1 HXCOMM QMP dispatch table and documentation
2 HXCOMM Text between SQMP and EQMP is copied to the QMP documention file and
3 HXCOMM does not show up
in the other formats
.
9 This document describes all commands currently supported by QMP
.
11 Most of the time their usage is exactly the same as
in the user Monitor
, this
12 means that any other document which also describe
commands (the manpage
,
13 QEMU
's manual, etc) can and should be consulted.
15 QMP has two types of commands: regular and query commands. Regular commands
16 usually change the Virtual Machine's state someway
, while query commands just
17 return information
. The sections below are divided accordingly
.
19 It
's important to observe that all communication examples are formatted in
20 a reader-friendly way, so that they're easier to understand
. However
, in real
21 protocol usage
, they
're emitted as a single line.
23 Also, the following notation is used to denote data flow:
25 -> data issued by the Client
26 <- Server data response
28 Please, refer to the QMP specification (QMP/qmp-spec.txt) for detailed
29 information on the Server command and response formats.
31 NOTE: This document is temporary and will be replaced soon.
33 1. Stability Considerations
34 ===========================
36 The current QMP command set (described in this file) may be useful for a
37 number of use cases, however it's limited and several commands have bad
38 defined semantics
, specially with regard to command completion
.
40 These problems are going to be solved incrementally
in the next QEMU releases
41 and we
're going to establish a deprecation policy for badly defined commands.
43 If you're planning to adopt QMP
, please observe the following
:
45 1. The deprecation policy will take effect and be documented soon
, please
46 check the documentation of each used command as soon as a
new release of
49 2. DO NOT rely on anything which is not explicit documented
51 3. Errors
, in special
, are not documented
. Applications should NOT check
52 for specific errors classes or
data (it
's strongly recommended to only
53 check for the "error" key)
58 Server's responses
in the examples below are always a success response
, please
59 refer to the QMP specification
for more details on error responses
.
66 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_quit
,
79 -> { "execute": "quit" }
86 .args_type
= "force:-f,device:B",
87 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_eject
,
94 Eject a removable medium
.
98 - force
: force
ejection (json
-bool
, optional
)
99 - device
: device
name (json
-string
)
103 -> { "execute": "eject", "arguments": { "device": "ide1-cd0" } }
106 Note
: The
"force" argument defaults to
false.
112 .args_type
= "device:B,target:F,arg:s?",
113 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_change
,
120 Change a removable medium or VNC configuration
.
124 - "device": device
name (json
-string
)
125 - "target": filename or
item (json
-string
)
126 - "arg": additional
argument (json
-string
, optional
)
130 1. Change a removable medium
132 -> { "execute": "change",
133 "arguments": { "device": "ide1-cd0",
134 "target": "/srv/images/Fedora-12-x86_64-DVD.iso" } }
137 2. Change VNC password
139 -> { "execute": "change",
140 "arguments": { "device": "vnc", "target": "password",
147 .name
= "screendump",
148 .args_type
= "filename:F",
149 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_screendump
,
156 Save screen into PPM image
.
160 - "filename": file
path (json
-string
)
164 -> { "execute": "screendump", "arguments": { "filename": "/tmp/image" } }
172 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_stop
,
185 -> { "execute": "stop" }
193 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_cont
,
206 -> { "execute": "cont" }
212 .name
= "system_wakeup",
214 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_system_wakeup
,
221 Wakeup guest from suspend
.
227 -> { "execute": "system_wakeup" }
233 .name
= "system_reset",
235 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_system_reset
,
248 -> { "execute": "system_reset" }
254 .name
= "system_powerdown",
256 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_system_powerdown
,
263 Send system power down event
.
269 -> { "execute": "system_powerdown" }
275 .name
= "device_add",
276 .args_type
= "device:O",
277 .params
= "driver[,prop=value][,...]",
278 .help
= "add device, like -device on the command line",
279 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
280 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= do_device_add
,
291 - "driver": the name of the
new device
's driver (json-string)
292 - "bus": the device's parent
bus (device tree path
, json
-string
, optional
)
293 - "id": the device
's ID, must be unique (json-string)
298 -> { "execute": "device_add", "arguments": { "driver": "e1000", "id": "net1" } }
303 (1) For detailed information about this command, please refer to the
304 'docs
/qdev
-device
-use
.txt
' file.
306 (2) It's possible to list device properties by running QEMU with the
307 "-device DEVICE,\?" command
-line argument
, where DEVICE is the device
's name
312 .name = "device_del",
314 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_device_del,
325 - "id": the device's
ID (json
-string
)
329 -> { "execute": "device_del", "arguments": { "id": "net1" } }
336 .args_type
= "keys:O,hold-time:i?",
337 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_send_key
,
349 - "key": key
sequence (a json
-array of key
enum values
)
351 - hold
-time
: time to delay key up events
, milliseconds
. Defaults to
100
356 -> { "execute": "send-key",
357 "arguments": { 'keys': [ 'ctrl', 'alt', 'delete' ] } }
364 .args_type
= "index:i",
365 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_cpu
,
376 - "index": the CPU
's index (json-int)
380 -> { "execute": "cpu", "arguments": { "index": 0 } }
383 Note: CPUs' indexes are obtained with the
'query-cpus' command
.
389 .args_type
= "val:l,size:i,filename:s,cpu:i?",
390 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_memsave
,
397 Save to disk virtual memory dump starting at
'val' of size
'size'.
