+*qm* `<COMMAND> [ARGS] [OPTIONS]`
+
+*qm clone* `<vmid> <newid>` `[OPTIONS]`
+
+Create a copy of virtual machine/template.
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+`<newid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+VMID for the clone.
+
+`-description` `string` ::
+
+Description for the new VM.
+
+`-format` `(qcow2 | raw | vmdk)` ::
+
+Target format for file storage.
++
+NOTE: Requires option(s): `full`
+
+`-full` `boolean` (default=`0`)::
+
+Create a full copy of all disk. This is always done when you clone a normal
+VM. For VM templates, we try to create a linked clone by default.
+
+`-name` `string` ::
+
+Set a name for the new VM.
+
+`-pool` `string` ::
+
+Add the new VM to the specified pool.
+
+`-snapname` `string` ::
+
+The name of the snapshot.
+
+`-storage` `string` ::
+
+Target storage for full clone.
++
+NOTE: Requires option(s): `full`
+
+`-target` `string` ::
+
+Target node. Only allowed if the original VM is on shared storage.
+
+
+
+*qm config* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]`
+
+Get current virtual machine configuration. This does not include pending
+configuration changes (see 'pending' API).
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+`-current` `boolean` (default=`0`)::
+
+Get current values (instead of pending values).
+
+
+
+*qm create* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]`
+
+Create or restore a virtual machine.
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+`-acpi` `boolean` (default=`1`)::
+
+Enable/disable ACPI.
+
+`-agent` `boolean` (default=`0`)::
+
+Enable/disable Qemu GuestAgent.
+
+`-archive` `string` ::
+
+The backup file.
+
+`-args` `string` ::
+
+Note: this option is for experts only. It allows you to pass arbitrary
+arguments to kvm, for example:
+
+args: -no-reboot -no-hpet
+
+`-autostart` `boolean` (default=`0`)::
+
+Automatic restart after crash (currently ignored).
+
+`-balloon` `integer (0 - N)` ::
+
+Amount of target RAM for the VM in MB. Using zero disables the ballon
+driver.
+
+`-bios` `(ovmf | seabios)` (default=`seabios`)::
+
+Select BIOS implementation.
+
+`-boot` `[acdn]{1,4}` (default=`cdn`)::
+
+Boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c), CD-ROM (d), or network (n).
+
+`-bootdisk` `(ide|sata|scsi|virtio)\d+` ::
+
+Enable booting from specified disk.
+
+`-cdrom` `volume` ::
+
+This is an alias for option -ide2
+
+`-cores` `integer (1 - N)` (default=`1`)::
+
+The number of cores per socket.
+
+`-cpu` `(486 | Broadwell | Conroe | Haswell | IvyBridge | Nehalem | Opteron_G1 | Opteron_G2 | Opteron_G3 | Opteron_G4 | Opteron_G5 | Penryn | SandyBridge | Westmere | athlon | core2duo | coreduo | host | kvm32 | kvm64 | pentium | pentium2 | pentium3 | phenom | qemu32 | qemu64)` (default=`kvm64`)::
+
+Emulated CPU type.
+
+`-cpulimit` `number (0 - 128)` (default=`0`)::
+
+Limit of CPU usage. Note if the computer has 2 CPUs, it has total of '2'
+CPU time. Value '0' indicates no CPU limit.
+
+`-cpuunits` `integer (0 - 500000)` (default=`1000`)::
+
+CPU weight for a VM. Argument is used in the kernel fair scheduler. The
+larger the number is, the more CPU time this VM gets. Number is relative to
+weights of all the other running VMs.
+
+NOTE: You can disable fair-scheduler configuration by setting this to 0.
+
+`-description` `string` ::
+
+Description for the VM. Only used on the configuration web interface. This
+is saved as comment inside the configuration file.
+
+`-force` `boolean` ::
+
+Allow to overwrite existing VM.
++
+NOTE: Requires option(s): `archive`
+
+`-freeze` `boolean` ::
+
+Freeze CPU at startup (use 'c' monitor command to start execution).
+
+`-hostpci[n]` `[host=]HOSTPCIDEVICE [,rombar=on|off] [,pcie=0|1] [,x-vga=on|off]` ::
+
+Map host pci devices. HOSTPCIDEVICE syntax is:
+
+'bus:dev.func' (hexadecimal numbers)
+
+You can us the 'lspci' command to list existing pci devices.
+
+The 'rombar' option determines whether or not the device's ROM will be
+visible in the guest's memory map (default is 'on').
+
+Note: This option allows direct access to host hardware. So it is no longer
+possible to migrate such machines - use with special care.
+
+Experimental: user reported problems with this option.
+
+`-hotplug` `string` (default=`network,disk,usb`)::
+
+Selectively enable hotplug features. This is a comma separated list of
+hotplug features: 'network', 'disk', 'cpu', 'memory' and 'usb'. Use '0' to
+disable hotplug completely. Value '1' is an alias for the default
+'network,disk,usb'.
