enable booting from specified disk. Deprecated: Use 'boot: order=foo;bar' instead. |
1f554f76 | 1354 | |
2489d6df | 1355 | `--cdrom` `<volume>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1356 | |
1357 | This is an alias for option -ide2 | |
1358 | ||
5370fa8c | 1359 | `--cicustom` `[meta=<volume>] [,network=<volume>] [,user=<volume>] [,vendor=<volume>]` :: |
95895385 TL |
1360 | |
1361 | cloud-init: Specify custom files to replace the automatically generated ones at start. | |
1362 | ||
27a7acb2 DM |
1363 | `--cipassword` `<password>` :: |
1364 | ||
1365 | cloud-init: Password to assign the user. Using this is generally not recommended. Use ssh keys instead. Also note that older cloud-init versions do not support hashed passwords. | |
1366 | ||
d2656385 | 1367 | `--citype` `<configdrive2 | nocloud | opennebula>` :: |
27a7acb2 DM |
1368 | |
1369 | Specifies the cloud-init configuration format. The default depends on the configured operating system type (`ostype`. We use the `nocloud` format for Linux, and `configdrive2` for windows. | |
1370 | ||
c8eee6ff | 1371 | `--ciupgrade` `<boolean>` ('default =' `1`):: |
159464a9 TL |
1372 | |
1373 | cloud-init: do an automatic package upgrade after the first boot. | |
1374 | ||
27a7acb2 DM |
1375 | `--ciuser` `<string>` :: |
1376 | ||
1377 | cloud-init: User name to change ssh keys and password for instead of the image's configured default user. | |
1378 | ||
2489d6df | 1379 | `--cores` `<integer> (1 - N)` ('default =' `1`):: |
1f554f76 DM |
1380 | |
1381 | The number of cores per socket. | |
1382 | ||
04d22a9f | 1383 | `--cpu` `[[cputype=]<string>] [,flags=<+FLAG[;-FLAG...]>] [,hidden=<1|0>] [,hv-vendor-id=<vendor-id>] [,phys-bits=<8-64|host>] [,reported-model=<enum>]` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1384 | |
1385 | Emulated CPU type. | |
1386 | ||
2489d6df | 1387 | `--cpulimit` `<number> (0 - 128)` ('default =' `0`):: |
1f554f76 | 1388 | |
9b3e4991 | 1389 | Limit of CPU usage. |
1f554f76 | 1390 | |
7af2edf9 | 1391 | `--cpuunits` `<integer> (1 - 262144)` ('default =' `cgroup v1: 1024, cgroup v2: 100`):: |
1f554f76 | 1392 | |
5370fa8c | 1393 | CPU weight for a VM, will be clamped to [1, 10000] in cgroup v2. |
1f554f76 | 1394 | |
2489d6df | 1395 | `--delete` `<string>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1396 | |
1397 | A list of settings you want to delete. | |
1398 | ||
2489d6df | 1399 | `--description` `<string>` :: |
1f554f76 | 1400 | |
8f4d9c87 | 1401 | Description for the VM. Shown in the web-interface VM's summary. This is saved as comment inside the configuration file. |
1f554f76 | 1402 | |
2489d6df | 1403 | `--digest` `<string>` :: |
1f554f76 | 1404 | |
c2993fe5 | 1405 | Prevent changes if current configuration file has different SHA1 digest. This can be used to prevent concurrent modifications. |
1f554f76 | 1406 | |
7af2edf9 | 1407 | `--efidisk0` `[file=]<volume> [,efitype=<2m|4m>] [,format=<enum>] [,import-from=<source volume>] [,pre-enrolled-keys=<1|0>] [,size=<DiskSize>]` :: |
2c0dde61 | 1408 | |
9d2e98ed | 1409 | Configure a disk for storing EFI vars. Use the special syntax STORAGE_ID:SIZE_IN_GiB to allocate a new volume. Note that SIZE_IN_GiB is ignored here and that the default EFI vars are copied to the volume instead. Use STORAGE_ID:0 and the 'import-from' parameter to import from an existing volume. |
2c0dde61 | 1410 | |
2489d6df | 1411 | `--force` `<boolean>` :: |
1f554f76 | 1412 | |
c2993fe5 | 1413 | Force physical removal. Without this, we simple remove the disk from the config file and create an additional configuration entry called 'unused[n]', which contains the volume ID. Unlink of unused[n] always cause physical removal. |
1f554f76 DM |
1414 | + |
1415 | NOTE: Requires option(s): `delete` | |
1416 | ||
2489d6df | 1417 | `--freeze` `<boolean>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1418 | |