401 - "val": the starting
address (json
-int
)
402 - "size": the memory size
, in bytes (json
-int
)
403 - "filename": file
path (json
-string
)
404 - "cpu": virtual CPU
index (json
-int
, optional
)
408 -> { "execute": "memsave",
409 "arguments": { "val": 10,
411 "filename": "/tmp/virtual-mem-dump" } }
418 .args_type
= "val:l,size:i,filename:s",
419 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_pmemsave
,
426 Save to disk physical memory dump starting at
'val' of size
'size'.
430 - "val": the starting
address (json
-int
)
431 - "size": the memory size
, in bytes (json
-int
)
432 - "filename": file
path (json
-string
)
436 -> { "execute": "pmemsave",
437 "arguments": { "val": 10,
439 "filename": "/tmp/physical-mem-dump" } }
445 .name
= "inject-nmi",
447 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_inject_nmi
,
454 Inject an NMI on guest
's CPUs.
460 -> { "execute": "inject-nmi" }
463 Note: inject-nmi fails when the guest doesn't support injecting
.
464 Currently
, only x86 guests
do.
469 .name
= "xen-save-devices-state",
470 .args_type
= "filename:F",
471 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_xen_save_devices_state
,
475 xen
-save
-devices
-state
478 Save the state of all devices to file
. The RAM and the block devices
479 of the VM are not saved by
this command
.
483 - "filename": the file to save the state of the devices to as binary
484 data
. See xen
-save
-devices
-state
.txt
for a description of the binary
489 -> { "execute": "xen-save-devices-state",
490 "arguments": { "filename": "/tmp/save" } }
497 .args_type
= "detach:-d,blk:-b,inc:-i,uri:s",
498 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_migrate
,
509 - "blk": block migration
, full disk
copy (json
-bool
, optional
)
510 - "inc": incremental disk
copy (json
-bool
, optional
)
511 - "uri": Destination
URI (json
-string
)
515 -> { "execute": "migrate", "arguments": { "uri": "tcp:0:4446" } }
520 (1) The
'query-migrate' command should be used to check migration
's progress
521 and final result (this information is provided by the 'status
' member)
522 (2) All boolean arguments default to false
523 (3) The user Monitor's
"detach" argument is invalid
in QMP and should not
529 .name
= "migrate_cancel",
531 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_migrate_cancel
,
538 Cancel the current migration
.
544 -> { "execute": "migrate_cancel" }
549 .name
= "migrate-set-cache-size",
550 .args_type
= "value:o",
551 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_migrate_set_cache_size
,
555 migrate
-set
-cache
-size
556 ---------------------
558 Set cache size to be used by XBZRLE migration
, the cache size will be rounded
559 down to the nearest power of
2
563 - "value": cache size
in bytes (json
-int
)
567 -> { "execute": "migrate-set-cache-size", "arguments": { "value": 536870912 } }
572 .name
= "query-migrate-cache-size",
574 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_migrate_cache_size
,
578 query
-migrate
-cache
-size
579 ---------------------
581 Show cache size to be used by XBZRLE migration
583 returns a json
-object with the following information
:
588 -> { "execute": "query-migrate-cache-size" }
589 <- { "return": 67108864 }
594 .name
= "migrate_set_speed",
595 .args_type
= "value:o",
596 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_migrate_set_speed
,
603 Set maximum speed
for migrations
.
607 - "value": maximum speed
, in bytes per
second (json
-int
)
611 -> { "execute": "migrate_set_speed", "arguments": { "value": 1024 } }
617 .name
= "migrate_set_downtime",
618 .args_type
= "value:T",
619 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_migrate_set_downtime
,
626 Set maximum tolerated
downtime (in seconds
) for migrations
.
630 - "value": maximum
downtime (json
-number
)
634 -> { "execute": "migrate_set_downtime", "arguments": { "value": 0.1 } }
640 .name
= "client_migrate_info",
641 .args_type
= "protocol:s,hostname:s,port:i?,tls-port:i?,cert-subject:s?",
642 .params
= "protocol hostname port tls-port cert-subject",
643 .help
= "send migration info to spice/vnc client",
644 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
645 .mhandler
.cmd_async
= client_migrate_info
,
646 .flags
= MONITOR_CMD_ASYNC
,
653 Set the spice
/vnc connection info
for the migration target
. The spice
/vnc
654 server will ask the spice
/vnc client to automatically reconnect
using the
655 new parameters (if specified
) once the vm migration finished successfully
.
659 - "protocol": protocol
: "spice" or
"vnc" (json
-string
)
660 - "hostname": migration target
hostname (json
-string
)
661 - "port": spice
/vnc tcp port
for plaintext
channels (json
-int
, optional
)
662 - "tls-port": spice tcp port
for tls
-secured
channels (json
-int
, optional
)
663 - "cert-subject": server certificate
subject (json
-string
, optional
)
667 -> { "execute": "client_migrate_info",
668 "arguments": { "protocol": "spice",
669 "hostname": "virt42.lab.kraxel.org",
676 .name
= "dump-guest-memory",
677 .args_type
= "paging:b,protocol:s,begin:i?,end:i?",
678 .params
= "-p protocol [begin] [length]",
679 .help
= "dump guest memory to file",
680 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
681 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_dump_guest_memory
,
688 Dump guest memory to file
. The file can be processed with crash or gdb
.