+
+`-ide[n]` `[volume=]volume,] [,media=cdrom|disk] [,cyls=c,heads=h,secs=s[,trans=t]] [,snapshot=on|off] [,cache=none|writethrough|writeback|unsafe|directsync] [,format=f] [,backup=yes|no] [,rerror=ignore|report|stop] [,werror=enospc|ignore|report|stop] [,aio=native|threads] [,discard=ignore|on] [,detect_zeroes=on|off] [,serial=serial][,model=model]` ::
+
+Use volume as IDE hard disk or CD-ROM (n is 0 to 3).
+
+`-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)` (default=`en-us`)::
+
+Keybord layout for vnc server. Default is read from the datacenter
+configuration file.
+
+`-kvm` `boolean` (default=`1`)::
+
+Enable/disable KVM hardware virtualization.
+
+`-localtime` `boolean` ::
+
+Set the real time clock to local time. This is enabled by default if ostype
+indicates a Microsoft OS.
+
+`-lock` `(backup | migrate | rollback | snapshot)` ::
+
+Lock/unlock the VM.
+
+`-machine` `(pc|pc(-i440fx)?-\d+\.\d+(\.pxe)?|q35|pc-q35-\d+\.\d+(\.pxe)?)` ::
+
+Specific the Qemu machine type.
+
+`-memory` `integer (16 - N)` (default=`512`)::
+
+Amount of RAM for the VM in MB. This is the maximum available memory when
+you use the balloon device.
+
+`-migrate_downtime` `number (0 - N)` (default=`0.1`)::
+
+Set maximum tolerated downtime (in seconds) for migrations.
+
+`-migrate_speed` `integer (0 - N)` (default=`0`)::
+
+Set maximum speed (in MB/s) for migrations. Value 0 is no limit.
+
+`-name` `string` ::
+
+Set a name for the VM. Only used on the configuration web interface.
+
+`-net[n]` `MODEL=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX [,bridge=<dev>][,queues=<nbqueues>][,rate=<mbps>] [,tag=<vlanid>][,firewall=0|1],link_down=0|1]` ::
+
+Specify network devices.
+
+MODEL is one of: e1000 e1000-82540em e1000-82544gc e1000-82545em i82551
+i82557b i82559er ne2k_isa ne2k_pci pcnet rtl8139 virtio vmxnet3
+
+XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX should be an unique MAC address. This is
+automatically generated if not specified.
+
+The bridge parameter can be used to automatically add the interface to a
+bridge device. The Proxmox VE standard bridge is called 'vmbr0'.
+
+Option 'rate' is used to limit traffic bandwidth from and to this
+interface. It is specified as floating point number, unit is 'Megabytes per
+second'.
+
+If you specify no bridge, we create a kvm 'user' (NATed) network device,
+which provides DHCP and DNS services. The following addresses are used:
+
+10.0.2.2 Gateway
+10.0.2.3 DNS Server
+10.0.2.4 SMB Server
+
+The DHCP server assign addresses to the guest starting from 10.0.2.15.
+
+
+`-numa` `boolean` (default=`0`)::
+
+Enable/disable Numa.
+
+`-numa[n]` `cpus=<id[-id],memory=<mb>[[,hostnodes=<id[-id]>] [,policy=<preferred|bind|interleave>]]` ::
+
+numa topology
+
+`-onboot` `boolean` (default=`0`)::
+
+Specifies whether a VM will be started during system bootup.
+
+`-ostype` `(l24 | l26 | other | solaris | w2k | w2k3 | w2k8 | win7 | win8 | wvista | wxp)` ::
+
+Used to enable special optimization/features for specific
+operating systems:
+
+other => unspecified OS
+wxp => Microsoft Windows XP
+w2k => Microsoft Windows 2000
+w2k3 => Microsoft Windows 2003
+w2k8 => Microsoft Windows 2008
+wvista => Microsoft Windows Vista
+win7 => Microsoft Windows 7
+win8 => Microsoft Windows 8/2012
+l24 => Linux 2.4 Kernel
+l26 => Linux 2.6/3.X Kernel
+solaris => solaris/opensolaris/openindiania kernel
+
+other|l24|l26|solaris ... no special behaviour
+wxp|w2k|w2k3|w2k8|wvista|win7|win8 ... use --localtime switch
+
+`-parallel[n]` `/dev/parport\d+|/dev/usb/lp\d+` ::
+
+Map host parallel devices (n is 0 to 2).
+
+Note: This option allows direct access to host hardware. So it is no longer
+possible to migrate such machines - use with special care.
+
+Experimental: user reported problems with this option.
+
+`-pool` `string` ::
+
+Add the VM to the specified pool.