1419 | Freeze CPU at startup (use 'c' monitor command to start execution). | |
1420 | ||
5f26e15b TL |
1421 | `--hookscript` `<string>` :: |
1422 | ||
1423 | Script that will be executed during various steps in the vms lifetime. | |
1424 | ||
499c9b7f | 1425 | `--hostpci[n]` `[[host=]<HOSTPCIID[;HOSTPCIID2...]>] [,device-id=<hex id>] [,legacy-igd=<1|0>] [,mapping=<mapping-id>] [,mdev=<string>] [,pcie=<1|0>] [,rombar=<1|0>] [,romfile=<string>] [,sub-device-id=<hex id>] [,sub-vendor-id=<hex id>] [,vendor-id=<hex id>] [,x-vga=<1|0>]` :: |
1f554f76 | 1426 | |
c2993fe5 | 1427 | Map host PCI devices into guest. |
1f554f76 | 1428 | |
2489d6df | 1429 | `--hotplug` `<string>` ('default =' `network,disk,usb`):: |
1f554f76 | 1430 | |
4e7f60c2 | 1431 | Selectively enable hotplug features. This is a comma separated list of hotplug features: 'network', 'disk', 'cpu', 'memory', 'usb' and 'cloudinit'. Use '0' to disable hotplug completely. Using '1' as value is an alias for the default `network,disk,usb`. USB hotplugging is possible for guests with machine version >= 7.1 and ostype l26 or windows > 7. |
1f554f76 | 1432 | |
2489d6df | 1433 | `--hugepages` `<1024 | 2 | any>` :: |
2c0dde61 DM |
1434 | |
1435 | Enable/disable hugepages memory. | |
1436 | ||
7af2edf9 | 1437 | `--ide[n]` `[file=]<volume> [,aio=<native|threads|io_uring>] [,backup=<1|0>] [,bps=<bps>] [,bps_max_length=<seconds>] [,bps_rd=<bps>] [,bps_rd_max_length=<seconds>] [,bps_wr=<bps>] [,bps_wr_max_length=<seconds>] [,cache=<enum>] [,cyls=<integer>] [,detect_zeroes=<1|0>] [,discard=<ignore|on>] [,format=<enum>] [,heads=<integer>] [,import-from=<source volume>] [,iops=<iops>] [,iops_max=<iops>] [,iops_max_length=<seconds>] [,iops_rd=<iops>] [,iops_rd_max=<iops>] [,iops_rd_max_length=<seconds>] [,iops_wr=<iops>] [,iops_wr_max=<iops>] [,iops_wr_max_length=<seconds>] [,mbps=<mbps>] [,mbps_max=<mbps>] [,mbps_rd=<mbps>] [,mbps_rd_max=<mbps>] [,mbps_wr=<mbps>] [,mbps_wr_max=<mbps>] [,media=<cdrom|disk>] [,model=<model>] [,replicate=<1|0>] [,rerror=<ignore|report|stop>] [,secs=<integer>] [,serial=<serial>] [,shared=<1|0>] [,size=<DiskSize>] [,snapshot=<1|0>] [,ssd=<1|0>] [,trans=<none|lba|auto>] [,werror=<enum>] [,wwn=<wwn>]` :: |
1f554f76 | 1438 | |
7af2edf9 | 1439 | Use volume as IDE hard disk or CD-ROM (n is 0 to 3). Use the special syntax STORAGE_ID:SIZE_IN_GiB to allocate a new volume. Use STORAGE_ID:0 and the 'import-from' parameter to import from an existing volume. |
1f554f76 | 1440 | |
27a7acb2 DM |
1441 | `--ipconfig[n]` `[gw=<GatewayIPv4>] [,gw6=<GatewayIPv6>] [,ip=<IPv4Format/CIDR>] [,ip6=<IPv6Format/CIDR>]` :: |
1442 | ||
1443 | cloud-init: Specify IP addresses and gateways for the corresponding interface. | |
1444 | + | |
1445 | IP addresses use CIDR notation, gateways are optional but need an IP of the same type specified. | |
1446 | + | |
4772952b TL |
1447 | The special string 'dhcp' can be used for IP addresses to use DHCP, in which case no explicit |
1448 | gateway should be provided. | |
d2656385 TL |
1449 | For IPv6 the special string 'auto' can be used to use stateless autoconfiguration. This requires |
1450 | cloud-init 19.4 or newer. | |
27a7acb2 | 1451 | + |
4772952b TL |
1452 | If cloud-init is enabled and neither an IPv4 nor an IPv6 address is specified, it defaults to using |
1453 | dhcp on IPv4. | |
27a7acb2 | 1454 | |
95895385 TL |
1455 | `--ivshmem` `size=<integer> [,name=<string>]` :: |
1456 | ||
1457 | Inter-VM shared memory. Useful for direct communication between VMs, or to the host. | |
1458 | ||
4772952b TL |
1459 | `--keephugepages` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: |
1460 | ||
1461 | Use together with hugepages. If enabled, hugepages will not not be deleted after VM shutdown and can be used for subsequent starts. | |
1462 | ||