692 - "paging": do paging to get guest
's memory mapping (json-bool)
693 - "protocol": destination file(started with "file:") or destination file
694 descriptor (started with "fd:") (json-string)
695 - "begin": the starting physical address. It's optional
, and should be specified
696 with length
together (json
-int
)
697 - "length": the memory size
, in bytes
. It
's optional, and should be specified
698 with begin together (json-int)
702 -> { "execute": "dump-guest-memory", "arguments": { "protocol": "fd:dump" } }
707 (1) All boolean arguments default to false
712 .name = "netdev_add",
713 .args_type = "netdev:O",
714 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_netdev_add,
721 Add host network device.
725 - "type": the device type, "tap", "user", ... (json-string)
726 - "id": the device's ID
, must be
unique (json
-string
)
731 -> { "execute": "netdev_add", "arguments": { "type": "user", "id": "netdev1" } }
734 Note
: The supported device options are the same ones supported by the
'-net'
735 command
-line argument
, which are listed
in the
'-help' output or QEMU
's
741 .name = "netdev_del",
743 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_netdev_del,
750 Remove host network device.
754 - "id": the device's ID
, must be
unique (json
-string
)
758 -> { "execute": "netdev_del", "arguments": { "id": "netdev1" } }
765 .name
= "block_resize",
766 .args_type
= "device:B,size:o",
767 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_block_resize
,
774 Resize a block image
while a guest is running
.
778 - "device": the device
's ID, must be unique (json-string)
783 -> { "execute": "block_resize", "arguments": { "device": "scratch", "size": 1073741824 } }
789 .name = "block-stream",
790 .args_type = "device:B,base:s?,speed:o?",
791 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_stream,
795 .name = "block-job-set-speed",
796 .args_type = "device:B,speed:o",
797 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_job_set_speed,
801 .name = "block-job-cancel",
802 .args_type = "device:B",
803 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_job_cancel,
806 .name = "transaction",
807 .args_type = "actions:q",
808 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_transaction,
815 Atomically operate on one or more block devices. The only supported
816 operation for now is snapshotting. If there is any failure performing
817 any of the operations, all snapshots for the group are abandoned, and
818 the original disks pre-snapshot attempt are used.
820 A list of dictionaries is accepted, that contains the actions to be performed.
821 For snapshots this is the device, the file to use for the new snapshot,
822 and the format. The default format, if not specified, is qcow2.
824 Each new snapshot defaults to being created by QEMU (wiping any
825 contents if the file already exists), but it is also possible to reuse
826 an externally-created file. In the latter case, you should ensure that
827 the new image file has the same contents as the current one; QEMU cannot
828 perform any meaningful check. Typically this is achieved by using the
829 current image file as the backing file for the new image.
834 - "type": the operation to perform. The only supported
835 value is "blockdev-snapshot-sync". (json-string)
836 - "data": a dictionary. The contents depend on the value
837 of "type". When "type" is "blockdev-snapshot-sync":
838 - "device": device name to snapshot (json-string)
839 - "snapshot-file": name of new image file (json-string)
840 - "format": format of new image (json-string, optional)
841 - "mode": whether and how QEMU should create the snapshot file
842 (NewImageMode, optional, default "absolute-paths")
846 -> { "execute": "transaction",
847 "arguments": { "actions": [
848 { 'type
': 'blockdev
-snapshot
-sync
', 'data
' : { "device": "ide-hd0",
849 "snapshot-file": "/some/place/my-image",
850 "format": "qcow2" } },
851 { 'type
': 'blockdev
-snapshot
-sync
', 'data
' : { "device": "ide-hd1",
852 "snapshot-file": "/some/place/my-image2",
854 "format": "qcow2" } } ] } }
860 .name = "blockdev-snapshot-sync",
861 .args_type = "device:B,snapshot-file:s,format:s?,mode:s?",
862 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_blockdev_snapshot_sync,
866 blockdev-snapshot-sync
867 ----------------------
869 Synchronous snapshot of a block device. snapshot-file specifies the
870 target of the new image. If the file exists, or if it is a device, the
871 snapshot will be created in the existing file/device. If does not
872 exist, a new file will be created. format specifies the format of the
873 snapshot image, default is qcow2.
877 - "device": device name to snapshot (json-string)
878 - "snapshot-file": name of new image file (json-string)
879 - "mode": whether and how QEMU should create the snapshot file
880 (NewImageMode, optional, default "absolute-paths")
881 - "format": format of new image (json-string, optional)
885 -> { "execute": "blockdev-snapshot-sync", "arguments": { "device": "ide-hd0",
887 "/some/place/my-image",
888 "format": "qcow2" } }
895 .args_type = "value:M",
896 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_balloon,
903 Request VM to change its memory allocation (in bytes).
907 - "value": New memory allocation (json-int)
911 -> { "execute": "balloon", "arguments": { "value": 536870912 } }
918 .args_type = "name:s,up:b",
919 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_set_link,
926 Change the link status of a network adapter.
930 - "name": network device name (json-string)
931 - "up": status is up (json-bool)
935 -> { "execute": "set_link", "arguments": { "name": "e1000.0", "up": false } }
942 .args_type = "fdname:s",
943 .params = "getfd name",
944 .help = "receive a file descriptor via SCM rights and assign it a name",
945 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_getfd,
952 Receive a file descriptor via SCM rights and assign it a name.
956 - "fdname": file descriptor name (json-string)
960 -> { "execute": "getfd", "arguments": { "fdname": "fd1" } }
965 (1) If the name specified by the "fdname" argument already exists,
966 the file descriptor assigned to it will be closed and replaced
967 by the received file descriptor.
968 (2) The 'closefd
' command can be used to explicitly close the file
969 descriptor when it is no longer needed.
