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5 SQMP
6 QMP Supported Commands
7 ----------------------
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
47 QEMU is available
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)
55 2. Regular Commands
56 ===================
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.
61 EQMP
64 .name = "quit",
65 .args_type = "",
66 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_quit,
69 SQMP
70 quit
71 ----
73 Quit the emulator.
75 Arguments: None.
77 Example:
79 -> { "execute": "quit" }
80 <- { "return": {} }
82 EQMP
85 .name = "eject",
86 .args_type = "force:-f,device:B",
87 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_eject,
90 SQMP
91 eject
92 -----
94 Eject a removable medium.
96 Arguments:
98 - force: force ejection (json-bool, optional)
99 - device: device name (json-string)
101 Example:
103 -> { "execute": "eject", "arguments": { "device": "ide1-cd0" } }
104 <- { "return": {} }
106 Note: The "force" argument defaults to false.
108 EQMP
111 .name = "change",
112 .args_type = "device:B,target:F,arg:s?",
113 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_change,
116 SQMP
117 change
118 ------
120 Change a removable medium or VNC configuration.
122 Arguments:
124 - "device": device name (json-string)
125 - "target": filename or item (json-string)
126 - "arg": additional argument (json-string, optional)
128 Examples:
130 1. Change a removable medium
132 -> { "execute": "change",
133 "arguments": { "device": "ide1-cd0",
134 "target": "/srv/images/Fedora-12-x86_64-DVD.iso" } }
135 <- { "return": {} }
137 2. Change VNC password
139 -> { "execute": "change",
140 "arguments": { "device": "vnc", "target": "password",
141 "arg": "foobar1" } }
142 <- { "return": {} }
144 EQMP
147 .name = "screendump",
148 .args_type = "filename:F",
149 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_screendump,
152 SQMP
153 screendump
154 ----------
156 Save screen into PPM image.
158 Arguments:
160 - "filename": file path (json-string)
162 Example:
164 -> { "execute": "screendump", "arguments": { "filename": "/tmp/image" } }
165 <- { "return": {} }
167 EQMP
170 .name = "stop",
171 .args_type = "",
172 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_stop,
175 SQMP
176 stop
177 ----
179 Stop the emulator.
181 Arguments: None.
183 Example:
185 -> { "execute": "stop" }
186 <- { "return": {} }
188 EQMP
191 .name = "cont",
192 .args_type = "",
193 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_cont,
196 SQMP
197 cont
198 ----
200 Resume emulation.
202 Arguments: None.
204 Example:
206 -> { "execute": "cont" }
207 <- { "return": {} }
209 EQMP
212 .name = "system_wakeup",
213 .args_type = "",
214 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_system_wakeup,
217 SQMP
218 system_wakeup
219 -------------
221 Wakeup guest from suspend.
223 Arguments: None.
225 Example:
227 -> { "execute": "system_wakeup" }
228 <- { "return": {} }
230 EQMP
233 .name = "system_reset",
234 .args_type = "",
235 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_system_reset,
238 SQMP
239 system_reset
240 ------------
242 Reset the system.
244 Arguments: None.
246 Example:
248 -> { "execute": "system_reset" }
249 <- { "return": {} }
251 EQMP
254 .name = "system_powerdown",
255 .args_type = "",
256 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_system_powerdown,
259 SQMP
260 system_powerdown
261 ----------------
263 Send system power down event.
265 Arguments: None.
267 Example:
269 -> { "execute": "system_powerdown" }
270 <- { "return": {} }
272 EQMP
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,
283 SQMP
284 device_add
285 ----------
287 Add a device.
289 Arguments:
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)
294 - device properties
296 Example:
298 -> { "execute": "device_add", "arguments": { "driver": "e1000", "id": "net1" } }
299 <- { "return": {} }
301 Notes:
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
309 EQMP
312 .name = "device_del",
313 .args_type = "id:s",
314 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_device_del,
317 SQMP
318 device_del
319 ----------
321 Remove a device.
323 Arguments:
325 - "id": the device's ID (json-string)
327 Example:
329 -> { "execute": "device_del", "arguments": { "id": "net1" } }
330 <- { "return": {} }
332 EQMP
335 .name = "send-key",
336 .args_type = "keys:O,hold-time:i?",
337 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_send_key,
340 SQMP
341 send-key
342 ----------
344 Send keys to VM.
346 Arguments:
348 keys array:
349 - "key": key sequence (a json-array of key union values,
350 union can be number or qcode enum)
352 - hold-time: time to delay key up events, milliseconds. Defaults to 100
353 (json-int, optional)
355 Example:
357 -> { "execute": "send-key",
358 "arguments": { "keys": [ { "type": "qcode", "data": "ctrl" },
359 { "type": "qcode", "data": "alt" },
360 { "type": "qcode", "data": "delete" } ] } }
361 <- { "return": {} }
363 EQMP
366 .name = "cpu",
367 .args_type = "index:i",
368 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_cpu,
371 SQMP
375 Set the default CPU.
377 Arguments:
379 - "index": the CPU's index (json-int)
381 Example:
383 -> { "execute": "cpu", "arguments": { "index": 0 } }
384 <- { "return": {} }
386 Note: CPUs' indexes are obtained with the 'query-cpus' command.
388 EQMP
391 .name = "cpu-add",
392 .args_type = "id:i",
393 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_cpu_add,
396 SQMP
397 cpu-add
398 -------
400 Adds virtual cpu
402 Arguments:
404 - "id": cpu id (json-int)
406 Example:
408 -> { "execute": "cpu-add", "arguments": { "id": 2 } }
409 <- { "return": {} }
411 EQMP
414 .name = "memsave",
415 .args_type = "val:l,size:i,filename:s,cpu:i?",
416 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_memsave,
419 SQMP
420 memsave
421 -------
423 Save to disk virtual memory dump starting at 'val' of size 'size'.
425 Arguments:
427 - "val": the starting address (json-int)
428 - "size": the memory size, in bytes (json-int)
429 - "filename": file path (json-string)
430 - "cpu": virtual CPU index (json-int, optional)
432 Example:
434 -> { "execute": "memsave",
435 "arguments": { "val": 10,
436 "size": 100,
437 "filename": "/tmp/virtual-mem-dump" } }
438 <- { "return": {} }
440 EQMP
443 .name = "pmemsave",
444 .args_type = "val:l,size:i,filename:s",
445 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_pmemsave,
448 SQMP
449 pmemsave
450 --------
452 Save to disk physical memory dump starting at 'val' of size 'size'.
454 Arguments:
456 - "val": the starting address (json-int)
457 - "size": the memory size, in bytes (json-int)
458 - "filename": file path (json-string)
460 Example:
462 -> { "execute": "pmemsave",
463 "arguments": { "val": 10,
464 "size": 100,
465 "filename": "/tmp/physical-mem-dump" } }
466 <- { "return": {} }
468 EQMP
471 .name = "inject-nmi",
472 .args_type = "",
473 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_inject_nmi,
476 SQMP
477 inject-nmi
478 ----------
480 Inject an NMI on guest's CPUs.
482 Arguments: None.
484 Example:
486 -> { "execute": "inject-nmi" }
487 <- { "return": {} }
489 Note: inject-nmi fails when the guest doesn't support injecting.
490 Currently, only x86 (NMI) and s390x (RESTART) guests do.
492 EQMP
495 .name = "ringbuf-write",
496 .args_type = "device:s,data:s,format:s?",
497 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_ringbuf_write,
500 SQMP
501 ringbuf-write
502 -------------
504 Write to a ring buffer character device.
506 Arguments:
508 - "device": ring buffer character device name (json-string)
509 - "data": data to write (json-string)
510 - "format": data format (json-string, optional)
511 - Possible values: "utf8" (default), "base64"
512 Bug: invalid base64 is currently not rejected.
513 Whitespace *is* invalid.
515 Example:
517 -> { "execute": "ringbuf-write",
518 "arguments": { "device": "foo",
519 "data": "abcdefgh",
520 "format": "utf8" } }
521 <- { "return": {} }
523 EQMP
526 .name = "ringbuf-read",
527 .args_type = "device:s,size:i,format:s?",
528 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_ringbuf_read,
531 SQMP
532 ringbuf-read
533 -------------
535 Read from a ring buffer character device.
537 Arguments:
539 - "device": ring buffer character device name (json-string)
540 - "size": how many bytes to read at most (json-int)
541 - Number of data bytes, not number of characters in encoded data
542 - "format": data format (json-string, optional)
543 - Possible values: "utf8" (default), "base64"
544 - Naturally, format "utf8" works only when the ring buffer
545 contains valid UTF-8 text. Invalid UTF-8 sequences get
546 replaced. Bug: replacement doesn't work. Bug: can screw
547 up on encountering NUL characters, after the ring buffer
548 lost data, and when reading stops because the size limit
549 is reached.