35a75dd3 | 1463 | `--keyboard` `<da | de | de-ch | en-gb | en-us | es | fi | fr | fr-be | fr-ca | fr-ch | hu | is | it | ja | lt | mk | nl | no | pl | pt | pt-br | sl | sv | tr>` :: |
1f554f76 | 1464 | |
7af2edf9 | 1465 | Keyboard layout for VNC server. This option is generally not required and is often better handled from within the guest OS. |
1f554f76 | 1466 | |
2489d6df | 1467 | `--kvm` `<boolean>` ('default =' `1`):: |
1f554f76 DM |
1468 | |
1469 | Enable/disable KVM hardware virtualization. | |
1470 | ||
2489d6df | 1471 | `--localtime` `<boolean>` :: |
1f554f76 | 1472 | |
5370fa8c | 1473 | Set the real time clock (RTC) to local time. This is enabled by default if the `ostype` indicates a Microsoft Windows OS. |
1f554f76 | 1474 | |
95895385 | 1475 | `--lock` `<backup | clone | create | migrate | rollback | snapshot | snapshot-delete | suspended | suspending>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1476 | |
1477 | Lock/unlock the VM. | |
1478 | ||
907e4bc3 | 1479 | `--machine` `[[type=]<machine type>] [,viommu=<intel|virtio>]` :: |
1f554f76 | 1480 | |
907e4bc3 | 1481 | Specify the QEMU machine. |
1f554f76 | 1482 | |
bd92b745 | 1483 | `--memory` `[current=]<integer>` :: |
1f554f76 | 1484 | |
bd92b745 | 1485 | Memory properties. |
1f554f76 | 1486 | |
2489d6df | 1487 | `--migrate_downtime` `<number> (0 - N)` ('default =' `0.1`):: |
1f554f76 DM |
1488 | |
1489 | Set maximum tolerated downtime (in seconds) for migrations. | |
1490 | ||
2489d6df | 1491 | `--migrate_speed` `<integer> (0 - N)` ('default =' `0`):: |
1f554f76 DM |
1492 | |
1493 | Set maximum speed (in MB/s) for migrations. Value 0 is no limit. | |
1494 | ||
2489d6df | 1495 | `--name` `<string>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1496 | |
1497 | Set a name for the VM. Only used on the configuration web interface. | |
1498 | ||
27a7acb2 DM |
1499 | `--nameserver` `<string>` :: |
1500 | ||
de786b48 | 1501 | cloud-init: Sets DNS server IP address for a container. Create will automatically use the setting from the host if neither searchdomain nor nameserver are set. |
27a7acb2 | 1502 | |
ac70d7d1 | 1503 | `--net[n]` `[model=]<enum> [,bridge=<bridge>] [,firewall=<1|0>] [,link_down=<1|0>] [,macaddr=<XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX>] [,mtu=<integer>] [,queues=<integer>] [,rate=<number>] [,tag=<integer>] [,trunks=<vlanid[;vlanid...]>] [,<model>=<macaddr>]` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1504 | |
1505 | Specify network devices. | |
1f554f76 | 1506 | |
2489d6df | 1507 | `--numa` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: |
1f554f76 | 1508 | |
9b3e4991 | 1509 | Enable/disable NUMA. |
1f554f76 | 1510 | |
2489d6df | 1511 | `--numa[n]` `cpus=<id[-id];...> [,hostnodes=<id[-id];...>] [,memory=<number>] [,policy=<preferred|bind|interleave>]` :: |
1f554f76 | 1512 | |
c2993fe5 | 1513 | NUMA topology. |
1f554f76 | 1514 | |
2489d6df | 1515 | `--onboot` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: |
1f554f76 DM |
1516 | |
1517 | Specifies whether a VM will be started during system bootup. | |
1518 | ||
5370fa8c | 1519 | `--ostype` `<l24 | l26 | other | solaris | w2k | w2k3 | w2k8 | win10 | win11 | win7 | win8 | wvista | wxp>` :: |
1f554f76 | 1520 | |
c2993fe5 | 1521 | Specify guest operating system. |
1f554f76 | 1522 | |
2489d6df | 1523 | `--parallel[n]` `/dev/parport\d+|/dev/usb/lp\d+` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1524 | |
1525 | Map host parallel devices (n is 0 to 2). | |
1f554f76 | 1526 | |
2489d6df | 1527 | `--protection` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: |
1f554f76 | 1528 | |
c2993fe5 | 1529 | Sets the protection flag of the VM. This will disable the remove VM and remove disk operations. |
1f554f76 | 1530 | |
2489d6df | 1531 | `--reboot` `<boolean>` ('default =' `1`):: |
1f554f76 DM |
1532 | |
1533 | Allow reboot. If set to '0' the VM exit on reboot. | |
1534 | ||