+
+`-protection` `boolean` (default=`0`)::
+
+Sets the protection flag of the VM. This will prevent the remove operation.
+
+`-reboot` `boolean` (default=`1`)::
+
+Allow reboot. If set to '0' the VM exit on reboot.
+
+`-sata[n]` `[volume=]volume,] [,media=cdrom|disk] [,cyls=c,heads=h,secs=s[,trans=t]] [,snapshot=on|off] [,cache=none|writethrough|writeback|unsafe|directsync] [,format=f] [,backup=yes|no] [,rerror=ignore|report|stop] [,werror=enospc|ignore|report|stop] [,aio=native|threads] [,discard=ignore|on] [,detect_zeroes=on|off] [,serial=serial]` ::
+
+Use volume as SATA hard disk or CD-ROM (n is 0 to 5).
+
+`-scsi[n]` `[volume=]volume,] [,media=cdrom|disk] [,cyls=c,heads=h,secs=s[,trans=t]] [,snapshot=on|off] [,cache=none|writethrough|writeback|unsafe|directsync] [,format=f] [,backup=yes|no] [,rerror=ignore|report|stop] [,werror=enospc|ignore|report|stop] [,aio=native|threads] [,discard=ignore|on] [,detect_zeroes=on|off] [,iothread=on] [,queues=<nbqueues>] [,serial=serial]` ::
+
+Use volume as SCSI hard disk or CD-ROM (n is 0 to 13).
+
+`-scsihw` `(lsi | lsi53c810 | megasas | pvscsi | virtio-scsi-pci | virtio-scsi-single)` (default=`lsi`)::
+
+scsi controller model
+
+`-serial[n]` `(/dev/.+|socket)` ::
+
+Create a serial device inside the VM (n is 0 to 3), and pass through a host
+serial device (i.e. /dev/ttyS0), or create a unix socket on the host side
+(use 'qm terminal' to open a terminal connection).
+
+Note: If you pass through a host serial device, it is no longer possible to
+migrate such machines - use with special care.
+
+Experimental: user reported problems with this option.
+
+`-shares` `integer (0 - 50000)` (default=`1000`)::
+
+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
+
+`-smbios[n]` `[manufacturer=str][,product=str][,version=str][,serial=str] [,uuid=uuid][,sku=str][,family=str]` ::
+
+Specify SMBIOS type 1 fields.
+
+`-smp` `integer (1 - N)` (default=`1`)::
+
+The number of CPUs. Please use option -sockets instead.
+
+`-sockets` `integer (1 - N)` (default=`1`)::
+
+The number of CPU sockets.
+
+`-startdate` `(now | YYYY-MM-DD | YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS)` (default=`now`)::
+
+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'.
+
+`-startup` `[[order=]\d+] [,up=\d+] [,down=\d+] ` ::
+
+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.
+
+`-storage` `string` ::
+
+Default storage.
+
+`-tablet` `boolean` (default=`1`)::
+
+Enable/disable the usb tablet device. This device is usually needed to
+allow absolute mouse positioning with VNC. Else the mouse runs out of sync
+with normal VNC clients. If you're running lots of console-only guests on
+one host, you may consider disabling this to save some context switches.
+This is turned of by default if you use spice (vga=qxl).
+
+`-tdf` `boolean` (default=`0`)::
+
+Enable/disable time drift fix.
+
+`-template` `boolean` (default=`0`)::
+
+Enable/disable Template.
+
+`-unique` `boolean` ::
+
+Assign a unique random ethernet address.
++
+NOTE: Requires option(s): `archive`
+
+`-unused[n]` `string` ::
+
+Reference to unused volumes.
+
+`-usb[n]` `host=HOSTUSBDEVICE|spice` ::
+
+Configure an USB device (n is 0 to 4). This can be used to
+pass-through usb devices to the guest. HOSTUSBDEVICE syntax is:
+
+'bus-port(.port)*' (decimal numbers) or
+'vendor_id:product_id' (hexadeciaml numbers)
+
+You can use the 'lsusb -t' command to list existing usb devices.
+
+Note: This option allows direct access to host hardware. So it is no longer
+possible to migrate such machines - use with special care.
+
+The value 'spice' can be used to add a usb redirection devices for spice.
+
+
+`-vcpus` `integer (1 - N)` (default=`0`)::
+
+Number of hotplugged vcpus.
+
+`-vga` `(cirrus | qxl | qxl2 | qxl3 | qxl4 | serial0 | serial1 | serial2 | serial3 | std | vmware)` ::
+
+Select VGA type. If you want to use high resolution modes (>= 1280x1024x16)
+then you should use option 'std' or 'vmware'. Default is 'std' for
+win8/win7/w2k8, and 'cirrur' for other OS types. Option 'qxl' enables the
+SPICE display sever. You can also run without any graphic card using a
+serial devive as terminal.