551 Example:
553 -> { "execute": "ringbuf-read",
554 "arguments": { "device": "foo",
555 "size": 1000,
556 "format": "utf8" } }
557 <- {"return": "abcdefgh"}
559 EQMP
562 .name = "xen-save-devices-state",
563 .args_type = "filename:F",
564 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_xen_save_devices_state,
567 SQMP
568 xen-save-devices-state
569 -------
571 Save the state of all devices to file. The RAM and the block devices
572 of the VM are not saved by this command.
574 Arguments:
576 - "filename": the file to save the state of the devices to as binary
577 data. See xen-save-devices-state.txt for a description of the binary
578 format.
580 Example:
582 -> { "execute": "xen-save-devices-state",
583 "arguments": { "filename": "/tmp/save" } }
584 <- { "return": {} }
586 EQMP
589 .name = "xen-set-global-dirty-log",
590 .args_type = "enable:b",
591 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_xen_set_global_dirty_log,
594 SQMP
595 xen-set-global-dirty-log
596 -------
598 Enable or disable the global dirty log mode.
600 Arguments:
602 - "enable": Enable it or disable it.
604 Example:
606 -> { "execute": "xen-set-global-dirty-log",
607 "arguments": { "enable": true } }
608 <- { "return": {} }
610 EQMP
613 .name = "migrate",
614 .args_type = "detach:-d,blk:-b,inc:-i,uri:s",
615 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_migrate,
618 SQMP
619 migrate
620 -------
622 Migrate to URI.
624 Arguments:
626 - "blk": block migration, full disk copy (json-bool, optional)
627 - "inc": incremental disk copy (json-bool, optional)
628 - "uri": Destination URI (json-string)
630 Example:
632 -> { "execute": "migrate", "arguments": { "uri": "tcp:0:4446" } }
633 <- { "return": {} }
635 Notes:
637 (1) The 'query-migrate' command should be used to check migration's progress
638 and final result (this information is provided by the 'status' member)
639 (2) All boolean arguments default to false
640 (3) The user Monitor's "detach" argument is invalid in QMP and should not
641 be used
643 EQMP
646 .name = "migrate_cancel",
647 .args_type = "",
648 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_migrate_cancel,
651 SQMP
652 migrate_cancel
653 --------------
655 Cancel the current migration.
657 Arguments: None.
659 Example:
661 -> { "execute": "migrate_cancel" }
662 <- { "return": {} }
664 EQMP
666 .name = "migrate-set-cache-size",
667 .args_type = "value:o",
668 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_migrate_set_cache_size,
671 SQMP
672 migrate-set-cache-size
673 ----------------------
675 Set cache size to be used by XBZRLE migration, the cache size will be rounded
676 down to the nearest power of 2
678 Arguments:
680 - "value": cache size in bytes (json-int)
682 Example:
684 -> { "execute": "migrate-set-cache-size", "arguments": { "value": 536870912 } }
685 <- { "return": {} }
687 EQMP
689 .name = "query-migrate-cache-size",
690 .args_type = "",
691 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_migrate_cache_size,
694 SQMP
695 query-migrate-cache-size
696 ------------------------
698 Show cache size to be used by XBZRLE migration
700 returns a json-object with the following information:
701 - "size" : json-int
703 Example:
705 -> { "execute": "query-migrate-cache-size" }
706 <- { "return": 67108864 }
708 EQMP
711 .name = "migrate_set_speed",
712 .args_type = "value:o",
713 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_migrate_set_speed,
716 SQMP
717 migrate_set_speed
718 -----------------
720 Set maximum speed for migrations.
722 Arguments:
724 - "value": maximum speed, in bytes per second (json-int)
726 Example:
728 -> { "execute": "migrate_set_speed", "arguments": { "value": 1024 } }
729 <- { "return": {} }
731 EQMP
734 .name = "migrate_set_downtime",
735 .args_type = "value:T",
736 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_migrate_set_downtime,
739 SQMP
740 migrate_set_downtime
741 --------------------
743 Set maximum tolerated downtime (in seconds) for migrations.
745 Arguments:
747 - "value": maximum downtime (json-number)
749 Example:
751 -> { "execute": "migrate_set_downtime", "arguments": { "value": 0.1 } }
752 <- { "return": {} }
754 EQMP
757 .name = "client_migrate_info",
758 .args_type = "protocol:s,hostname:s,port:i?,tls-port:i?,cert-subject:s?",
759 .params = "protocol hostname port tls-port cert-subject",
760 .help = "send migration info to spice/vnc client",
761 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
762 .mhandler.cmd_async = client_migrate_info,
763 .flags = MONITOR_CMD_ASYNC,
766 SQMP
767 client_migrate_info
768 ------------------
770 Set the spice/vnc connection info for the migration target. The spice/vnc
771 server will ask the spice/vnc client to automatically reconnect using the
772 new parameters (if specified) once the vm migration finished successfully.
774 Arguments:
776 - "protocol": protocol: "spice" or "vnc" (json-string)
777 - "hostname": migration target hostname (json-string)
778 - "port": spice/vnc tcp port for plaintext channels (json-int, optional)
779 - "tls-port": spice tcp port for tls-secured channels (json-int, optional)
780 - "cert-subject": server certificate subject (json-string, optional)
782 Example:
784 -> { "execute": "client_migrate_info",
785 "arguments": { "protocol": "spice",
786 "hostname": "virt42.lab.kraxel.org",
787 "port": 1234 } }
788 <- { "return": {} }
790 EQMP
793 .name = "dump-guest-memory",
794 .args_type = "paging:b,protocol:s,begin:i?,end:i?",
795 .params = "-p protocol [begin] [length]",
796 .help = "dump guest memory to file",
797 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
798 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_dump_guest_memory,
801 SQMP
802 dump
805 Dump guest memory to file. The file can be processed with crash or gdb.
807 Arguments:
809 - "paging": do paging to get guest's memory mapping (json-bool)
810 - "protocol": destination file(started with "file:") or destination file
811 descriptor (started with "fd:") (json-string)
812 - "begin": the starting physical address. It's optional, and should be specified
813 with length together (json-int)
814 - "length": the memory size, in bytes. It's optional, and should be specified
815 with begin together (json-int)
817 Example:
819 -> { "execute": "dump-guest-memory", "arguments": { "protocol": "fd:dump" } }
820 <- { "return": {} }
822 Notes:
824 (1) All boolean arguments default to false
826 EQMP
829 .name = "netdev_add",
830 .args_type = "netdev:O",
831 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_netdev_add,
834 SQMP
835 netdev_add
836 ----------
838 Add host network device.
840 Arguments:
842 - "type": the device type, "tap", "user", ... (json-string)
843 - "id": the device's ID, must be unique (json-string)
844 - device options
846 Example:
848 -> { "execute": "netdev_add", "arguments": { "type": "user", "id": "netdev1" } }
849 <- { "return": {} }
851 Note: The supported device options are the same ones supported by the '-netdev'
852 command-line argument, which are listed in the '-help' output or QEMU's
853 manual
855 EQMP
858 .name = "netdev_del",
859 .args_type = "id:s",
860 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_netdev_del,
863 SQMP
864 netdev_del
865 ----------
867 Remove host network device.
869 Arguments:
871 - "id": the device's ID, must be unique (json-string)
873 Example:
875 -> { "execute": "netdev_del", "arguments": { "id": "netdev1" } }
876 <- { "return": {} }
879 EQMP
882 .name = "object-add",
883 .args_type = "qom-type:s,id:s,props:q?",
884 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_object_add,
887 SQMP
888 object-add
889 ----------
891 Create QOM object.
893 Arguments:
895 - "qom-type": the object's QOM type, i.e. the class name (json-string)
896 - "id": the object's ID, must be unique (json-string)
897 - "props": a dictionary of object property values (optional, json-dict)
899 Example:
901 -> { "execute": "object-add", "arguments": { "qom-type": "rng-random", "id": "rng1",
902 "props": { "filename": "/dev/hwrng" } } }
903 <- { "return": {} }
905 EQMP
908 .name = "object-del",
909 .args_type = "id:s",
910 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_object_del,
913 SQMP
914 object-del
915 ----------
917 Remove QOM object.
919 Arguments:
921 - "id": the object's ID (json-string)
923 Example:
925 -> { "execute": "object-del", "arguments": { "id": "rng1" } }
926 <- { "return": {} }
929 EQMP
933 .name = "block_resize",
934 .args_type = "device:B,size:o",
935 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_resize,
938 SQMP
939 block_resize
940 ------------
942 Resize a block image while a guest is running.
944 Arguments:
946 - "device": the device's ID, must be unique (json-string)
947 - "size": new size
949 Example:
951 -> { "execute": "block_resize", "arguments": { "device": "scratch", "size": 1073741824 } }
952 <- { "return": {} }
954 EQMP
957 .name = "block-stream",
958 .args_type = "device:B,base:s?,speed:o?,on-error:s?",
959 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_stream,
963 .name = "block-commit",
964 .args_type = "device:B,base:s?,top:s,speed:o?",
965 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_commit,
969 .name = "drive-backup",
970 .args_type = "sync:s,device:B,target:s,speed:i?,mode:s?,format:s?,"
971 "on-source-error:s?,on-target-error:s?",
972 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_drive_backup,
975 SQMP
976 drive-backup
977 ------------
979 Start a point-in-time copy of a block device to a new destination. The
980 status of ongoing drive-backup operations can be checked with
981 query-block-jobs where the BlockJobInfo.type field has the value 'backup'.