2489d6df | 1535 | `--revert` `<string>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1536 | |
1537 | Revert a pending change. | |
1538 | ||
c5aa7e14 TL |
1539 | `--rng0` `[source=]</dev/urandom|/dev/random|/dev/hwrng> [,max_bytes=<integer>] [,period=<integer>]` :: |
1540 | ||
1541 | Configure a VirtIO-based Random Number Generator. | |
1542 | ||
7af2edf9 | 1543 | `--sata[n]` `[file=]<volume> [,aio=<native|threads|io_uring>] [,backup=<1|0>] [,bps=<bps>] [,bps_max_length=<seconds>] [,bps_rd=<bps>] [,bps_rd_max_length=<seconds>] [,bps_wr=<bps>] [,bps_wr_max_length=<seconds>] [,cache=<enum>] [,cyls=<integer>] [,detect_zeroes=<1|0>] [,discard=<ignore|on>] [,format=<enum>] [,heads=<integer>] [,import-from=<source volume>] [,iops=<iops>] [,iops_max=<iops>] [,iops_max_length=<seconds>] [,iops_rd=<iops>] [,iops_rd_max=<iops>] [,iops_rd_max_length=<seconds>] [,iops_wr=<iops>] [,iops_wr_max=<iops>] [,iops_wr_max_length=<seconds>] [,mbps=<mbps>] [,mbps_max=<mbps>] [,mbps_rd=<mbps>] [,mbps_rd_max=<mbps>] [,mbps_wr=<mbps>] [,mbps_wr_max=<mbps>] [,media=<cdrom|disk>] [,replicate=<1|0>] [,rerror=<ignore|report|stop>] [,secs=<integer>] [,serial=<serial>] [,shared=<1|0>] [,size=<DiskSize>] [,snapshot=<1|0>] [,ssd=<1|0>] [,trans=<none|lba|auto>] [,werror=<enum>] [,wwn=<wwn>]` :: |
1f554f76 | 1544 | |
7af2edf9 | 1545 | Use volume as SATA hard disk or CD-ROM (n is 0 to 5). Use the special syntax STORAGE_ID:SIZE_IN_GiB to allocate a new volume. Use STORAGE_ID:0 and the 'import-from' parameter to import from an existing volume. |
1f554f76 | 1546 | |
c6d5bae8 | 1547 | `--scsi[n]` `[file=]<volume> [,aio=<native|threads|io_uring>] [,backup=<1|0>] [,bps=<bps>] [,bps_max_length=<seconds>] [,bps_rd=<bps>] [,bps_rd_max_length=<seconds>] [,bps_wr=<bps>] [,bps_wr_max_length=<seconds>] [,cache=<enum>] [,cyls=<integer>] [,detect_zeroes=<1|0>] [,discard=<ignore|on>] [,format=<enum>] [,heads=<integer>] [,import-from=<source volume>] [,iops=<iops>] [,iops_max=<iops>] [,iops_max_length=<seconds>] [,iops_rd=<iops>] [,iops_rd_max=<iops>] [,iops_rd_max_length=<seconds>] [,iops_wr=<iops>] [,iops_wr_max=<iops>] [,iops_wr_max_length=<seconds>] [,iothread=<1|0>] [,mbps=<mbps>] [,mbps_max=<mbps>] [,mbps_rd=<mbps>] [,mbps_rd_max=<mbps>] [,mbps_wr=<mbps>] [,mbps_wr_max=<mbps>] [,media=<cdrom|disk>] [,product=<product>] [,queues=<integer>] [,replicate=<1|0>] [,rerror=<ignore|report|stop>] [,ro=<1|0>] [,scsiblock=<1|0>] [,secs=<integer>] [,serial=<serial>] [,shared=<1|0>] [,size=<DiskSize>] [,snapshot=<1|0>] [,ssd=<1|0>] [,trans=<none|lba|auto>] [,vendor=<vendor>] [,werror=<enum>] [,wwn=<wwn>]` :: |
1f554f76 | 1548 | |
7af2edf9 | 1549 | Use volume as SCSI hard disk or CD-ROM (n is 0 to 30). Use the special syntax STORAGE_ID:SIZE_IN_GiB to allocate a new volume. Use STORAGE_ID:0 and the 'import-from' parameter to import from an existing volume. |
1f554f76 | 1550 | |
2489d6df | 1551 | `--scsihw` `<lsi | lsi53c810 | megasas | pvscsi | virtio-scsi-pci | virtio-scsi-single>` ('default =' `lsi`):: |
1f554f76 | 1552 | |
c2993fe5 | 1553 | SCSI controller model |
1f554f76 | 1554 | |
27a7acb2 DM |
1555 | `--searchdomain` `<string>` :: |
1556 | ||
de786b48 | 1557 | cloud-init: Sets DNS search domains for a container. Create will automatically use the setting from the host if neither searchdomain nor nameserver are set. |
27a7acb2 | 1558 | |
2489d6df | 1559 | `--serial[n]` `(/dev/.+|socket)` :: |
1f554f76 | 1560 | |
c2993fe5 | 1561 | Create a serial device inside the VM (n is 0 to 3) |
1f554f76 | 1562 | |
2489d6df | 1563 | `--shares` `<integer> (0 - 50000)` ('default =' `1000`):: |
1f554f76 | 1564 | |
5da3d723 | 1565 | Amount of memory shares for auto-ballooning. The larger the number is, the more memory this VM gets. Number is relative to weights of all other running VMs. Using zero disables auto-ballooning. Auto-ballooning is done by pvestatd. |
1f554f76 | 1566 | |