+
+`-virtio[n]` `[volume=]volume,] [,media=cdrom|disk] [,cyls=c,heads=h,secs=s[,trans=t]] [,snapshot=on|off] [,cache=none|writethrough|writeback|unsafe|directsync] [,format=f] [,backup=yes|no] [,rerror=ignore|report|stop] [,werror=enospc|ignore|report|stop] [,aio=native|threads] [,discard=ignore|on] [,detect_zeroes=on|off] [,iothread=on] [,serial=serial]` ::
+
+Use volume as VIRTIO hard disk (n is 0 to 15).
+
+`-watchdog` `[[model=]i6300esb|ib700] [,[action=]reset|shutdown|poweroff|pause|debug|none]` ::
+
+Create a virtual hardware watchdog device. Once enabled (by a guest
+action), the watchdog must be periodically polled by an agent inside the
+guest or else the guest will be restarted (or execute the action specified)
+
+
+
+*qm delsnapshot* `<vmid> <snapname>` `[OPTIONS]`
+
+Delete a VM snapshot.
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+`<snapname>` `string` ::
+
+The name of the snapshot.
+
+`-force` `boolean` ::
+
+For removal from config file, even if removing disk snapshots fails.
+
+
+
+*qm destroy* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]`
+
+Destroy the vm (also delete all used/owned volumes).
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+`-skiplock` `boolean` ::
+
+Ignore locks - only root is allowed to use this option.
+
+
+
+
+*qm help* `[<cmd>]` `[OPTIONS]`
+
+Get help about specified command.
+
+`<cmd>` `string` ::
+
+Command name
+
+`-verbose` `boolean` ::
+
+Verbose output format.
+
+
+
+
+*qm list*
+
+Virtual machine index (per node).
+
+
+
+*qm migrate* `<vmid> <target>` `[OPTIONS]`
+
+Migrate virtual machine. Creates a new migration task.
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+`<target>` `string` ::
+
+Target node.
+
+`-force` `boolean` ::
+
+Allow to migrate VMs which use local devices. Only root may use this
+option.
+
+`-online` `boolean` ::
+
+Use online/live migration.
+
+
+
+
+*qm monitor* `<vmid>`
+
+Enter Qemu Monitor interface.
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+
+
+
+*qm move_disk* `<vmid> <disk> <storage>` `[OPTIONS]`
+
+Move volume to different storage.
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+`<disk>` `(ide0 | ide1 | ide2 | ide3 | sata0 | sata1 | sata2 | sata3 | sata4 | sata5 | scsi0 | scsi1 | scsi10 | scsi11 | scsi12 | scsi13 | scsi2 | scsi3 | scsi4 | scsi5 | scsi6 | scsi7 | scsi8 | scsi9 | virtio0 | virtio1 | virtio10 | virtio11 | virtio12 | virtio13 | virtio14 | virtio15 | virtio2 | virtio3 | virtio4 | virtio5 | virtio6 | virtio7 | virtio8 | virtio9)` ::
+
+The disk you want to move.
+
+`<storage>` `string` ::
+
+Target storage.
+
+`-delete` `boolean` (default=`0`)::
+
+Delete the original disk after successful copy. By default the original
+disk is kept as unused disk.
+
+`-digest` `string` ::
+
+Prevent changes if current configuration file has different SHA1 digest.
+This can be used to prevent concurrent modifications.
+
+`-format` `(qcow2 | raw | vmdk)` ::
+
+Target Format.
+
+
+
+
+*qm mtunnel*
+
+Used by qmigrate - do not use manually.
+
+
+
+
+*qm pending* `<vmid>`
+
+Get virtual machine configuration, including pending changes.
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+
+
+
+*qm rescan* `[OPTIONS]`
+
+Rescan all storages and update disk sizes and unused disk images.
+
+`-vmid` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+
+
+
+*qm reset* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]`
+
+Reset virtual machine.
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+`-skiplock` `boolean` ::
+
+Ignore locks - only root is allowed to use this option.
+
+
+
+*qm resize* `<vmid> <disk> <size>` `[OPTIONS]`
+
+Extend volume size.
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+`<disk>` `(ide0 | ide1 | ide2 | ide3 | sata0 | sata1 | sata2 | sata3 | sata4 | sata5 | scsi0 | scsi1 | scsi10 | scsi11 | scsi12 | scsi13 | scsi2 | scsi3 | scsi4 | scsi5 | scsi6 | scsi7 | scsi8 | scsi9 | virtio0 | virtio1 | virtio10 | virtio11 | virtio12 | virtio13 | virtio14 | virtio15 | virtio2 | virtio3 | virtio4 | virtio5 | virtio6 | virtio7 | virtio8 | virtio9)` ::
+
+The disk you want to resize.
+
+`<size>` `\+?\d+(\.\d+)?[KMGT]?` ::
+
+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.