982 The operation can be stopped before it has completed using the
983 block-job-cancel command.
985 Arguments:
987 - "device": the name of the device which should be copied.
988 (json-string)
989 - "target": the target of the new image. If the file exists, or if it is a
990 device, the existing file/device will be used as the new
991 destination. If it does not exist, a new file will be created.
992 (json-string)
993 - "format": the format of the new destination, default is to probe if 'mode' is
994 'existing', else the format of the source
995 (json-string, optional)
996 - "sync": what parts of the disk image should be copied to the destination;
997 possibilities include "full" for all the disk, "top" for only the sectors
998 allocated in the topmost image, or "none" to only replicate new I/O
999 (MirrorSyncMode).
1000 - "mode": whether and how QEMU should create a new image
1001 (NewImageMode, optional, default 'absolute-paths')
1002 - "speed": the maximum speed, in bytes per second (json-int, optional)
1003 - "on-source-error": the action to take on an error on the source, default
1004 'report'. 'stop' and 'enospc' can only be used
1005 if the block device supports io-status.
1006 (BlockdevOnError, optional)
1007 - "on-target-error": the action to take on an error on the target, default
1008 'report' (no limitations, since this applies to
1009 a different block device than device).
1010 (BlockdevOnError, optional)
1012 Example:
1013 -> { "execute": "drive-backup", "arguments": { "device": "drive0",
1014 "sync": "full",
1015 "target": "backup.img" } }
1016 <- { "return": {} }
1017 EQMP
1020 .name = "block-job-set-speed",
1021 .args_type = "device:B,speed:o",
1022 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_job_set_speed,
1026 .name = "block-job-cancel",
1027 .args_type = "device:B,force:b?",
1028 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_job_cancel,
1031 .name = "block-job-pause",
1032 .args_type = "device:B",
1033 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_job_pause,
1036 .name = "block-job-resume",
1037 .args_type = "device:B",
1038 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_job_resume,
1041 .name = "block-job-complete",
1042 .args_type = "device:B",
1043 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_job_complete,
1046 .name = "transaction",
1047 .args_type = "actions:q",
1048 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_transaction,
1051 SQMP
1052 transaction
1053 -----------
1055 Atomically operate on one or more block devices. The only supported operations
1056 for now are drive-backup, internal and external snapshotting. A list of
1057 dictionaries is accepted, that contains the actions to be performed.
1058 If there is any failure performing any of the operations, all operations
1059 for the group are abandoned.
1061 For external snapshots, the dictionary contains the device, the file to use for
1062 the new snapshot, and the format. The default format, if not specified, is
1063 qcow2.
1065 Each new snapshot defaults to being created by QEMU (wiping any
1066 contents if the file already exists), but it is also possible to reuse
1067 an externally-created file. In the latter case, you should ensure that
1068 the new image file has the same contents as the current one; QEMU cannot
1069 perform any meaningful check. Typically this is achieved by using the
1070 current image file as the backing file for the new image.
1072 On failure, the original disks pre-snapshot attempt will be used.
1074 For internal snapshots, the dictionary contains the device and the snapshot's
1075 name. If an internal snapshot matching name already exists, the request will
1076 be rejected. Only some image formats support it, for example, qcow2, rbd,
1077 and sheepdog.
1079 On failure, qemu will try delete the newly created internal snapshot in the
1080 transaction. When an I/O error occurs during deletion, the user needs to fix
1081 it later with qemu-img or other command.
1083 Arguments:
1085 actions array:
1086 - "type": the operation to perform. The only supported
1087 value is "blockdev-snapshot-sync". (json-string)
1088 - "data": a dictionary. The contents depend on the value
1089 of "type". When "type" is "blockdev-snapshot-sync":
1090 - "device": device name to snapshot (json-string)
1091 - "snapshot-file": name of new image file (json-string)
1092 - "format": format of new image (json-string, optional)
1093 - "mode": whether and how QEMU should create the snapshot file
1094 (NewImageMode, optional, default "absolute-paths")
1095 When "type" is "blockdev-snapshot-internal-sync":
1096 - "device": device name to snapshot (json-string)
1097 - "name": name of the new snapshot (json-string)
1099 Example:
1101 -> { "execute": "transaction",
1102 "arguments": { "actions": [
1103 { 'type': 'blockdev-snapshot-sync', 'data' : { "device": "ide-hd0",
1104 "snapshot-file": "/some/place/my-image",
1105 "format": "qcow2" } },
1106 { 'type': 'blockdev-snapshot-sync', 'data' : { "device": "ide-hd1",
1107 "snapshot-file": "/some/place/my-image2",
1108 "mode": "existing",
1109 "format": "qcow2" } },
1110 { 'type': 'blockdev-snapshot-internal-sync', 'data' : {
1111 "device": "ide-hd2",
1112 "name": "snapshot0" } } ] } }
1113 <- { "return": {} }
1115 EQMP
1118 .name = "blockdev-snapshot-sync",
1119 .args_type = "device:B,snapshot-file:s,format:s?,mode:s?",
1120 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_blockdev_snapshot_sync,
1123 SQMP
1124 blockdev-snapshot-sync
1125 ----------------------
1127 Synchronous snapshot of a block device. snapshot-file specifies the
1128 target of the new image. If the file exists, or if it is a device, the
1129 snapshot will be created in the existing file/device. If does not
1130 exist, a new file will be created. format specifies the format of the
1131 snapshot image, default is qcow2.
1133 Arguments:
1135 - "device": device name to snapshot (json-string)
1136 - "snapshot-file": name of new image file (json-string)
1137 - "mode": whether and how QEMU should create the snapshot file
1138 (NewImageMode, optional, default "absolute-paths")
1139 - "format": format of new image (json-string, optional)
1141 Example:
1143 -> { "execute": "blockdev-snapshot-sync", "arguments": { "device": "ide-hd0",
1144 "snapshot-file":
1145 "/some/place/my-image",
1146 "format": "qcow2" } }
1147 <- { "return": {} }
1149 EQMP
1152 .name = "blockdev-snapshot-internal-sync",
1153 .args_type = "device:B,name:s",
1154 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_blockdev_snapshot_internal_sync,
1157 SQMP
1158 blockdev-snapshot-internal-sync
1159 -------------------------------
1161 Synchronously take an internal snapshot of a block device when the format of
1162 image used supports it. If the name is an empty string, or a snapshot with
1163 name already exists, the operation will fail.
1165 Arguments:
1167 - "device": device name to snapshot (json-string)
1168 - "name": name of the new snapshot (json-string)
1170 Example:
1172 -> { "execute": "blockdev-snapshot-internal-sync",
1173 "arguments": { "device": "ide-hd0",
1174 "name": "snapshot0" }
1176 <- { "return": {} }
1178 EQMP
1181 .name = "blockdev-snapshot-delete-internal-sync",
1182 .args_type = "device:B,id:s?,name:s?",
1183 .mhandler.cmd_new =
1184 qmp_marshal_input_blockdev_snapshot_delete_internal_sync,
1187 SQMP
1188 blockdev-snapshot-delete-internal-sync
1189 --------------------------------------
1191 Synchronously delete an internal snapshot of a block device when the format of
1192 image used supports it. The snapshot is identified by name or id or both. One
1193 of name or id is required. If the snapshot is not found, the operation will
1194 fail.
1196 Arguments:
1198 - "device": device name (json-string)
1199 - "id": ID of the snapshot (json-string, optional)
1200 - "name": name of the snapshot (json-string, optional)
1202 Example:
1204 -> { "execute": "blockdev-snapshot-delete-internal-sync",
1205 "arguments": { "device": "ide-hd0",
1206 "name": "snapshot0" }
1208 <- { "return": {
1209 "id": "1",
1210 "name": "snapshot0",
1211 "vm-state-size": 0,
1212 "date-sec": 1000012,
1213 "date-nsec": 10,
1214 "vm-clock-sec": 100,
1215 "vm-clock-nsec": 20
1219 EQMP
1222 .name = "drive-mirror",
1223 .args_type = "sync:s,device:B,target:s,speed:i?,mode:s?,format:s?,"
1224 "on-source-error:s?,on-target-error:s?,"
1225 "granularity:i?,buf-size:i?",
1226 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_drive_mirror,
1229 SQMP
1230 drive-mirror
1231 ------------
1233 Start mirroring a block device's writes to a new destination. target
1234 specifies the target of the new image. If the file exists, or if it is
1235 a device, it will be used as the new destination for writes. If it does not
1236 exist, a new file will be created. format specifies the format of the
1237 mirror image, default is to probe if mode='existing', else the format
1238 of the source.