2489d6df | 1567 | `--skiplock` `<boolean>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1568 | |
1569 | Ignore locks - only root is allowed to use this option. | |
1570 | ||
1e3f8156 | 1571 | `--smbios1` `[base64=<1|0>] [,family=<Base64 encoded string>] [,manufacturer=<Base64 encoded string>] [,product=<Base64 encoded string>] [,serial=<Base64 encoded string>] [,sku=<Base64 encoded string>] [,uuid=<UUID>] [,version=<Base64 encoded string>]` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1572 | |
1573 | Specify SMBIOS type 1 fields. | |
1574 | ||
2489d6df | 1575 | `--smp` `<integer> (1 - N)` ('default =' `1`):: |
1f554f76 DM |
1576 | |
1577 | The number of CPUs. Please use option -sockets instead. | |
1578 | ||
2489d6df | 1579 | `--sockets` `<integer> (1 - N)` ('default =' `1`):: |
1f554f76 DM |
1580 | |
1581 | The number of CPU sockets. | |
1582 | ||
1c532546 TL |
1583 | `--spice_enhancements` `[foldersharing=<1|0>] [,videostreaming=<off|all|filter>]` :: |
1584 | ||
1585 | Configure additional enhancements for SPICE. | |
1586 | ||
27a7acb2 DM |
1587 | `--sshkeys` `<filepath>` :: |
1588 | ||
1589 | cloud-init: Setup public SSH keys (one key per line, OpenSSH format). | |
1590 | ||
2489d6df | 1591 | `--startdate` `(now | YYYY-MM-DD | YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS)` ('default =' `now`):: |
1f554f76 | 1592 | |
4772952b | 1593 | Set the initial date of the real time clock. Valid format for date are:'now' or '2006-06-17T16:01:21' or '2006-06-17'. |
1f554f76 | 1594 | |
2489d6df | 1595 | `--startup` `[[order=]\d+] [,up=\d+] [,down=\d+] ` :: |
1f554f76 | 1596 | |
c2993fe5 | 1597 | Startup and shutdown behavior. Order is a non-negative number defining the general startup order. Shutdown in done with reverse ordering. Additionally you can set the 'up' or 'down' delay in seconds, which specifies a delay to wait before the next VM is started or stopped. |
1f554f76 | 1598 | |
2489d6df | 1599 | `--tablet` `<boolean>` ('default =' `1`):: |
1f554f76 | 1600 | |
c2993fe5 | 1601 | Enable/disable the USB tablet device. |
1f554f76 | 1602 | |
5c1699e5 TL |
1603 | `--tags` `<string>` :: |
1604 | ||
1605 | Tags of the VM. This is only meta information. | |
1606 | ||
2489d6df | 1607 | `--tdf` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: |
1f554f76 DM |
1608 | |
1609 | Enable/disable time drift fix. | |
1610 | ||
2489d6df | 1611 | `--template` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: |
1f554f76 DM |
1612 | |
1613 | Enable/disable Template. | |
1614 | ||
7af2edf9 | 1615 | `--tpmstate0` `[file=]<volume> [,import-from=<source volume>] [,size=<DiskSize>] [,version=<v1.2|v2.0>]` :: |
5370fa8c | 1616 | |
7af2edf9 | 1617 | Configure a Disk for storing TPM state. The format is fixed to 'raw'. Use the special syntax STORAGE_ID:SIZE_IN_GiB to allocate a new volume. Note that SIZE_IN_GiB is ignored here and 4 MiB will be used instead. Use STORAGE_ID:0 and the 'import-from' parameter to import from an existing volume. |
5370fa8c | 1618 | |
c5aa7e14 | 1619 | `--unused[n]` `[file=]<volume>` :: |
1f554f76 | 1620 | |
c2993fe5 | 1621 | Reference to unused volumes. This is used internally, and should not be modified manually. |
1f554f76 | 1622 | |
499c9b7f | 1623 | `--usb[n]` `[[host=]<HOSTUSBDEVICE|spice>] [,mapping=<mapping-id>] [,usb3=<1|0>]` :: |
1f554f76 | 1624 | |
4e7f60c2 | 1625 | Configure an USB device (n is 0 to 4, for machine version >= 7.1 and ostype l26 or windows > 7, n can be up to 14). |
1f554f76 | 1626 | |
2489d6df | 1627 | `--vcpus` `<integer> (1 - N)` ('default =' `0`):: |
1f554f76 DM |
1628 | |
1629 | Number of hotplugged vcpus. | |
1630 | ||
fa22697b | 1631 | `--vga` `[[type=]<enum>] [,clipboard=<vnc>] [,memory=<integer>]` :: |
1f554f76 | 1632 | |
e2d681b3 | 1633 | Configure the VGA hardware. |
1f554f76 | 1634 | |