975 .args_type = "fdname:s",
976 .params = "closefd name",
977 .help = "close a file descriptor previously passed via SCM rights",
978 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_closefd,
985 Close a file descriptor previously passed via SCM rights.
989 - "fdname": file descriptor name (json-string)
993 -> { "execute": "closefd", "arguments": { "fdname": "fd1" } }
1000 .args_type = "fdset-id:i?,opaque:s?",
1001 .params = "add-fd fdset-id opaque",
1002 .help = "Add a file descriptor, that was passed via SCM rights, to an fd set",
1003 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_add_fd,
1010 Add a file descriptor, that was passed via SCM rights, to an fd set.
1014 - "fdset-id": The ID of the fd set to add the file descriptor to.
1015 (json-int, optional)
1016 - "opaque": A free-form string that can be used to describe the fd.
1017 (json-string, optional)
1019 Return a json-object with the following information:
1021 - "fdset-id": The ID of the fd set that the fd was added to. (json-int)
1022 - "fd": The file descriptor that was received via SCM rights and added to the
1027 -> { "execute": "add-fd", "arguments": { "fdset-id": 1 } }
1028 <- { "return": { "fdset-id": 1, "fd": 3 } }
1032 (1) The list of fd sets is shared by all monitor connections.
1033 (2) If "fdset-id" is not specified, a new fd set will be created.
1038 .name = "remove-fd",
1039 .args_type = "fdset-id:i,fd:i?",
1040 .params = "remove-fd fdset-id fd",
1041 .help = "Remove a file descriptor from an fd set",
1042 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_remove_fd,
1049 Remove a file descriptor from an fd set.
1053 - "fdset-id": The ID of the fd set that the file descriptor belongs to.
1055 - "fd": The file descriptor that is to be removed. (json-int, optional)
1059 -> { "execute": "remove-fd", "arguments": { "fdset-id": 1, "fd": 3 } }
1064 (1) The list of fd sets is shared by all monitor connections.
1065 (2) If "fd" is not specified, all file descriptors in "fdset-id" will be
1071 .name = "query-fdsets",
1073 .help = "Return information describing all fd sets",
1074 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_fdsets,
1081 Return information describing all fd sets.
1087 -> { "execute": "query-fdsets" }
1093 "opaque": "rdonly:/path/to/file"
1097 "opaque": "rdwr:/path/to/file"
1116 Note: The list of fd sets is shared by all monitor connections.
1121 .name = "block_passwd",
1122 .args_type = "device:B,password:s",
1123 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_passwd,
1130 Set the password of encrypted block devices.
1134 - "device": device name (json-string)
1135 - "password": password (json-string)
1139 -> { "execute": "block_passwd", "arguments": { "device": "ide0-hd0",
1140 "password": "12345" } }
1146 .name = "block_set_io_throttle",
1147 .args_type = "device:B,bps:l,bps_rd:l,bps_wr:l,iops:l,iops_rd:l,iops_wr:l",
1148 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_set_io_throttle,
1152 block_set_io_throttle
1155 Change I/O throttle limits for a block drive.
1159 - "device": device name (json-string)
1160 - "bps": total throughput limit in bytes per second(json-int)
1161 - "bps_rd": read throughput limit in bytes per second(json-int)
1162 - "bps_wr": read throughput limit in bytes per second(json-int)
1163 - "iops": total I/O operations per second(json-int)
1164 - "iops_rd": read I/O operations per second(json-int)
1165 - "iops_wr": write I/O operations per second(json-int)
1169 -> { "execute": "block_set_io_throttle", "arguments": { "device": "virtio0",
1181 .name = "set_password",
1182 .args_type = "protocol:s,password:s,connected:s?",
1183 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_set_password,
1190 Set the password for vnc/spice protocols.
1194 - "protocol": protocol name (json-string)
1195 - "password": password (json-string)
1196 - "connected": [ keep | disconnect | fail ] (josn-string, optional)
1200 -> { "execute": "set_password", "arguments": { "protocol": "vnc",
1201 "password": "secret" } }
1207 .name = "expire_password",
1208 .args_type = "protocol:s,time:s",
1209 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_expire_password,
1216 Set the password expire time for vnc/spice protocols.
1220 - "protocol": protocol name (json-string)
1221 - "time": [ now | never | +secs | secs ] (json-string)
1225 -> { "execute": "expire_password", "arguments": { "protocol": "vnc",
1232 .name = "add_client",
1233 .args_type = "protocol:s,fdname:s,skipauth:b?,tls:b?",
1234 .params = "protocol fdname skipauth tls",
1235 .help = "add a graphics client",
1236 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
1237 .mhandler.cmd_new = add_graphics_client,
1244 Add a graphics client
1248 - "protocol": protocol name (json-string)
1249 - "fdname": file descriptor name (json-string)
1250 - "skipauth": whether to skip authentication (json-bool, optional)
1251 - "tls": whether to perform TLS (json-bool, optional)
1255 -> { "execute": "add_client", "arguments": { "protocol": "vnc",
1256 "fdname": "myclient" } }
1261 .name = "qmp_capabilities",
1264 .help = "enable QMP capabilities",
1265 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
1266 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_qmp_capabilities,
1273 Enable QMP capabilities.
1279 -> { "execute": "qmp_capabilities" }
1282 Note: This command must be issued before issuing any other command.
1287 .name = "human-monitor-command",
1288 .args_type = "command-line:s,cpu-index:i?",
1289 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_human_monitor_command,
1293 human-monitor-command
1294 ---------------------
1296 Execute a Human Monitor command.
1300 - command-line: the command name and its arguments, just like the
1301 Human Monitor's
shell (json
-string
)
1302 - cpu
-index
: select the CPU number to be used by commands which access CPU
1303 data
, like
'info registers'. The Monitor selects CPU
0 if this
1304 argument is not
provided (json
-int
, optional
)
1308 -> { "execute": "human-monitor-command", "arguments": { "command-line": "info kvm" } }
1309 <- { "return": "kvm support: enabled\r\n" }
1313 (1) The Human Monitor is NOT an stable
interface, this means that command
1314 names
, arguments and responses can change or be removed at ANY time
.