1240 Arguments:
1242 - "device": device name to operate on (json-string)
1243 - "target": name of new image file (json-string)
1244 - "format": format of new image (json-string, optional)
1245 - "mode": how an image file should be created into the target
1246 file/device (NewImageMode, optional, default 'absolute-paths')
1247 - "speed": maximum speed of the streaming job, in bytes per second
1248 (json-int)
1249 - "granularity": granularity of the dirty bitmap, in bytes (json-int, optional)
1250 - "buf_size": maximum amount of data in flight from source to target, in bytes
1251 (json-int, default 10M)
1252 - "sync": what parts of the disk image should be copied to the destination;
1253 possibilities include "full" for all the disk, "top" for only the sectors
1254 allocated in the topmost image, or "none" to only replicate new I/O
1255 (MirrorSyncMode).
1256 - "on-source-error": the action to take on an error on the source
1257 (BlockdevOnError, default 'report')
1258 - "on-target-error": the action to take on an error on the target
1259 (BlockdevOnError, default 'report')
1261 The default value of the granularity is the image cluster size clamped
1262 between 4096 and 65536, if the image format defines one. If the format
1263 does not define a cluster size, the default value of the granularity
1264 is 65536.
1267 Example:
1269 -> { "execute": "drive-mirror", "arguments": { "device": "ide-hd0",
1270 "target": "/some/place/my-image",
1271 "sync": "full",
1272 "format": "qcow2" } }
1273 <- { "return": {} }
1275 EQMP
1278 .name = "balloon",
1279 .args_type = "value:M",
1280 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_balloon,
1283 SQMP
1284 balloon
1285 -------
1287 Request VM to change its memory allocation (in bytes).
1289 Arguments:
1291 - "value": New memory allocation (json-int)
1293 Example:
1295 -> { "execute": "balloon", "arguments": { "value": 536870912 } }
1296 <- { "return": {} }
1298 EQMP
1301 .name = "set_link",
1302 .args_type = "name:s,up:b",
1303 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_set_link,
1306 SQMP
1307 set_link
1308 --------
1310 Change the link status of a network adapter.
1312 Arguments:
1314 - "name": network device name (json-string)
1315 - "up": status is up (json-bool)
1317 Example:
1319 -> { "execute": "set_link", "arguments": { "name": "e1000.0", "up": false } }
1320 <- { "return": {} }
1322 EQMP
1325 .name = "getfd",
1326 .args_type = "fdname:s",
1327 .params = "getfd name",
1328 .help = "receive a file descriptor via SCM rights and assign it a name",
1329 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_getfd,
1332 SQMP
1333 getfd
1334 -----
1336 Receive a file descriptor via SCM rights and assign it a name.
1338 Arguments:
1340 - "fdname": file descriptor name (json-string)
1342 Example:
1344 -> { "execute": "getfd", "arguments": { "fdname": "fd1" } }
1345 <- { "return": {} }
1347 Notes:
1349 (1) If the name specified by the "fdname" argument already exists,
1350 the file descriptor assigned to it will be closed and replaced
1351 by the received file descriptor.
1352 (2) The 'closefd' command can be used to explicitly close the file
1353 descriptor when it is no longer needed.
1355 EQMP
1358 .name = "closefd",
1359 .args_type = "fdname:s",
1360 .params = "closefd name",
1361 .help = "close a file descriptor previously passed via SCM rights",
1362 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_closefd,
1365 SQMP
1366 closefd
1367 -------
1369 Close a file descriptor previously passed via SCM rights.
1371 Arguments:
1373 - "fdname": file descriptor name (json-string)
1375 Example:
1377 -> { "execute": "closefd", "arguments": { "fdname": "fd1" } }
1378 <- { "return": {} }
1380 EQMP
1383 .name = "add-fd",
1384 .args_type = "fdset-id:i?,opaque:s?",
1385 .params = "add-fd fdset-id opaque",
1386 .help = "Add a file descriptor, that was passed via SCM rights, to an fd set",
1387 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_add_fd,
1390 SQMP
1391 add-fd
1392 -------
1394 Add a file descriptor, that was passed via SCM rights, to an fd set.
1396 Arguments:
1398 - "fdset-id": The ID of the fd set to add the file descriptor to.
1399 (json-int, optional)
1400 - "opaque": A free-form string that can be used to describe the fd.
1401 (json-string, optional)
1403 Return a json-object with the following information:
1405 - "fdset-id": The ID of the fd set that the fd was added to. (json-int)
1406 - "fd": The file descriptor that was received via SCM rights and added to the
1407 fd set. (json-int)
1409 Example:
1411 -> { "execute": "add-fd", "arguments": { "fdset-id": 1 } }
1412 <- { "return": { "fdset-id": 1, "fd": 3 } }
1414 Notes:
1416 (1) The list of fd sets is shared by all monitor connections.
1417 (2) If "fdset-id" is not specified, a new fd set will be created.
1419 EQMP
1422 .name = "remove-fd",
1423 .args_type = "fdset-id:i,fd:i?",
1424 .params = "remove-fd fdset-id fd",
1425 .help = "Remove a file descriptor from an fd set",
1426 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_remove_fd,
1429 SQMP
1430 remove-fd
1431 ---------
1433 Remove a file descriptor from an fd set.
1435 Arguments:
1437 - "fdset-id": The ID of the fd set that the file descriptor belongs to.
1438 (json-int)
1439 - "fd": The file descriptor that is to be removed. (json-int, optional)
1441 Example:
1443 -> { "execute": "remove-fd", "arguments": { "fdset-id": 1, "fd": 3 } }
1444 <- { "return": {} }
1446 Notes:
1448 (1) The list of fd sets is shared by all monitor connections.
1449 (2) If "fd" is not specified, all file descriptors in "fdset-id" will be
1450 removed.
1452 EQMP
1455 .name = "query-fdsets",
1456 .args_type = "",
1457 .help = "Return information describing all fd sets",
1458 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_fdsets,
1461 SQMP
1462 query-fdsets
1463 -------------
1465 Return information describing all fd sets.
1467 Arguments: None
1469 Example:
1471 -> { "execute": "query-fdsets" }
1472 <- { "return": [
1474 "fds": [
1476 "fd": 30,
1477 "opaque": "rdonly:/path/to/file"
1480 "fd": 24,
1481 "opaque": "rdwr:/path/to/file"
1484 "fdset-id": 1
1487 "fds": [
1489 "fd": 28
1492 "fd": 29
1495 "fdset-id": 0
1500 Note: The list of fd sets is shared by all monitor connections.
1502 EQMP
1505 .name = "block_passwd",
1506 .args_type = "device:B,password:s",
1507 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_passwd,
1510 SQMP
1511 block_passwd
1512 ------------
1514 Set the password of encrypted block devices.
1516 Arguments:
1518 - "device": device name (json-string)
1519 - "password": password (json-string)
1521 Example:
1523 -> { "execute": "block_passwd", "arguments": { "device": "ide0-hd0",
1524 "password": "12345" } }
1525 <- { "return": {} }
1527 EQMP
1530 .name = "block_set_io_throttle",
1531 .args_type = "device:B,bps:l,bps_rd:l,bps_wr:l,iops:l,iops_rd:l,iops_wr:l,bps_max:l?,bps_rd_max:l?,bps_wr_max:l?,iops_max:l?,iops_rd_max:l?,iops_wr_max:l?,iops_size:l?",
1532 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_set_io_throttle,
1535 SQMP
1536 block_set_io_throttle
1537 ------------
1539 Change I/O throttle limits for a block drive.
1541 Arguments:
1543 - "device": device name (json-string)
1544 - "bps": total throughput limit in bytes per second (json-int)
1545 - "bps_rd": read throughput limit in bytes per second (json-int)
1546 - "bps_wr": write throughput limit in bytes per second (json-int)
1547 - "iops": total I/O operations per second (json-int)
1548 - "iops_rd": read I/O operations per second (json-int)
1549 - "iops_wr": write I/O operations per second (json-int)
1550 - "bps_max": total max in bytes (json-int)
1551 - "bps_rd_max": read max in bytes (json-int)
1552 - "bps_wr_max": write max in bytes (json-int)
1553 - "iops_max": total I/O operations max (json-int)
1554 - "iops_rd_max": read I/O operations max (json-int)
1555 - "iops_wr_max": write I/O operations max (json-int)
1556 - "iops_size": I/O size in bytes when limiting (json-int)
1558 Example:
1560 -> { "execute": "block_set_io_throttle", "arguments": { "device": "virtio0",