7af2edf9 | 1635 | `--virtio[n]` `[file=]<volume> [,aio=<native|threads|io_uring>] [,backup=<1|0>] [,bps=<bps>] [,bps_max_length=<seconds>] [,bps_rd=<bps>] [,bps_rd_max_length=<seconds>] [,bps_wr=<bps>] [,bps_wr_max_length=<seconds>] [,cache=<enum>] [,cyls=<integer>] [,detect_zeroes=<1|0>] [,discard=<ignore|on>] [,format=<enum>] [,heads=<integer>] [,import-from=<source volume>] [,iops=<iops>] [,iops_max=<iops>] [,iops_max_length=<seconds>] [,iops_rd=<iops>] [,iops_rd_max=<iops>] [,iops_rd_max_length=<seconds>] [,iops_wr=<iops>] [,iops_wr_max=<iops>] [,iops_wr_max_length=<seconds>] [,iothread=<1|0>] [,mbps=<mbps>] [,mbps_max=<mbps>] [,mbps_rd=<mbps>] [,mbps_rd_max=<mbps>] [,mbps_wr=<mbps>] [,mbps_wr_max=<mbps>] [,media=<cdrom|disk>] [,replicate=<1|0>] [,rerror=<ignore|report|stop>] [,ro=<1|0>] [,secs=<integer>] [,serial=<serial>] [,shared=<1|0>] [,size=<DiskSize>] [,snapshot=<1|0>] [,trans=<none|lba|auto>] [,werror=<enum>]` :: |
1f554f76 | 1636 | |
7af2edf9 | 1637 | Use volume as VIRTIO hard disk (n is 0 to 15). Use the special syntax STORAGE_ID:SIZE_IN_GiB to allocate a new volume. Use STORAGE_ID:0 and the 'import-from' parameter to import from an existing volume. |
1f554f76 | 1638 | |
4d47f125 TL |
1639 | `--vmgenid` `<UUID>` ('default =' `1 (autogenerated)`):: |
1640 | ||
1641 | Set VM Generation ID. Use '1' to autogenerate on create or update, pass '0' to disable explicitly. | |
1642 | ||
907e4bc3 | 1643 | `--vmstatestorage` `<storage ID>` :: |
2489d6df WB |
1644 | |
1645 | Default storage for VM state volumes/files. | |
1646 | ||
1647 | `--watchdog` `[[model=]<i6300esb|ib700>] [,action=<enum>]` :: | |
1f554f76 | 1648 | |
c2993fe5 | 1649 | Create a virtual hardware watchdog device. |
1f554f76 | 1650 | |
35a75dd3 | 1651 | *qm showcmd* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]` |
1f554f76 DM |
1652 | |
1653 | Show command line which is used to start the VM (debug info). | |
1654 | ||
8dd66e12 | 1655 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1656 | |
1657 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1658 | ||
35a75dd3 | 1659 | `--pretty` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: |
1f554f76 | 1660 | |
35a75dd3 | 1661 | Puts each option on a new line to enhance human readability |
1f554f76 | 1662 | |
5f26e15b TL |
1663 | `--snapshot` `<string>` :: |
1664 | ||
1665 | Fetch config values from given snapshot. | |
1666 | ||
1f554f76 DM |
1667 | *qm shutdown* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]` |
1668 | ||
9b3e4991 | 1669 | Shutdown virtual machine. This is similar to pressing the power button on a |
907e4bc3 | 1670 | physical machine. This will send an ACPI event for the guest OS, which |
9b3e4991 | 1671 | should then proceed to a clean shutdown. |
1f554f76 | 1672 | |
8dd66e12 | 1673 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1674 | |
1675 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1676 | ||
2489d6df | 1677 | `--forceStop` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: |
1f554f76 DM |
1678 | |
1679 | Make sure the VM stops. | |
1680 | ||
2489d6df | 1681 | `--keepActive` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: |
1f554f76 | 1682 | |
de0983cb | 1683 | Do not deactivate storage volumes. |
1f554f76 | 1684 | |
2489d6df | 1685 | `--skiplock` `<boolean>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1686 | |
1687 | Ignore locks - only root is allowed to use this option. | |
1688 | ||
2489d6df | 1689 | `--timeout` `<integer> (0 - N)` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1690 | |
1691 | Wait maximal timeout seconds. | |
1692 | ||
1f554f76 DM |
1693 | *qm snapshot* `<vmid> <snapname>` `[OPTIONS]` |
1694 | ||
1695 | Snapshot a VM. | |
1696 | ||
8dd66e12 | 1697 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1698 | |
1699 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1700 | ||
013dc89f | 1701 | `<snapname>`: `<string>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1702 | |