1315 Applications that rely on long term stability guarantees should NOT
1320 o This command is stateless
, this means that commands that depend
1321 on state
information (such as getfd
) might not work
1323 o Commands that prompt the user
for data (eg
. 'cont' when the block
1324 device is encrypted
) don
't currently work
1329 HXCOMM Each query command below is inside a SQMP/EQMP section, do NOT change
1330 HXCOMM this! We will possibly move query commands definitions inside those
1331 HXCOMM sections, just like regular commands.
1341 Return a json-object with the following information:
1343 - "qemu": A json-object containing three integer values:
1344 - "major": QEMU's major
version (json
-int
)
1345 - "minor": QEMU
's minor version (json-int)
1346 - "micro": QEMU's micro
version (json
-int
)
1347 - "package": package's version (json-string)
1351 -> { "execute": "query-version" }
1366 .name = "query-version",
1368 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_version,
1375 List QMP available commands.
1377 Each command is represented by a json-object, the returned value is a json-array
1380 Each json-object contain:
1382 - "name": command's
name (json
-string
)
1386 -> { "execute": "query-commands" }
1390 "name":"query-balloon"
1393 "name":"system_powerdown"
1398 Note
: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long
.
1403 .name
= "query-commands",
1405 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_commands
,
1412 List QMP available events
.
1414 Each event is represented by a json
-object
, the returned value is a json
-array
1417 Each json
-object contains
:
1419 - "name": event
's name (json-string)
1423 -> { "execute": "query-events" }
1435 Note: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long.
1440 .name = "query-events",
1442 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_events,
1449 Each device is represented by a json-object. The returned value is a json-array
1452 Each json-object contain the following:
1454 - "label": device's
label (json
-string
)
1455 - "filename": device
's file (json-string)
1459 -> { "execute": "query-chardev" }
1476 .name = "query-chardev",
1478 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_chardev,
1485 Show the block devices.
1487 Each block device information is stored in a json-object and the returned value
1488 is a json-array of all devices.
1490 Each json-object contain the following:
1492 - "device": device name (json-string)
1493 - "type": device type (json-string)
1494 - deprecated, retained for backward compatibility
1495 - Possible values: "unknown"
1496 - "removable": true if the device is removable, false otherwise (json-bool)
1497 - "locked": true if the device is locked, false otherwise (json-bool)
1498 - "tray-open": only present if removable, true if the device has a tray,
1499 and it is open (json-bool)
1500 - "inserted": only present if the device is inserted, it is a json-object
1501 containing the following:
1502 - "file": device file name (json-string)
1503 - "ro": true if read-only, false otherwise (json-bool)
1504 - "drv": driver format name (json-string)
1505 - Possible values: "blkdebug", "bochs", "cloop", "cow", "dmg",
1506 "file", "file", "ftp", "ftps", "host_cdrom",
1507 "host_device", "host_floppy", "http", "https",
1508 "nbd", "parallels", "qcow", "qcow2", "raw",
1509 "tftp", "vdi", "vmdk", "vpc", "vvfat"
1510 - "backing_file": backing file name (json-string, optional)
1511 - "backing_file_depth": number of files in the backing file chain (json-int)
1512 - "encrypted": true if encrypted, false otherwise (json-bool)
1513 - "bps": limit total bytes per second (json-int)
1514 - "bps_rd": limit read bytes per second (json-int)
1515 - "bps_wr": limit write bytes per second (json-int)
1516 - "iops": limit total I/O operations per second (json-int)
1517 - "iops_rd": limit read operations per second (json-int)
1518 - "iops_wr": limit write operations per second (json-int)
1520 - "io-status": I/O operation status, only present if the device supports it
1521 and the VM is configured to stop on errors. It's always reset
1522 to
"ok" when the
"cont" command is
issued (json_string
, optional
)
1523 - Possible values
: "ok", "failed", "nospace"
1527 -> { "execute": "query-block" }
1532 "device":"ide0-hd0",
1539 "file":"disks/test.img",
1540 "backing_file_depth":0,
1552 "device":"ide1-cd0",
1575 .name
= "query-block",
1577 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_block
,
1584 Show block device statistics
.
1586 Each device statistic information is stored
in a json
-object and the returned
1587 value is a json
-array of all devices
.