+
+`-digest` `string` ::
+
+Prevent changes if current configuration file has different SHA1 digest.
+This can be used to prevent concurrent modifications.
+
+`-skiplock` `boolean` ::
+
+Ignore locks - only root is allowed to use this option.
+
+
+
+*qm resume* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]`
+
+Resume virtual machine.
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+`-nocheck` `boolean` ::
+
+no description available
+
+`-skiplock` `boolean` ::
+
+Ignore locks - only root is allowed to use this option.
+
+
+
+*qm rollback* `<vmid> <snapname>`
+
+Rollback VM state to specified snapshot.
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+`<snapname>` `string` ::
+
+The name of the snapshot.
+
+
+
+*qm sendkey* `<vmid> <key>` `[OPTIONS]`
+
+Send key event to virtual machine.
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+`<key>` `string` ::
+
+The key (qemu monitor encoding).
+
+`-skiplock` `boolean` ::
+
+Ignore locks - only root is allowed to use this option.
+
+
+
+*qm set* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]`
+
+Set virtual machine options (synchrounous API) - You should consider using
+the POST method instead for any actions involving hotplug or storage
+allocation.
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+`-acpi` `boolean` (default=`1`)::
+
+Enable/disable ACPI.
+
+`-agent` `boolean` (default=`0`)::
+
+Enable/disable Qemu GuestAgent.
+
+`-args` `string` ::
+
+Note: this option is for experts only. It allows you to pass arbitrary
+arguments to kvm, for example:
+
+args: -no-reboot -no-hpet
+
+`-autostart` `boolean` (default=`0`)::
+
+Automatic restart after crash (currently ignored).
+
+`-balloon` `integer (0 - N)` ::
+
+Amount of target RAM for the VM in MB. Using zero disables the ballon
+driver.
+
+`-bios` `(ovmf | seabios)` (default=`seabios`)::
+
+Select BIOS implementation.
+
+`-boot` `[acdn]{1,4}` (default=`cdn`)::
+
+Boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c), CD-ROM (d), or network (n).
+
+`-bootdisk` `(ide|sata|scsi|virtio)\d+` ::
+
+Enable booting from specified disk.
+
+`-cdrom` `volume` ::
+
+This is an alias for option -ide2
+
+`-cores` `integer (1 - N)` (default=`1`)::
+
+The number of cores per socket.
+
+`-cpu` `(486 | Broadwell | Conroe | Haswell | IvyBridge | Nehalem | Opteron_G1 | Opteron_G2 | Opteron_G3 | Opteron_G4 | Opteron_G5 | Penryn | SandyBridge | Westmere | athlon | core2duo | coreduo | host | kvm32 | kvm64 | pentium | pentium2 | pentium3 | phenom | qemu32 | qemu64)` (default=`kvm64`)::
+
+Emulated CPU type.
+
+`-cpulimit` `number (0 - 128)` (default=`0`)::
+
+Limit of CPU usage. Note if the computer has 2 CPUs, it has total of '2'
+CPU time. Value '0' indicates no CPU limit.
+
+`-cpuunits` `integer (0 - 500000)` (default=`1000`)::
+
+CPU weight for a VM. Argument is used in the kernel fair scheduler. The
+larger the number is, the more CPU time this VM gets. Number is relative to
+weights of all the other running VMs.
+
+NOTE: You can disable fair-scheduler configuration by setting this to 0.
+
+`-delete` `string` ::
+
+A list of settings you want to delete.
+
+`-description` `string` ::
+
+Description for the VM. Only used on the configuration web interface. This
+is saved as comment inside the configuration file.
+
+`-digest` `string` ::
+
+Prevent changes if current configuration file has different SHA1 digest.
+This can be used to prevent concurrent modifications.
+
+`-force` `boolean` ::
+
+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.
++
+NOTE: Requires option(s): `delete`
+
+`-freeze` `boolean` ::
+
+Freeze CPU at startup (use 'c' monitor command to start execution).
+
+`-hostpci[n]` `[host=]HOSTPCIDEVICE [,rombar=on|off] [,pcie=0|1] [,x-vga=on|off]` ::
+
+Map host pci devices. HOSTPCIDEVICE syntax is:
+
+'bus:dev.func' (hexadecimal numbers)
+
+You can us the 'lspci' command to list existing pci devices.
+
+The 'rombar' option determines whether or not the device's ROM will be
+visible in the guest's memory map (default is 'on').
+
+Note: This option allows direct access to host hardware. So it is no longer
+possible to migrate such machines - use with special care.
+
+Experimental: user reported problems with this option.
+
+`-hotplug` `string` (default=`network,disk,usb`)::
+
+Selectively enable hotplug features. This is a comma separated list of
+hotplug features: 'network', 'disk', 'cpu', 'memory' and 'usb'. Use '0' to
+disable hotplug completely. Value '1' is an alias for the default
+'network,disk,usb'.