1703 | The name of the snapshot. | |
1704 | ||
2489d6df | 1705 | `--description` `<string>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1706 | |
1707 | A textual description or comment. | |
1708 | ||
2489d6df | 1709 | `--vmstate` `<boolean>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1710 | |
1711 | Save the vmstate | |
1712 | ||
1f554f76 DM |
1713 | *qm start* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]` |
1714 | ||
1715 | Start virtual machine. | |
1716 | ||
8dd66e12 | 1717 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1718 | |
1719 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1720 | ||
c5aa7e14 TL |
1721 | `--force-cpu` `<string>` :: |
1722 | ||
1723 | Override QEMU's -cpu argument with the given string. | |
1724 | ||
907e4bc3 | 1725 | `--machine` `[[type=]<machine type>] [,viommu=<intel|virtio>]` :: |
1f554f76 | 1726 | |
907e4bc3 | 1727 | Specify the QEMU machine. |
1f554f76 | 1728 | |
2489d6df | 1729 | `--migratedfrom` `<string>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1730 | |
1731 | The cluster node name. | |
1732 | ||
2489d6df | 1733 | `--migration_network` `<string>` :: |
de0983cb DM |
1734 | |
1735 | CIDR of the (sub) network that is used for migration. | |
1736 | ||
2489d6df | 1737 | `--migration_type` `<insecure | secure>` :: |
de0983cb DM |
1738 | |
1739 | Migration traffic is encrypted using an SSH tunnel by default. On secure, completely private networks this can be disabled to increase performance. | |
1740 | ||
2489d6df | 1741 | `--skiplock` `<boolean>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1742 | |
1743 | Ignore locks - only root is allowed to use this option. | |
1744 | ||
2489d6df | 1745 | `--stateuri` `<string>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1746 | |
1747 | Some command save/restore state from this location. | |
1748 | ||
2489d6df | 1749 | `--targetstorage` `<string>` :: |
52e44c50 | 1750 | |
c5aa7e14 | 1751 | Mapping from source to target storages. Providing only a single storage ID maps all source storages to that storage. Providing the special value '1' will map each source storage to itself. |
52e44c50 | 1752 | |
e9cd3bd4 TL |
1753 | `--timeout` `<integer> (0 - N)` ('default =' `max(30, vm memory in GiB)`):: |
1754 | ||
1755 | Wait maximal timeout seconds. | |
1756 | ||
1f554f76 DM |
1757 | *qm status* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]` |
1758 | ||
1759 | Show VM status. | |
1760 | ||
8dd66e12 | 1761 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1762 | |
1763 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1764 | ||
2489d6df | 1765 | `--verbose` `<boolean>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1766 | |
1767 | Verbose output format | |
1768 | ||
1f554f76 DM |
1769 | *qm stop* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]` |
1770 | ||
907e4bc3 TL |
1771 | Stop virtual machine. The qemu process will exit immediately. This is akin |
1772 | to pulling the power plug of a running computer and may damage the VM data. | |
1f554f76 | 1773 | |
8dd66e12 | 1774 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
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1775 | |
1776 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1777 | ||
2489d6df | 1778 | `--keepActive` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: |
1f554f76 | 1779 | |
de0983cb | 1780 | Do not deactivate storage volumes. |
1f554f76 | 1781 | |
2489d6df | 1782 | `--migratedfrom` `<string>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1783 | |
1784 | The cluster node name. | |
1785 | ||
907e4bc3 TL |
1786 | `--overrule-shutdown` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: |
1787 | ||
1788 | Try to abort active 'qmshutdown' tasks before stopping. | |
1789 | ||
2489d6df | 1790 | `--skiplock` `<boolean>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1791 | |