1561 "bps": 1000000,
1562 "bps_rd": 0,
1563 "bps_wr": 0,
1564 "iops": 0,
1565 "iops_rd": 0,
1566 "iops_wr": 0,
1567 "bps_max": 8000000,
1568 "bps_rd_max": 0,
1569 "bps_wr_max": 0,
1570 "iops_max": 0,
1571 "iops_rd_max": 0,
1572 "iops_wr_max": 0,
1573 "iops_size": 0 } }
1574 <- { "return": {} }
1576 EQMP
1579 .name = "set_password",
1580 .args_type = "protocol:s,password:s,connected:s?",
1581 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_set_password,
1584 SQMP
1585 set_password
1586 ------------
1588 Set the password for vnc/spice protocols.
1590 Arguments:
1592 - "protocol": protocol name (json-string)
1593 - "password": password (json-string)
1594 - "connected": [ keep | disconnect | fail ] (josn-string, optional)
1596 Example:
1598 -> { "execute": "set_password", "arguments": { "protocol": "vnc",
1599 "password": "secret" } }
1600 <- { "return": {} }
1602 EQMP
1605 .name = "expire_password",
1606 .args_type = "protocol:s,time:s",
1607 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_expire_password,
1610 SQMP
1611 expire_password
1612 ---------------
1614 Set the password expire time for vnc/spice protocols.
1616 Arguments:
1618 - "protocol": protocol name (json-string)
1619 - "time": [ now | never | +secs | secs ] (json-string)
1621 Example:
1623 -> { "execute": "expire_password", "arguments": { "protocol": "vnc",
1624 "time": "+60" } }
1625 <- { "return": {} }
1627 EQMP
1630 .name = "add_client",
1631 .args_type = "protocol:s,fdname:s,skipauth:b?,tls:b?",
1632 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_add_client,
1635 SQMP
1636 add_client
1637 ----------
1639 Add a graphics client
1641 Arguments:
1643 - "protocol": protocol name (json-string)
1644 - "fdname": file descriptor name (json-string)
1645 - "skipauth": whether to skip authentication (json-bool, optional)
1646 - "tls": whether to perform TLS (json-bool, optional)
1648 Example:
1650 -> { "execute": "add_client", "arguments": { "protocol": "vnc",
1651 "fdname": "myclient" } }
1652 <- { "return": {} }
1654 EQMP
1656 .name = "qmp_capabilities",
1657 .args_type = "",
1658 .params = "",
1659 .help = "enable QMP capabilities",
1660 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
1661 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_qmp_capabilities,
1664 SQMP
1665 qmp_capabilities
1666 ----------------
1668 Enable QMP capabilities.
1670 Arguments: None.
1672 Example:
1674 -> { "execute": "qmp_capabilities" }
1675 <- { "return": {} }
1677 Note: This command must be issued before issuing any other command.
1679 EQMP
1682 .name = "human-monitor-command",
1683 .args_type = "command-line:s,cpu-index:i?",
1684 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_human_monitor_command,
1687 SQMP
1688 human-monitor-command
1689 ---------------------
1691 Execute a Human Monitor command.
1693 Arguments:
1695 - command-line: the command name and its arguments, just like the
1696 Human Monitor's shell (json-string)
1697 - cpu-index: select the CPU number to be used by commands which access CPU
1698 data, like 'info registers'. The Monitor selects CPU 0 if this
1699 argument is not provided (json-int, optional)
1701 Example:
1703 -> { "execute": "human-monitor-command", "arguments": { "command-line": "info kvm" } }
1704 <- { "return": "kvm support: enabled\r\n" }
1706 Notes:
1708 (1) The Human Monitor is NOT an stable interface, this means that command
1709 names, arguments and responses can change or be removed at ANY time.
1710 Applications that rely on long term stability guarantees should NOT
1711 use this command
1713 (2) Limitations:
1715 o This command is stateless, this means that commands that depend
1716 on state information (such as getfd) might not work
1718 o Commands that prompt the user for data (eg. 'cont' when the block
1719 device is encrypted) don't currently work
1721 3. Query Commands
1722 =================
1724 HXCOMM Each query command below is inside a SQMP/EQMP section, do NOT change
1725 HXCOMM this! We will possibly move query commands definitions inside those
1726 HXCOMM sections, just like regular commands.
1728 EQMP
1730 SQMP
1731 query-version
1732 -------------
1734 Show QEMU version.
1736 Return a json-object with the following information:
1738 - "qemu": A json-object containing three integer values:
1739 - "major": QEMU's major version (json-int)
1740 - "minor": QEMU's minor version (json-int)
1741 - "micro": QEMU's micro version (json-int)
1742 - "package": package's version (json-string)
1744 Example:
1746 -> { "execute": "query-version" }
1747 <- {
1748 "return":{
1749 "qemu":{
1750 "major":0,
1751 "minor":11,
1752 "micro":5
1754 "package":""
1758 EQMP
1761 .name = "query-version",
1762 .args_type = "",
1763 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_version,
1766 SQMP
1767 query-commands
1768 --------------
1770 List QMP available commands.
1772 Each command is represented by a json-object, the returned value is a json-array
1773 of all commands.
1775 Each json-object contain:
1777 - "name": command's name (json-string)
1779 Example:
1781 -> { "execute": "query-commands" }
1782 <- {
1783 "return":[
1785 "name":"query-balloon"
1788 "name":"system_powerdown"
1793 Note: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long.
1795 EQMP
1798 .name = "query-commands",
1799 .args_type = "",
1800 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_commands,
1803 SQMP
1804 query-events
1805 --------------
1807 List QMP available events.
1809 Each event is represented by a json-object, the returned value is a json-array
1810 of all events.
1812 Each json-object contains:
1814 - "name": event's name (json-string)
1816 Example:
1818 -> { "execute": "query-events" }
1819 <- {
1820 "return":[
1822 "name":"SHUTDOWN"
1825 "name":"RESET"
1830 Note: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long.
1832 EQMP
1835 .name = "query-events",
1836 .args_type = "",
1837 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_events,
1840 SQMP
1841 query-chardev
1842 -------------
1844 Each device is represented by a json-object. The returned value is a json-array
1845 of all devices.
1847 Each json-object contain the following:
1849 - "label": device's label (json-string)
1850 - "filename": device's file (json-string)
1852 Example:
1854 -> { "execute": "query-chardev" }
1855 <- {
1856 "return":[
1858 "label":"monitor",
1859 "filename":"stdio"
1862 "label":"serial0",
1863 "filename":"vc"
1868 EQMP
1871 .name = "query-chardev",
1872 .args_type = "",
1873 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_chardev,
1876 SQMP
1877 query-block
1878 -----------
1880 Show the block devices.
1882 Each block device information is stored in a json-object and the returned value
1883 is a json-array of all devices.
1885 Each json-object contain the following:
1887 - "device": device name (json-string)
1888 - "type": device type (json-string)
1889 - deprecated, retained for backward compatibility
1890 - Possible values: "unknown"
1891 - "removable": true if the device is removable, false otherwise (json-bool)
1892 - "locked": true if the device is locked, false otherwise (json-bool)
1893 - "tray_open": only present if removable, true if the device has a tray,
1894 and it is open (json-bool)
1895 - "inserted": only present if the device is inserted, it is a json-object
1896 containing the following:
1897 - "file": device file name (json-string)
1898 - "ro": true if read-only, false otherwise (json-bool)
1899 - "drv": driver format name (json-string)
1900 - Possible values: "blkdebug", "bochs", "cloop", "cow", "dmg",
1901 "file", "file", "ftp", "ftps", "host_cdrom",
1902 "host_device", "host_floppy", "http", "https",
1903 "nbd", "parallels", "qcow", "qcow2", "raw",
1904 "tftp", "vdi", "vmdk", "vpc", "vvfat"
1905 - "backing_file": backing file name (json-string, optional)
1906 - "backing_file_depth": number of files in the backing file chain (json-int)
1907 - "encrypted": true if encrypted, false otherwise (json-bool)
1908 - "bps": limit total bytes per second (json-int)
1909 - "bps_rd": limit read bytes per second (json-int)
1910 - "bps_wr": limit write bytes per second (json-int)
1911 - "iops": limit total I/O operations per second (json-int)
1912 - "iops_rd": limit read operations per second (json-int)
1913 - "iops_wr": limit write operations per second (json-int)