1589 Each json
-object contain the following
:
1591 - "device": device
name (json
-string
)
1592 - "stats": A json
-object with the statistics information
, it contains
:
1593 - "rd_bytes": bytes
read (json
-int
)
1594 - "wr_bytes": bytes
written (json
-int
)
1595 - "rd_operations": read
operations (json
-int
)
1596 - "wr_operations": write
operations (json
-int
)
1597 - "flush_operations": cache flush
operations (json
-int
)
1598 - "wr_total_time_ns": total time spend on writes
in nano
-seconds (json
-int
)
1599 - "rd_total_time_ns": total time spend on reads
in nano
-seconds (json
-int
)
1600 - "flush_total_time_ns": total time spend on cache flushes
in nano
-seconds (json
-int
)
1601 - "wr_highest_offset": Highest offset of a sector written since the
1602 BlockDriverState has been
opened (json
-int
)
1603 - "parent": Contains recursively the statistics of the underlying
1604 protocol (e
.g
. the host file
for a qcow2 image
). If there is
1605 no underlying protocol
, this field is omitted
1606 (json
-object
, optional
)
1610 -> { "execute": "query-blockstats" }
1614 "device":"ide0-hd0",
1617 "wr_highest_offset":3686448128,
1619 "wr_operations":751,
1620 "rd_bytes":122567168,
1621 "rd_operations":36772
1622 "wr_total_times_ns":313253456
1623 "rd_total_times_ns":3465673657
1624 "flush_total_times_ns":49653
1625 "flush_operations":61,
1629 "wr_highest_offset":2821110784,
1631 "wr_operations":692,
1632 "rd_bytes":122739200,
1633 "rd_operations":36604
1634 "flush_operations":51,
1635 "wr_total_times_ns":313253456
1636 "rd_total_times_ns":3465673657
1637 "flush_total_times_ns":49653
1641 "device":"ide1-cd0",
1643 "wr_highest_offset":0,
1648 "flush_operations":0,
1649 "wr_total_times_ns":0
1650 "rd_total_times_ns":0
1651 "flush_total_times_ns":0
1657 "wr_highest_offset":0,
1662 "flush_operations":0,
1663 "wr_total_times_ns":0
1664 "rd_total_times_ns":0
1665 "flush_total_times_ns":0
1671 "wr_highest_offset":0,
1676 "flush_operations":0,
1677 "wr_total_times_ns":0
1678 "rd_total_times_ns":0
1679 "flush_total_times_ns":0
1688 .name
= "query-blockstats",
1690 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_blockstats
,
1697 Show CPU information
.
1699 Return a json
-array
. Each CPU is represented by a json
-object
, which contains
:
1701 - "CPU": CPU
index (json
-int
)
1702 - "current": true if this is the current CPU
, false otherwise (json
-bool
)
1703 - "halted": true if the cpu is halted
, false otherwise (json
-bool
)
1704 - Current program counter
. The key
's name depends on the architecture:
1705 "pc": i386/x86_64 (json-int)
1706 "nip": PPC (json-int)
1707 "pc" and "npc": sparc (json-int)
1708 "PC": mips (json-int)
1709 - "thread_id": ID of the underlying host thread (json-int)
1713 -> { "execute": "query-cpus" }
1736 .name = "query-cpus",
1738 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_cpus,
1745 PCI buses and devices information.
1747 The returned value is a json-array of all buses. Each bus is represented by
1748 a json-object, which has a key with a json-array of all PCI devices attached
1749 to it. Each device is represented by a json-object.
1751 The bus json-object contains the following:
1753 - "bus": bus number (json-int)
1754 - "devices": a json-array of json-objects, each json-object represents a
1757 The PCI device json-object contains the following:
1759 - "bus": identical to the parent's bus
number (json
-int
)
1760 - "slot": slot
number (json
-int
)
1761 - "function": function number (json
-int
)
1762 - "class_info": a json
-object containing
:
1763 - "desc": device
class description (json
-string
, optional
)
1764 - "class": device
class number (json
-int
)
1765 - "id": a json
-object containing
:
1766 - "device": device
ID (json
-int
)
1767 - "vendor": vendor
ID (json
-int
)
1768 - "irq": device
's IRQ if assigned (json-int, optional)
1769 - "qdev_id": qdev id string (json-string)
1770 - "pci_bridge": It's a json
-object
, only present
if this device is a
1771 PCI bridge
, contains
:
1772 - "bus": bus
number (json
-int
)
1773 - "secondary": secondary bus
number (json
-int
)
1774 - "subordinate": subordinate bus
number (json
-int
)
1775 - "io_range": I
/O memory range information
, a json
-object with the
1777 - "base": base address
, in bytes (json
-int
)
1778 - "limit": limit address
, in bytes (json
-int
)
1779 - "memory_range": memory range information
, a json
-object with the
1781 - "base": base address
, in bytes (json
-int
)
1782 - "limit": limit address
, in bytes (json
-int
)
1783 - "prefetchable_range": Prefetchable memory range information
, a
1784 json
-object with the following members
:
1785 - "base": base address
, in bytes (json
-int
)
1786 - "limit": limit address
, in bytes (json
-int
)
1787 - "devices": a json
-array of PCI devices
if there
's any attached, each
1788 each element is represented by a json-object, which contains
1789 the same members of the 'PCI device json
-object
' described
1791 - "regions": a json-array of json-objects, each json-object represents a
1792 memory region of this device
1794 The memory range json-object contains the following:
1796 - "base": base memory address (json-int)
1797 - "limit": limit value (json-int)
1799 The region json-object can be an I/O region or a memory region, an I/O region
1800 json-object contains the following:
1802 - "type": "io" (json-string, fixed)
1803 - "bar": BAR number (json-int)
1804 - "address": memory address (json-int)
1805 - "size": memory size (json-int)
1807 A memory region json-object contains the following:
1809 - "type": "memory" (json-string, fixed)
1810 - "bar": BAR number (json-int)
1811 - "address": memory address (json-int)
1812 - "size": memory size (json-int)
1813 - "mem_type_64": true or false (json-bool)
1814 - "prefetch": true or false (json-bool)
1818 -> { "execute": "query-pci" }
1830 "desc":"Host bridge"
1864 "desc":"IDE controller"
1886 "desc":"VGA controller"
1896 "mem_type_64":false,
1899 "address":4026531840,
1904 "mem_type_64":false,
1907 "address":4060086272,
1912 "mem_type_64":false,
1927 "desc":"RAM controller"