+
+`-ide[n]` `[volume=]volume,] [,media=cdrom|disk] [,cyls=c,heads=h,secs=s[,trans=t]] [,snapshot=on|off] [,cache=none|writethrough|writeback|unsafe|directsync] [,format=f] [,backup=yes|no] [,rerror=ignore|report|stop] [,werror=enospc|ignore|report|stop] [,aio=native|threads] [,discard=ignore|on] [,detect_zeroes=on|off] [,serial=serial][,model=model]` ::
+
+Use volume as IDE hard disk or CD-ROM (n is 0 to 3).
+
+`-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)` (default=`en-us`)::
+
+Keybord layout for vnc server. Default is read from the datacenter
+configuration file.
+
+`-kvm` `boolean` (default=`1`)::
+
+Enable/disable KVM hardware virtualization.
+
+`-localtime` `boolean` ::
+
+Set the real time clock to local time. This is enabled by default if ostype
+indicates a Microsoft OS.
+
+`-lock` `(backup | migrate | rollback | snapshot)` ::
+
+Lock/unlock the VM.
+
+`-machine` `(pc|pc(-i440fx)?-\d+\.\d+(\.pxe)?|q35|pc-q35-\d+\.\d+(\.pxe)?)` ::
+
+Specific the Qemu machine type.
+
+`-memory` `integer (16 - N)` (default=`512`)::
+
+Amount of RAM for the VM in MB. This is the maximum available memory when
+you use the balloon device.
+
+`-migrate_downtime` `number (0 - N)` (default=`0.1`)::
+
+Set maximum tolerated downtime (in seconds) for migrations.
+
+`-migrate_speed` `integer (0 - N)` (default=`0`)::
+
+Set maximum speed (in MB/s) for migrations. Value 0 is no limit.
+
+`-name` `string` ::
+
+Set a name for the VM. Only used on the configuration web interface.
+
+`-net[n]` `MODEL=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX [,bridge=<dev>][,queues=<nbqueues>][,rate=<mbps>] [,tag=<vlanid>][,firewall=0|1],link_down=0|1]` ::
+
+Specify network devices.
+
+MODEL is one of: e1000 e1000-82540em e1000-82544gc e1000-82545em i82551
+i82557b i82559er ne2k_isa ne2k_pci pcnet rtl8139 virtio vmxnet3
+
+XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX should be an unique MAC address. This is
+automatically generated if not specified.
+
+The bridge parameter can be used to automatically add the interface to a
+bridge device. The Proxmox VE standard bridge is called 'vmbr0'.
+
+Option 'rate' is used to limit traffic bandwidth from and to this
+interface. It is specified as floating point number, unit is 'Megabytes per
+second'.
+
+If you specify no bridge, we create a kvm 'user' (NATed) network device,
+which provides DHCP and DNS services. The following addresses are used:
+
+10.0.2.2 Gateway
+10.0.2.3 DNS Server
+10.0.2.4 SMB Server
+
+The DHCP server assign addresses to the guest starting from 10.0.2.15.
+
+
+`-numa` `boolean` (default=`0`)::
+
+Enable/disable Numa.
+
+`-numa[n]` `cpus=<id[-id],memory=<mb>[[,hostnodes=<id[-id]>] [,policy=<preferred|bind|interleave>]]` ::
+
+numa topology
+
+`-onboot` `boolean` (default=`0`)::
+
+Specifies whether a VM will be started during system bootup.
+
+`-ostype` `(l24 | l26 | other | solaris | w2k | w2k3 | w2k8 | win7 | win8 | wvista | wxp)` ::
+
+Used to enable special optimization/features for specific
+operating systems:
+
+other => unspecified OS
+wxp => Microsoft Windows XP
+w2k => Microsoft Windows 2000
+w2k3 => Microsoft Windows 2003
+w2k8 => Microsoft Windows 2008
+wvista => Microsoft Windows Vista
+win7 => Microsoft Windows 7
+win8 => Microsoft Windows 8/2012
+l24 => Linux 2.4 Kernel
+l26 => Linux 2.6/3.X Kernel
+solaris => solaris/opensolaris/openindiania kernel
+
+other|l24|l26|solaris ... no special behaviour
+wxp|w2k|w2k3|w2k8|wvista|win7|win8 ... use --localtime switch
+
+`-parallel[n]` `/dev/parport\d+|/dev/usb/lp\d+` ::
+
+Map host parallel devices (n is 0 to 2).
+
+Note: This option allows direct access to host hardware. So it is no longer
+possible to migrate such machines - use with special care.
+
+Experimental: user reported problems with this option.
+
+`-protection` `boolean` (default=`0`)::
+
+Sets the protection flag of the VM. This will prevent the remove operation.