1914 - "bps_max": total max in bytes (json-int)
1915 - "bps_rd_max": read max in bytes (json-int)
1916 - "bps_wr_max": write max in bytes (json-int)
1917 - "iops_max": total I/O operations max (json-int)
1918 - "iops_rd_max": read I/O operations max (json-int)
1919 - "iops_wr_max": write I/O operations max (json-int)
1920 - "iops_size": I/O size when limiting by iops (json-int)
1921 - "image": the detail of the image, it is a json-object containing
1922 the following:
1923 - "filename": image file name (json-string)
1924 - "format": image format (json-string)
1925 - "virtual-size": image capacity in bytes (json-int)
1926 - "dirty-flag": true if image is not cleanly closed, not present
1927 means clean (json-bool, optional)
1928 - "actual-size": actual size on disk in bytes of the image, not
1929 present when image does not support thin
1930 provision (json-int, optional)
1931 - "cluster-size": size of a cluster in bytes, not present if image
1932 format does not support it (json-int, optional)
1933 - "encrypted": true if the image is encrypted, not present means
1934 false or the image format does not support
1935 encryption (json-bool, optional)
1936 - "backing_file": backing file name, not present means no backing
1937 file is used or the image format does not
1938 support backing file chain
1939 (json-string, optional)
1940 - "full-backing-filename": full path of the backing file, not
1941 present if it equals backing_file or no
1942 backing file is used
1943 (json-string, optional)
1944 - "backing-filename-format": the format of the backing file, not
1945 present means unknown or no backing
1946 file (json-string, optional)
1947 - "snapshots": the internal snapshot info, it is an optional list
1948 of json-object containing the following:
1949 - "id": unique snapshot id (json-string)
1950 - "name": snapshot name (json-string)
1951 - "vm-state-size": size of the VM state in bytes (json-int)
1952 - "date-sec": UTC date of the snapshot in seconds (json-int)
1953 - "date-nsec": fractional part in nanoseconds to be used with
1954 date-sec (json-int)
1955 - "vm-clock-sec": VM clock relative to boot in seconds
1956 (json-int)
1957 - "vm-clock-nsec": fractional part in nanoseconds to be used
1958 with vm-clock-sec (json-int)
1959 - "backing-image": the detail of the backing image, it is an
1960 optional json-object only present when a
1961 backing image present for this image
1963 - "io-status": I/O operation status, only present if the device supports it
1964 and the VM is configured to stop on errors. It's always reset
1965 to "ok" when the "cont" command is issued (json_string, optional)
1966 - Possible values: "ok", "failed", "nospace"
1968 Example:
1970 -> { "execute": "query-block" }
1971 <- {
1972 "return":[
1974 "io-status": "ok",
1975 "device":"ide0-hd0",
1976 "locked":false,
1977 "removable":false,
1978 "inserted":{
1979 "ro":false,
1980 "drv":"qcow2",
1981 "encrypted":false,
1982 "file":"disks/test.qcow2",
1983 "backing_file_depth":1,
1984 "bps":1000000,
1985 "bps_rd":0,
1986 "bps_wr":0,
1987 "iops":1000000,
1988 "iops_rd":0,
1989 "iops_wr":0,
1990 "bps_max": 8000000,
1991 "bps_rd_max": 0,
1992 "bps_wr_max": 0,
1993 "iops_max": 0,
1994 "iops_rd_max": 0,
1995 "iops_wr_max": 0,
1996 "iops_size": 0,
1997 "image":{
1998 "filename":"disks/test.qcow2",
1999 "format":"qcow2",
2000 "virtual-size":2048000,
2001 "backing_file":"base.qcow2",
2002 "full-backing-filename":"disks/base.qcow2",
2003 "backing-filename-format:"qcow2",
2004 "snapshots":[
2006 "id": "1",
2007 "name": "snapshot1",
2008 "vm-state-size": 0,
2009 "date-sec": 10000200,
2010 "date-nsec": 12,
2011 "vm-clock-sec": 206,
2012 "vm-clock-nsec": 30
2015 "backing-image":{
2016 "filename":"disks/base.qcow2",
2017 "format":"qcow2",
2018 "virtual-size":2048000
2022 "type":"unknown"
2025 "io-status": "ok",
2026 "device":"ide1-cd0",
2027 "locked":false,
2028 "removable":true,
2029 "type":"unknown"
2032 "device":"floppy0",
2033 "locked":false,
2034 "removable":true,
2035 "type":"unknown"
2038 "device":"sd0",
2039 "locked":false,
2040 "removable":true,
2041 "type":"unknown"
2046 EQMP
2049 .name = "query-block",
2050 .args_type = "",
2051 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_block,
2054 SQMP
2055 query-blockstats
2056 ----------------
2058 Show block device statistics.
2060 Each device statistic information is stored in a json-object and the returned
2061 value is a json-array of all devices.
2063 Each json-object contain the following:
2065 - "device": device name (json-string)
2066 - "stats": A json-object with the statistics information, it contains:
2067 - "rd_bytes": bytes read (json-int)
2068 - "wr_bytes": bytes written (json-int)
2069 - "rd_operations": read operations (json-int)
2070 - "wr_operations": write operations (json-int)
2071 - "flush_operations": cache flush operations (json-int)
2072 - "wr_total_time_ns": total time spend on writes in nano-seconds (json-int)
2073 - "rd_total_time_ns": total time spend on reads in nano-seconds (json-int)
2074 - "flush_total_time_ns": total time spend on cache flushes in nano-seconds (json-int)
2075 - "wr_highest_offset": Highest offset of a sector written since the
2076 BlockDriverState has been opened (json-int)
2077 - "parent": Contains recursively the statistics of the underlying
2078 protocol (e.g. the host file for a qcow2 image). If there is
2079 no underlying protocol, this field is omitted
2080 (json-object, optional)
2082 Example:
2084 -> { "execute": "query-blockstats" }
2085 <- {
2086 "return":[
2088 "device":"ide0-hd0",
2089 "parent":{
2090 "stats":{
2091 "wr_highest_offset":3686448128,
2092 "wr_bytes":9786368,
2093 "wr_operations":751,
2094 "rd_bytes":122567168,
2095 "rd_operations":36772
2096 "wr_total_times_ns":313253456
2097 "rd_total_times_ns":3465673657
2098 "flush_total_times_ns":49653
2099 "flush_operations":61,
2102 "stats":{
2103 "wr_highest_offset":2821110784,
2104 "wr_bytes":9786368,
2105 "wr_operations":692,
2106 "rd_bytes":122739200,
2107 "rd_operations":36604
2108 "flush_operations":51,
2109 "wr_total_times_ns":313253456
2110 "rd_total_times_ns":3465673657
2111 "flush_total_times_ns":49653
2115 "device":"ide1-cd0",
2116 "stats":{
2117 "wr_highest_offset":0,
2118 "wr_bytes":0,
2119 "wr_operations":0,
2120 "rd_bytes":0,
2121 "rd_operations":0
2122 "flush_operations":0,
2123 "wr_total_times_ns":0
2124 "rd_total_times_ns":0
2125 "flush_total_times_ns":0
2129 "device":"floppy0",
2130 "stats":{
2131 "wr_highest_offset":0,
2132 "wr_bytes":0,
2133 "wr_operations":0,
2134 "rd_bytes":0,
2135 "rd_operations":0
2136 "flush_operations":0,
2137 "wr_total_times_ns":0
2138 "rd_total_times_ns":0
2139 "flush_total_times_ns":0
2143 "device":"sd0",
2144 "stats":{
2145 "wr_highest_offset":0,
2146 "wr_bytes":0,
2147 "wr_operations":0,
2148 "rd_bytes":0,
2149 "rd_operations":0
2150 "flush_operations":0,
2151 "wr_total_times_ns":0
2152 "rd_total_times_ns":0
2153 "flush_total_times_ns":0
2159 EQMP
2162 .name = "query-blockstats",
2163 .args_type = "",
2164 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_blockstats,
2167 SQMP
2168 query-cpus
2169 ----------
2171 Show CPU information.
2173 Return a json-array. Each CPU is represented by a json-object, which contains:
2175 - "CPU": CPU index (json-int)
2176 - "current": true if this is the current CPU, false otherwise (json-bool)
2177 - "halted": true if the cpu is halted, false otherwise (json-bool)
2178 - Current program counter. The key's name depends on the architecture:
2179 "pc": i386/x86_64 (json-int)
2180 "nip": PPC (json-int)
2181 "pc" and "npc": sparc (json-int)
2182 "PC": mips (json-int)
2183 - "thread_id": ID of the underlying host thread (json-int)
2185 Example:
2187 -> { "execute": "query-cpus" }
2188 <- {
2189 "return":[
2191 "CPU":0,
2192 "current":true,
2193 "halted":false,
2194 "pc":3227107138
2195 "thread_id":3134
2198 "CPU":1,
2199 "current":false,
2200 "halted":true,
2201 "pc":7108165
2202 "thread_id":3135
2207 EQMP
2210 .name = "query-cpus",
2211 .args_type = "",
2212 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_cpus,
2215 SQMP
2216 query-pci
2217 ---------
2219 PCI buses and devices information.
2221 The returned value is a json-array of all buses. Each bus is represented by
2222 a json-object, which has a key with a json-array of all PCI devices attached
2223 to it. Each device is represented by a json-object.