1792 | Ignore locks - only root is allowed to use this option. | |
1793 | ||
2489d6df | 1794 | `--timeout` `<integer> (0 - N)` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1795 | |
1796 | Wait maximal timeout seconds. | |
1797 | ||
1f554f76 DM |
1798 | *qm suspend* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]` |
1799 | ||
1800 | Suspend virtual machine. | |
1801 | ||
8dd66e12 | 1802 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1803 | |
1804 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1805 | ||
2489d6df | 1806 | `--skiplock` `<boolean>` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1807 | |
1808 | Ignore locks - only root is allowed to use this option. | |
1809 | ||
907e4bc3 | 1810 | `--statestorage` `<storage ID>` :: |
95895385 TL |
1811 | |
1812 | The storage for the VM state | |
1813 | + | |
1814 | NOTE: Requires option(s): `todisk` | |
1815 | ||
1816 | `--todisk` `<boolean>` ('default =' `0`):: | |
1817 | ||
1818 | If set, suspends the VM to disk. Will be resumed on next VM start. | |
1819 | ||
1f554f76 DM |
1820 | *qm template* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]` |
1821 | ||
1822 | Create a Template. | |
1823 | ||
8dd66e12 | 1824 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1825 | |
1826 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1827 | ||
5370fa8c | 1828 | `--disk` `<efidisk0 | ide0 | ide1 | ide2 | ide3 | sata0 | sata1 | sata2 | sata3 | sata4 | sata5 | scsi0 | scsi1 | scsi10 | scsi11 | scsi12 | scsi13 | scsi14 | scsi15 | scsi16 | scsi17 | scsi18 | scsi19 | scsi2 | scsi20 | scsi21 | scsi22 | scsi23 | scsi24 | scsi25 | scsi26 | scsi27 | scsi28 | scsi29 | scsi3 | scsi30 | scsi4 | scsi5 | scsi6 | scsi7 | scsi8 | scsi9 | tpmstate0 | virtio0 | virtio1 | virtio10 | virtio11 | virtio12 | virtio13 | virtio14 | virtio15 | virtio2 | virtio3 | virtio4 | virtio5 | virtio6 | virtio7 | virtio8 | virtio9>` :: |
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1829 | |
1830 | If you want to convert only 1 disk to base image. | |
1831 | ||
1f554f76 DM |
1832 | *qm terminal* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]` |
1833 | ||
1834 | Open a terminal using a serial device (The VM need to have a serial device | |
1835 | configured, for example 'serial0: socket') | |
1836 | ||
8dd66e12 | 1837 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1838 | |
1839 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1840 | ||
35a75dd3 | 1841 | `--escape` `<string>` ('default =' `^O`):: |
1f554f76 | 1842 | |
35a75dd3 | 1843 | Escape character. |
1f554f76 | 1844 | |
35a75dd3 | 1845 | `--iface` `<serial0 | serial1 | serial2 | serial3>` :: |
1f554f76 | 1846 | |
35a75dd3 | 1847 | Select the serial device. By default we simply use the first suitable device. |
1f554f76 | 1848 | |
4e7f60c2 | 1849 | *qm unlink* |
1f554f76 | 1850 | |
4e7f60c2 | 1851 | An alias for 'qm disk unlink'. |
1f554f76 | 1852 | |
1f554f76 DM |
1853 | *qm unlock* `<vmid>` |
1854 | ||
1855 | Unlock the VM. | |
1856 | ||
8dd66e12 | 1857 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1858 | |
1859 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1860 | ||
1f554f76 DM |
1861 | *qm vncproxy* `<vmid>` |
1862 | ||
1863 | Proxy VM VNC traffic to stdin/stdout | |
1864 | ||
8dd66e12 | 1865 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1866 | |
1867 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1868 | ||
1f554f76 DM |
1869 | *qm wait* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]` |
1870 | ||
1871 | Wait until the VM is stopped. | |
1872 | ||
8dd66e12 | 1873 | `<vmid>`: `<integer> (100 - 999999999)` :: |
1f554f76 DM |
1874 | |
1875 | The (unique) ID of the VM. | |
1876 | ||
2489d6df | 1877 | `--timeout` `<integer> (1 - N)` :: |
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1878 | |
1879 | Timeout in seconds. Default is to wait forever. | |
1880 | ||
1881 |