+
+`-reboot` `boolean` (default=`1`)::
+
+Allow reboot. If set to '0' the VM exit on reboot.
+
+`-revert` `string` ::
+
+Revert a pending change.
+
+`-sata[n]` `[volume=]volume,] [,media=cdrom|disk] [,cyls=c,heads=h,secs=s[,trans=t]] [,snapshot=on|off] [,cache=none|writethrough|writeback|unsafe|directsync] [,format=f] [,backup=yes|no] [,rerror=ignore|report|stop] [,werror=enospc|ignore|report|stop] [,aio=native|threads] [,discard=ignore|on] [,detect_zeroes=on|off] [,serial=serial]` ::
+
+Use volume as SATA hard disk or CD-ROM (n is 0 to 5).
+
+`-scsi[n]` `[volume=]volume,] [,media=cdrom|disk] [,cyls=c,heads=h,secs=s[,trans=t]] [,snapshot=on|off] [,cache=none|writethrough|writeback|unsafe|directsync] [,format=f] [,backup=yes|no] [,rerror=ignore|report|stop] [,werror=enospc|ignore|report|stop] [,aio=native|threads] [,discard=ignore|on] [,detect_zeroes=on|off] [,iothread=on] [,queues=<nbqueues>] [,serial=serial]` ::
+
+Use volume as SCSI hard disk or CD-ROM (n is 0 to 13).
+
+`-scsihw` `(lsi | lsi53c810 | megasas | pvscsi | virtio-scsi-pci | virtio-scsi-single)` (default=`lsi`)::
+
+scsi controller model
+
+`-serial[n]` `(/dev/.+|socket)` ::
+
+Create a serial device inside the VM (n is 0 to 3), and pass through a host
+serial device (i.e. /dev/ttyS0), or create a unix socket on the host side
+(use 'qm terminal' to open a terminal connection).
+
+Note: If you pass through a host serial device, it is no longer possible to
+migrate such machines - use with special care.
+
+Experimental: user reported problems with this option.
+
+`-shares` `integer (0 - 50000)` (default=`1000`)::
+
+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
+
+`-skiplock` `boolean` ::
+
+Ignore locks - only root is allowed to use this option.
+
+`-smbios[n]` `[manufacturer=str][,product=str][,version=str][,serial=str] [,uuid=uuid][,sku=str][,family=str]` ::
+
+Specify SMBIOS type 1 fields.
+
+`-smp` `integer (1 - N)` (default=`1`)::
+
+The number of CPUs. Please use option -sockets instead.
+
+`-sockets` `integer (1 - N)` (default=`1`)::
+
+The number of CPU sockets.
+
+`-startdate` `(now | YYYY-MM-DD | YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS)` (default=`now`)::
+
+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'.
+
+`-startup` `[[order=]\d+] [,up=\d+] [,down=\d+] ` ::
+
+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.
+
+`-tablet` `boolean` (default=`1`)::
+
+Enable/disable the usb tablet device. This device is usually needed to
+allow absolute mouse positioning with VNC. Else the mouse runs out of sync
+with normal VNC clients. If you're running lots of console-only guests on
+one host, you may consider disabling this to save some context switches.
+This is turned of by default if you use spice (vga=qxl).
+
+`-tdf` `boolean` (default=`0`)::
+
+Enable/disable time drift fix.
+
+`-template` `boolean` (default=`0`)::
+
+Enable/disable Template.
+
+`-unused[n]` `string` ::
+
+Reference to unused volumes.
+
+`-usb[n]` `host=HOSTUSBDEVICE|spice` ::
+
+Configure an USB device (n is 0 to 4). This can be used to
+pass-through usb devices to the guest. HOSTUSBDEVICE syntax is:
+
+'bus-port(.port)*' (decimal numbers) or
+'vendor_id:product_id' (hexadeciaml numbers)
+
+You can use the 'lsusb -t' command to list existing usb devices.
+
+Note: This option allows direct access to host hardware. So it is no longer
+possible to migrate such machines - use with special care.
+
+The value 'spice' can be used to add a usb redirection devices for spice.
+
+
+`-vcpus` `integer (1 - N)` (default=`0`)::
+
+Number of hotplugged vcpus.
+
+`-vga` `(cirrus | qxl | qxl2 | qxl3 | qxl4 | serial0 | serial1 | serial2 | serial3 | std | vmware)` ::
+
+Select VGA type. If you want to use high resolution modes (>= 1280x1024x16)
+then you should use option 'std' or 'vmware'. Default is 'std' for
+win8/win7/w2k8, and 'cirrur' for other OS types. Option 'qxl' enables the
+SPICE display sever. You can also run without any graphic card using a
+serial devive as terminal.