2225 The bus json-object contains the following:
2227 - "bus": bus number (json-int)
2228 - "devices": a json-array of json-objects, each json-object represents a
2229 PCI device
2231 The PCI device json-object contains the following:
2233 - "bus": identical to the parent's bus number (json-int)
2234 - "slot": slot number (json-int)
2235 - "function": function number (json-int)
2236 - "class_info": a json-object containing:
2237 - "desc": device class description (json-string, optional)
2238 - "class": device class number (json-int)
2239 - "id": a json-object containing:
2240 - "device": device ID (json-int)
2241 - "vendor": vendor ID (json-int)
2242 - "irq": device's IRQ if assigned (json-int, optional)
2243 - "qdev_id": qdev id string (json-string)
2244 - "pci_bridge": It's a json-object, only present if this device is a
2245 PCI bridge, contains:
2246 - "bus": bus number (json-int)
2247 - "secondary": secondary bus number (json-int)
2248 - "subordinate": subordinate bus number (json-int)
2249 - "io_range": I/O memory range information, a json-object with the
2250 following members:
2251 - "base": base address, in bytes (json-int)
2252 - "limit": limit address, in bytes (json-int)
2253 - "memory_range": memory range information, a json-object with the
2254 following members:
2255 - "base": base address, in bytes (json-int)
2256 - "limit": limit address, in bytes (json-int)
2257 - "prefetchable_range": Prefetchable memory range information, a
2258 json-object with the following members:
2259 - "base": base address, in bytes (json-int)
2260 - "limit": limit address, in bytes (json-int)
2261 - "devices": a json-array of PCI devices if there's any attached, each
2262 each element is represented by a json-object, which contains
2263 the same members of the 'PCI device json-object' described
2264 above (optional)
2265 - "regions": a json-array of json-objects, each json-object represents a
2266 memory region of this device
2268 The memory range json-object contains the following:
2270 - "base": base memory address (json-int)
2271 - "limit": limit value (json-int)
2273 The region json-object can be an I/O region or a memory region, an I/O region
2274 json-object contains the following:
2276 - "type": "io" (json-string, fixed)
2277 - "bar": BAR number (json-int)
2278 - "address": memory address (json-int)
2279 - "size": memory size (json-int)
2281 A memory region json-object contains the following:
2283 - "type": "memory" (json-string, fixed)
2284 - "bar": BAR number (json-int)
2285 - "address": memory address (json-int)
2286 - "size": memory size (json-int)
2287 - "mem_type_64": true or false (json-bool)
2288 - "prefetch": true or false (json-bool)
2290 Example:
2292 -> { "execute": "query-pci" }
2293 <- {
2294 "return":[
2296 "bus":0,
2297 "devices":[
2299 "bus":0,
2300 "qdev_id":"",
2301 "slot":0,
2302 "class_info":{
2303 "class":1536,
2304 "desc":"Host bridge"
2306 "id":{
2307 "device":32902,
2308 "vendor":4663
2310 "function":0,
2311 "regions":[
2316 "bus":0,
2317 "qdev_id":"",
2318 "slot":1,
2319 "class_info":{
2320 "class":1537,
2321 "desc":"ISA bridge"
2323 "id":{
2324 "device":32902,
2325 "vendor":28672
2327 "function":0,
2328 "regions":[
2333 "bus":0,
2334 "qdev_id":"",
2335 "slot":1,
2336 "class_info":{
2337 "class":257,
2338 "desc":"IDE controller"
2340 "id":{
2341 "device":32902,
2342 "vendor":28688
2344 "function":1,
2345 "regions":[
2347 "bar":4,
2348 "size":16,
2349 "address":49152,
2350 "type":"io"
2355 "bus":0,
2356 "qdev_id":"",
2357 "slot":2,
2358 "class_info":{
2359 "class":768,
2360 "desc":"VGA controller"
2362 "id":{
2363 "device":4115,
2364 "vendor":184
2366 "function":0,
2367 "regions":[
2369 "prefetch":true,
2370 "mem_type_64":false,
2371 "bar":0,
2372 "size":33554432,
2373 "address":4026531840,
2374 "type":"memory"
2377 "prefetch":false,
2378 "mem_type_64":false,
2379 "bar":1,
2380 "size":4096,
2381 "address":4060086272,
2382 "type":"memory"
2385 "prefetch":false,
2386 "mem_type_64":false,
2387 "bar":6,
2388 "size":65536,
2389 "address":-1,
2390 "type":"memory"
2395 "bus":0,
2396 "qdev_id":"",
2397 "irq":11,
2398 "slot":4,
2399 "class_info":{
2400 "class":1280,
2401 "desc":"RAM controller"
2403 "id":{
2404 "device":6900,
2405 "vendor":4098
2407 "function":0,
2408 "regions":[
2410 "bar":0,
2411 "size":32,
2412 "address":49280,
2413 "type":"io"
2422 Note: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long.
2424 EQMP
2427 .name = "query-pci",
2428 .args_type = "",
2429 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_pci,
2432 SQMP
2433 query-kvm
2434 ---------
2436 Show KVM information.
2438 Return a json-object with the following information:
2440 - "enabled": true if KVM support is enabled, false otherwise (json-bool)
2441 - "present": true if QEMU has KVM support, false otherwise (json-bool)
2443 Example:
2445 -> { "execute": "query-kvm" }
2446 <- { "return": { "enabled": true, "present": true } }
2448 EQMP
2451 .name = "query-kvm",
2452 .args_type = "",
2453 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_kvm,
2456 SQMP
2457 query-status
2458 ------------
2460 Return a json-object with the following information:
2462 - "running": true if the VM is running, or false if it is paused (json-bool)
2463 - "singlestep": true if the VM is in single step mode,
2464 false otherwise (json-bool)
2465 - "status": one of the following values (json-string)
2466 "debug" - QEMU is running on a debugger
2467 "inmigrate" - guest is paused waiting for an incoming migration
2468 "internal-error" - An internal error that prevents further guest
2469 execution has occurred
2470 "io-error" - the last IOP has failed and the device is configured
2471 to pause on I/O errors
2472 "paused" - guest has been paused via the 'stop' command
2473 "postmigrate" - guest is paused following a successful 'migrate'
2474 "prelaunch" - QEMU was started with -S and guest has not started
2475 "finish-migrate" - guest is paused to finish the migration process
2476 "restore-vm" - guest is paused to restore VM state
2477 "running" - guest is actively running
2478 "save-vm" - guest is paused to save the VM state
2479 "shutdown" - guest is shut down (and -no-shutdown is in use)
2480 "watchdog" - the watchdog action is configured to pause and
2481 has been triggered
2483 Example:
2485 -> { "execute": "query-status" }
2486 <- { "return": { "running": true, "singlestep": false, "status": "running" } }
2488 EQMP
2491 .name = "query-status",
2492 .args_type = "",
2493 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_status,
2496 SQMP
2497 query-mice
2498 ----------
2500 Show VM mice information.
2502 Each mouse is represented by a json-object, the returned value is a json-array
2503 of all mice.
2505 The mouse json-object contains the following:
2507 - "name": mouse's name (json-string)
2508 - "index": mouse's index (json-int)
2509 - "current": true if this mouse is receiving events, false otherwise (json-bool)
2510 - "absolute": true if the mouse generates absolute input events (json-bool)
2512 Example:
2514 -> { "execute": "query-mice" }
2515 <- {
2516 "return":[
2518 "name":"QEMU Microsoft Mouse",
2519 "index":0,
2520 "current":false,
2521 "absolute":false
2524 "name":"QEMU PS/2 Mouse",
2525 "index":1,
2526 "current":true,
2527 "absolute":true
2532 EQMP
2535 .name = "query-mice",
2536 .args_type = "",
2537 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_mice,
2540 SQMP
2541 query-vnc
2542 ---------
2544 Show VNC server information.
2546 Return a json-object with server information. Connected clients are returned
2547 as a json-array of json-objects.
2549 The main json-object contains the following:
2551 - "enabled": true or false (json-bool)
2552 - "host": server's IP address (json-string)
2553 - "family": address family (json-string)
2554 - Possible values: "ipv4", "ipv6", "unix", "unknown"
2555 - "service": server's port number (json-string)
2556 - "auth": authentication method (json-string)
2557 - Possible values: "invalid", "none", "ra2", "ra2ne", "sasl", "tight",
2558 "tls", "ultra", "unknown", "vencrypt", "vencrypt",
2559 "vencrypt+plain", "vencrypt+tls+none",
2560 "vencrypt+tls+plain", "vencrypt+tls+sasl",
2561 "vencrypt+tls+vnc", "vencrypt+x509+none",
2562 "vencrypt+x509+plain", "vencrypt+x509+sasl",
2563 "vencrypt+x509+vnc", "vnc"
2564 - "clients": a json-array of all connected clients
2566 Clients are described by a json-object, each one contain the following:
2568 - "host": client's IP address (json-string)
2569 - "family": address family (json-string)
2570 - Possible values: "ipv4", "ipv6", "unix", "unknown"
2571 - "service": client's port number (json-string)
2572 - "x509_dname": TLS dname (json-string, optional)
2573 - "sasl_username": SASL username (json-string, optional)
2575 Example:
2577 -> { "execute": "query-vnc" }
2578 <- {
2579 "return":{
2580 "enabled":true,
2581 "host":"0.0.0.0",
2582 "service":"50402",
2583 "auth":"vnc",
2584 "family":"ipv4",
2585 "clients":[
2587 "host":"127.0.0.1",
2588 "service":"50401",
2589 "family":"ipv4"
2595 EQMP
2598 .name = "query-vnc",
2599 .args_type = "",
2600 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_vnc,
2603 SQMP
2604 query-spice
2605 -----------
2607 Show SPICE server information.
2609 Return a json-object with server information. Connected clients are returned
2610 as a json-array of json-objects.