1948 Note: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long.
1953 .name = "query-pci",
1955 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_pci,
1962 Show KVM information.
1964 Return a json-object with the following information:
1966 - "enabled": true if KVM support is enabled, false otherwise (json-bool)
1967 - "present": true if QEMU has KVM support, false otherwise (json-bool)
1971 -> { "execute": "query-kvm" }
1972 <- { "return": { "enabled": true, "present": true } }
1977 .name = "query-kvm",
1979 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_kvm,
1986 Return a json-object with the following information:
1988 - "running": true if the VM is running, or false if it is paused (json-bool)
1989 - "singlestep": true if the VM is in single step mode,
1990 false otherwise (json-bool)
1991 - "status": one of the following values (json-string)
1992 "debug" - QEMU is running on a debugger
1993 "inmigrate" - guest is paused waiting for an incoming migration
1994 "internal-error" - An internal error that prevents further guest
1995 execution has occurred
1996 "io-error" - the last IOP has failed and the device is configured
1997 to pause on I/O errors
1998 "paused" - guest has been paused via the 'stop
' command
1999 "postmigrate" - guest is paused following a successful 'migrate
'
2000 "prelaunch" - QEMU was started with -S and guest has not started
2001 "finish-migrate" - guest is paused to finish the migration process
2002 "restore-vm" - guest is paused to restore VM state
2003 "running" - guest is actively running
2004 "save-vm" - guest is paused to save the VM state
2005 "shutdown" - guest is shut down (and -no-shutdown is in use)
2006 "watchdog" - the watchdog action is configured to pause and
2011 -> { "execute": "query-status" }
2012 <- { "return": { "running": true, "singlestep": false, "status": "running" } }
2017 .name = "query-status",
2019 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_status,
2026 Show VM mice information.
2028 Each mouse is represented by a json-object, the returned value is a json-array
2031 The mouse json-object contains the following:
2033 - "name": mouse's
name (json
-string
)
2034 - "index": mouse
's index (json-int)
2035 - "current": true if this mouse is receiving events, false otherwise (json-bool)
2036 - "absolute": true if the mouse generates absolute input events (json-bool)
2040 -> { "execute": "query-mice" }
2044 "name":"QEMU Microsoft Mouse",
2050 "name":"QEMU PS/2 Mouse",
2061 .name = "query-mice",
2063 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_mice,
2070 Show VNC server information.
2072 Return a json-object with server information. Connected clients are returned
2073 as a json-array of json-objects.
2075 The main json-object contains the following:
2077 - "enabled": true or false (json-bool)
2078 - "host": server's IP
address (json
-string
)
2079 - "family": address
family (json
-string
)
2080 - Possible values
: "ipv4", "ipv6", "unix", "unknown"
2081 - "service": server
's port number (json-string)
2082 - "auth": authentication method (json-string)
2083 - Possible values: "invalid", "none", "ra2", "ra2ne", "sasl", "tight",
2084 "tls", "ultra", "unknown", "vencrypt", "vencrypt",
2085 "vencrypt+plain", "vencrypt+tls+none",
2086 "vencrypt+tls+plain", "vencrypt+tls+sasl",
2087 "vencrypt+tls+vnc", "vencrypt+x509+none",
2088 "vencrypt+x509+plain", "vencrypt+x509+sasl",
2089 "vencrypt+x509+vnc", "vnc"
2090 - "clients": a json-array of all connected clients
2092 Clients are described by a json-object, each one contain the following:
2094 - "host": client's IP
address (json
-string
)
2095 - "family": address
family (json
-string
)
2096 - Possible values
: "ipv4", "ipv6", "unix", "unknown"
2097 - "service": client
's port number (json-string)
2098 - "x509_dname": TLS dname (json-string, optional)
2099 - "sasl_username": SASL username (json-string, optional)
2103 -> { "execute": "query-vnc" }
2124 .name = "query-vnc",
2126 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_vnc,
2133 Show SPICE server information.
2135 Return a json-object with server information. Connected clients are returned
2136 as a json-array of json-objects.
2138 The main json-object contains the following:
2140 - "enabled": true or false (json-bool)
2141 - "host": server's IP
address (json
-string
)
2142 - "port": server
's port number (json-int, optional)
2143 - "tls-port": server's port
number (json
-int
, optional
)
2144 - "auth": authentication
method (json
-string
)
2145 - Possible values
: "none", "spice"
2146 - "channels": a json
-array of all active channels clients
2148 Channels are described by a json
-object
, each one contain the following
:
2150 - "host": client
's IP address (json-string)
2151 - "family": address family (json-string)
2152 - Possible values: "ipv4", "ipv6", "unix", "unknown"
2153 - "port": client's port
number (json
-string
)
2154 - "connection-id": spice connection id
. All channels with the same id
2155 belong to the same spice
session (json
-int
)
2156 - "channel-type": channel type
. "1" is the main control channel
, filter
for
2157 this one
if you want track spice sessions
only (json
-int
)
2158 - "channel-id": channel id
. Usually
"0", might be different needed when
2159 multiple channels of the same type exist
, such as multiple
2160 display channels
in a multihead
setup (json
-int
)
2161 - "tls": whevener the channel is
encrypted (json
-bool
)
2165 -> { "execute": "query-spice" }
2178 "connection-id": 1804289383,
2179 "host": "127.0.0.1",
2187 "connection-id": 1804289383,
2188 "host": "127.0.0.1",
2192 [ ... more channels follow
... ]
2199 #
if defined(CONFIG_SPICE
)
2201 .name
= "query-spice",
2203 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_spice
,
2213 Return a json
-object with the following information
:
2215 - "name": VM
's name (json-string, optional)
2219 -> { "execute": "query-name" }
2220 <- { "return": { "name": "qemu-name" } }
2225 .name = "query-name",
2227 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_name,
2236 Return a json-object with the following information:
2238 - "UUID": Universally Unique Identifier (json-string)
2242 -> { "execute": "query-uuid" }
2243 <- { "return": { "UUID": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000" } }
2248 .name = "query-uuid",
2250 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_uuid,
2259 Return a json-object. If migration is active there will be another json-object
2260 with RAM migration status and if block migration is active another one with
2261 block migration status.