+
+`-virtio[n]` `[volume=]volume,] [,media=cdrom|disk] [,cyls=c,heads=h,secs=s[,trans=t]] [,snapshot=on|off] [,cache=none|writethrough|writeback|unsafe|directsync] [,format=f] [,backup=yes|no] [,rerror=ignore|report|stop] [,werror=enospc|ignore|report|stop] [,aio=native|threads] [,discard=ignore|on] [,detect_zeroes=on|off] [,iothread=on] [,serial=serial]` ::
+
+Use volume as VIRTIO hard disk (n is 0 to 15).
+
+`-watchdog` `[[model=]i6300esb|ib700] [,[action=]reset|shutdown|poweroff|pause|debug|none]` ::
+
+Create a virtual hardware watchdog device. Once enabled (by a guest
+action), the watchdog must be periodically polled by an agent inside the
+guest or else the guest will be restarted (or execute the action specified)
+
+
+
+
+*qm showcmd* `<vmid>`
+
+Show command line which is used to start the VM (debug info).
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+
+
+
+*qm shutdown* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]`
+
+Shutdown virtual machine.
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+`-forceStop` `boolean` (default=`0`)::
+
+Make sure the VM stops.
+
+`-keepActive` `boolean` (default=`0`)::
+
+Do not decativate storage volumes.
+
+`-skiplock` `boolean` ::
+
+Ignore locks - only root is allowed to use this option.
+
+`-timeout` `integer (0 - N)` ::
+
+Wait maximal timeout seconds.
+
+
+
+*qm snapshot* `<vmid> <snapname>` `[OPTIONS]`
+
+Snapshot a VM.
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+`<snapname>` `string` ::
+
+The name of the snapshot.
+
+`-description` `string` ::
+
+A textual description or comment.
+
+`-vmstate` `boolean` ::
+
+Save the vmstate
+
+
+
+*qm start* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]`
+
+Start virtual machine.
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+`-machine` `(pc|pc(-i440fx)?-\d+\.\d+(\.pxe)?|q35|pc-q35-\d+\.\d+(\.pxe)?)` ::
+
+Specific the Qemu machine type.
+
+`-migratedfrom` `string` ::
+
+The cluster node name.
+
+`-skiplock` `boolean` ::
+
+Ignore locks - only root is allowed to use this option.
+
+`-stateuri` `string` ::
+
+Some command save/restore state from this location.
+
+
+
+
+*qm status* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]`
+
+Show VM status.
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+`-verbose` `boolean` ::
+
+Verbose output format
+
+
+
+
+*qm stop* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]`
+
+Stop virtual machine.
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+`-keepActive` `boolean` (default=`0`)::
+
+Do not decativate storage volumes.
+
+`-migratedfrom` `string` ::
+
+The cluster node name.
+
+`-skiplock` `boolean` ::
+
+Ignore locks - only root is allowed to use this option.
+
+`-timeout` `integer (0 - N)` ::
+
+Wait maximal timeout seconds.
+
+
+
+*qm suspend* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]`
+
+Suspend virtual machine.
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+`-skiplock` `boolean` ::
+
+Ignore locks - only root is allowed to use this option.
+
+
+
+*qm template* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]`
+
+Create a Template.
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+`-disk` `(ide0 | ide1 | ide2 | ide3 | sata0 | sata1 | sata2 | sata3 | sata4 | sata5 | scsi0 | scsi1 | scsi10 | scsi11 | scsi12 | scsi13 | scsi2 | scsi3 | scsi4 | scsi5 | scsi6 | scsi7 | scsi8 | scsi9 | virtio0 | virtio1 | virtio10 | virtio11 | virtio12 | virtio13 | virtio14 | virtio15 | virtio2 | virtio3 | virtio4 | virtio5 | virtio6 | virtio7 | virtio8 | virtio9)` ::
+
+If you want to convert only 1 disk to base image.
+
+
+
+
+*qm terminal* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]`
+
+Open a terminal using a serial device (The VM need to have a serial device
+configured, for example 'serial0: socket')
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+`-iface` `(serial0 | serial1 | serial2 | serial3)` ::
+
+Select the serial device. By default we simply use the first suitable
+device.
+
+
+
+
+*qm unlink* `<vmid> -idlist <string>` `[OPTIONS]`
+
+Unlink/delete disk images.
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+`-force` `boolean` ::
+
+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.
+
+`-idlist` `string` ::
+
+A list of disk IDs you want to delete.
+
+
+
+
+*qm unlock* `<vmid>`
+
+Unlock the VM.
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+
+
+*qm vncproxy* `<vmid>`
+
+Proxy VM VNC traffic to stdin/stdout
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+
+
+*qm wait* `<vmid>` `[OPTIONS]`
+
+Wait until the VM is stopped.
+
+`<vmid>` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+The (unique) ID of the VM.
+
+`-timeout` `integer (1 - N)` ::
+
+Timeout in seconds. Default is to wait forever.
+
+
+
+