2263 The main json-object contains the following:
2265 - "status": migration status (json-string)
2266 - Possible values: "active", "completed", "failed", "cancelled"
2267 - "total-time": total amount of ms since migration started. If
2268 migration has ended, it returns the total migration
2270 - "ram": only present if "status" is "active", it is a json-object with the
2271 following RAM information (in bytes):
2272 - "transferred": amount transferred (json-int)
2273 - "remaining": amount remaining (json-int)
2274 - "total": total (json-int)
2275 - "duplicate": number of duplicated pages (json-int)
2276 - "normal" : number of normal pages transferred (json-int)
2277 - "normal-bytes" : number of normal bytes transferred (json-int)
2278 - "disk": only present if "status" is "active" and it is a block migration,
2279 it is a json-object with the following disk information (in bytes):
2280 - "transferred": amount transferred (json-int)
2281 - "remaining": amount remaining (json-int)
2282 - "total": total (json-int)
2283 - "xbzrle-cache": only present if XBZRLE is active.
2284 It is a json-object with the following XBZRLE information:
2285 - "cache-size": XBZRLE cache size
2286 - "bytes": total XBZRLE bytes transferred
2287 - "pages": number of XBZRLE compressed pages
2288 - "cache-miss": number of cache misses
2289 - "overflow": number of XBZRLE overflows
2292 1. Before the first migration
2294 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2297 2. Migration is done and has succeeded
2299 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2301 "status": "completed",
2309 "normal-bytes":123456
2314 3. Migration is done and has failed
2316 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2317 <- { "return": { "status": "failed" } }
2319 4. Migration is being performed and is not a block migration:
2321 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2332 "normal-bytes":123456
2337 5. Migration is being performed and is a block migration:
2339 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2345 "remaining":1053304,
2350 "normal-bytes":123456
2354 "remaining":20880384,
2360 6. Migration is being performed and XBZRLE is active:
2362 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2366 "capabilities" : [ { "capability": "xbzrle", "state" : true } ],
2369 "remaining":1053304,
2374 "normal-bytes":3412992
2377 "cache-size":67108864,
2389 .name = "query-migrate",
2391 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_migrate,
2395 migrate-set-capabilities
2398 Enable/Disable migration capabilities
2400 - "xbzrle": xbzrle support
2406 -> { "execute": "migrate-set-capabilities" , "arguments":
2407 { "capabilities": [ { "capability": "xbzrle", "state": true } ] } }
2412 .name = "migrate-set-capabilities",
2413 .args_type = "capabilities:O",
2414 .params = "capability:s,state:b",
2415 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_migrate_set_capabilities,
2418 query-migrate-capabilities
2421 Query current migration capabilities
2423 - "capabilities": migration capabilities state
2424 - "xbzrle" : XBZRLE state (json-bool)
2430 -> { "execute": "query-migrate-capabilities" }
2432 "capabilities" : [ { "capability" : "xbzrle", "state" : false } ]
2438 .name = "query-migrate-capabilities",
2440 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_migrate_capabilities,
2447 Show balloon information.
2449 Make an asynchronous request for balloon info. When the request completes a
2450 json-object will be returned containing the following data:
2452 - "actual": current balloon value in bytes (json-int)
2453 - "mem_swapped_in": Amount of memory swapped in bytes (json-int, optional)
2454 - "mem_swapped_out": Amount of memory swapped out in bytes (json-int, optional)
2455 - "major_page_faults": Number of major faults (json-int, optional)
2456 - "minor_page_faults": Number of minor faults (json-int, optional)
2457 - "free_mem": Total amount of free and unused memory in
2458 bytes (json-int, optional)
2459 - "total_mem": Total amount of available memory in bytes (json-int, optional)
2463 -> { "execute": "query-balloon" }
2466 "actual":1073741824,
2468 "mem_swapped_out":0,
2469 "major_page_faults":142,
2470 "minor_page_faults":239245,
2471 "free_mem":1014185984,
2472 "total_mem":1044668416
2479 .name = "query-balloon",
2481 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_balloon,
2485 .name = "query-block-jobs",
2487 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_block_jobs,
2492 .args_type = "path:s",
2493 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_qom_list,
2498 .args_type = "path:s,property:s,value:q",
2499 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_qom_set,
2504 .args_type = "path:s,property:s",
2505 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_qom_get,
2509 .name = "change-vnc-password",
2510 .args_type = "password:s",
2511 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_change_vnc_password,
2514 .name = "qom-list-types",
2515 .args_type = "implements:s?,abstract:b?",
2516 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_qom_list_types,
2520 .name = "device-list-properties",
2521 .args_type = "typename:s",
2522 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_device_list_properties,
2526 .name = "query-machines",
2528 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_machines,
2532 .name = "query-cpu-definitions",
2534 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_cpu_definitions,
2538 .name = "query-target",
2540 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_target,