2612 The main json-object contains the following:
2614 - "enabled": true or false (json-bool)
2615 - "host": server's IP address (json-string)
2616 - "port": server's port number (json-int, optional)
2617 - "tls-port": server's port number (json-int, optional)
2618 - "auth": authentication method (json-string)
2619 - Possible values: "none", "spice"
2620 - "channels": a json-array of all active channels clients
2622 Channels are described by a json-object, each one contain the following:
2624 - "host": client's IP address (json-string)
2625 - "family": address family (json-string)
2626 - Possible values: "ipv4", "ipv6", "unix", "unknown"
2627 - "port": client's port number (json-string)
2628 - "connection-id": spice connection id. All channels with the same id
2629 belong to the same spice session (json-int)
2630 - "channel-type": channel type. "1" is the main control channel, filter for
2631 this one if you want track spice sessions only (json-int)
2632 - "channel-id": channel id. Usually "0", might be different needed when
2633 multiple channels of the same type exist, such as multiple
2634 display channels in a multihead setup (json-int)
2635 - "tls": whevener the channel is encrypted (json-bool)
2637 Example:
2639 -> { "execute": "query-spice" }
2640 <- {
2641 "return": {
2642 "enabled": true,
2643 "auth": "spice",
2644 "port": 5920,
2645 "tls-port": 5921,
2646 "host": "0.0.0.0",
2647 "channels": [
2649 "port": "54924",
2650 "family": "ipv4",
2651 "channel-type": 1,
2652 "connection-id": 1804289383,
2653 "host": "127.0.0.1",
2654 "channel-id": 0,
2655 "tls": true
2658 "port": "36710",
2659 "family": "ipv4",
2660 "channel-type": 4,
2661 "connection-id": 1804289383,
2662 "host": "127.0.0.1",
2663 "channel-id": 0,
2664 "tls": false
2666 [ ... more channels follow ... ]
2671 EQMP
2673 #if defined(CONFIG_SPICE)
2675 .name = "query-spice",
2676 .args_type = "",
2677 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_spice,
2679 #endif
2681 SQMP
2682 query-name
2683 ----------
2685 Show VM name.
2687 Return a json-object with the following information:
2689 - "name": VM's name (json-string, optional)
2691 Example:
2693 -> { "execute": "query-name" }
2694 <- { "return": { "name": "qemu-name" } }
2696 EQMP
2699 .name = "query-name",
2700 .args_type = "",
2701 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_name,
2704 SQMP
2705 query-uuid
2706 ----------
2708 Show VM UUID.
2710 Return a json-object with the following information:
2712 - "UUID": Universally Unique Identifier (json-string)
2714 Example:
2716 -> { "execute": "query-uuid" }
2717 <- { "return": { "UUID": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000" } }
2719 EQMP
2722 .name = "query-uuid",
2723 .args_type = "",
2724 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_uuid,
2727 SQMP
2728 query-command-line-options
2729 --------------------------
2731 Show command line option schema.
2733 Return a json-array of command line option schema for all options (or for
2734 the given option), returning an error if the given option doesn't exist.
2736 Each array entry contains the following:
2738 - "option": option name (json-string)
2739 - "parameters": a json-array describes all parameters of the option:
2740 - "name": parameter name (json-string)
2741 - "type": parameter type (one of 'string', 'boolean', 'number',
2742 or 'size')
2743 - "help": human readable description of the parameter
2744 (json-string, optional)
2746 Example:
2748 -> { "execute": "query-command-line-options", "arguments": { "option": "option-rom" } }
2749 <- { "return": [
2751 "parameters": [
2753 "name": "romfile",
2754 "type": "string"
2757 "name": "bootindex",
2758 "type": "number"
2761 "option": "option-rom"
2766 EQMP
2769 .name = "query-command-line-options",
2770 .args_type = "option:s?",
2771 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_command_line_options,
2774 SQMP
2775 query-migrate
2776 -------------
2778 Migration status.
2780 Return a json-object. If migration is active there will be another json-object
2781 with RAM migration status and if block migration is active another one with
2782 block migration status.
2784 The main json-object contains the following:
2786 - "status": migration status (json-string)
2787 - Possible values: "active", "completed", "failed", "cancelled"
2788 - "total-time": total amount of ms since migration started. If
2789 migration has ended, it returns the total migration
2790 time (json-int)
2791 - "setup-time" amount of setup time in milliseconds _before_ the
2792 iterations begin but _after_ the QMP command is issued.
2793 This is designed to provide an accounting of any activities
2794 (such as RDMA pinning) which may be expensive, but do not
2795 actually occur during the iterative migration rounds
2796 themselves. (json-int)
2797 - "downtime": only present when migration has finished correctly
2798 total amount in ms for downtime that happened (json-int)
2799 - "expected-downtime": only present while migration is active
2800 total amount in ms for downtime that was calculated on
2801 the last bitmap round (json-int)
2802 - "ram": only present if "status" is "active", it is a json-object with the
2803 following RAM information:
2804 - "transferred": amount transferred in bytes (json-int)
2805 - "remaining": amount remaining to transfer in bytes (json-int)
2806 - "total": total amount of memory in bytes (json-int)
2807 - "duplicate": number of pages filled entirely with the same
2808 byte (json-int)
2809 These are sent over the wire much more efficiently.
2810 - "skipped": number of skipped zero pages (json-int)
2811 - "normal" : number of whole pages transferred. I.e. they
2812 were not sent as duplicate or xbzrle pages (json-int)
2813 - "normal-bytes" : number of bytes transferred in whole
2814 pages. This is just normal pages times size of one page,
2815 but this way upper levels don't need to care about page
2816 size (json-int)
2817 - "disk": only present if "status" is "active" and it is a block migration,
2818 it is a json-object with the following disk information:
2819 - "transferred": amount transferred in bytes (json-int)
2820 - "remaining": amount remaining to transfer in bytes json-int)
2821 - "total": total disk size in bytes (json-int)
2822 - "xbzrle-cache": only present if XBZRLE is active.
2823 It is a json-object with the following XBZRLE information:
2824 - "cache-size": XBZRLE cache size in bytes
2825 - "bytes": number of bytes transferred for XBZRLE compressed pages
2826 - "pages": number of XBZRLE compressed pages
2827 - "cache-miss": number of XBRZRLE page cache misses
2828 - "overflow": number of times XBZRLE overflows. This means
2829 that the XBZRLE encoding was bigger than just sent the
2830 whole page, and then we sent the whole page instead (as as
2831 normal page).
2833 Examples:
2835 1. Before the first migration
2837 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2838 <- { "return": {} }
2840 2. Migration is done and has succeeded
2842 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2843 <- { "return": {
2844 "status": "completed",
2845 "ram":{
2846 "transferred":123,
2847 "remaining":123,
2848 "total":246,
2849 "total-time":12345,
2850 "setup-time":12345,
2851 "downtime":12345,
2852 "duplicate":123,
2853 "normal":123,
2854 "normal-bytes":123456
2859 3. Migration is done and has failed
2861 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2862 <- { "return": { "status": "failed" } }
2864 4. Migration is being performed and is not a block migration:
2866 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2867 <- {
2868 "return":{
2869 "status":"active",
2870 "ram":{
2871 "transferred":123,
2872 "remaining":123,
2873 "total":246,
2874 "total-time":12345,
2875 "setup-time":12345,
2876 "expected-downtime":12345,
2877 "duplicate":123,
2878 "normal":123,
2879 "normal-bytes":123456
2884 5. Migration is being performed and is a block migration:
2886 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2887 <- {
2888 "return":{
2889 "status":"active",
2890 "ram":{
2891 "total":1057024,
2892 "remaining":1053304,
2893 "transferred":3720,
2894 "total-time":12345,
2895 "setup-time":12345,
2896 "expected-downtime":12345,
2897 "duplicate":123,
2898 "normal":123,
2899 "normal-bytes":123456
2901 "disk":{
2902 "total":20971520,
2903 "remaining":20880384,
2904 "transferred":91136
2909 6. Migration is being performed and XBZRLE is active:
2911 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2912 <- {
2913 "return":{
2914 "status":"active",
2915 "capabilities" : [ { "capability": "xbzrle", "state" : true } ],
2916 "ram":{
2917 "total":1057024,
2918 "remaining":1053304,
2919 "transferred":3720,
2920 "total-time":12345,
2921 "setup-time":12345,
2922 "expected-downtime":12345,
2923 "duplicate":10,
2924 "normal":3333,
2925 "normal-bytes":3412992
2927 "xbzrle-cache":{
2928 "cache-size":67108864,
2929 "bytes":20971520,
2930 "pages":2444343,
2931 "cache-miss":2244,
2932 "overflow":34434
2937 EQMP
2940 .name = "query-migrate",
2941 .args_type = "",
2942 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_migrate,
2945 SQMP
2946 migrate-set-capabilities
2947 ------------------------
2949 Enable/Disable migration capabilities
2951 - "xbzrle": XBZRLE support
2953 Arguments:
2955 Example:
2957 -> { "execute": "migrate-set-capabilities" , "arguments":
2958 { "capabilities": [ { "capability": "xbzrle", "state": true } ] } }
2960 EQMP
2963 .name = "migrate-set-capabilities",
2964 .args_type = "capabilities:O",
2965 .params = "capability:s,state:b",
2966 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_migrate_set_capabilities,
2968 SQMP
2969 query-migrate-capabilities
2970 --------------------------
2972 Query current migration capabilities
2974 - "capabilities": migration capabilities state
2975 - "xbzrle" : XBZRLE state (json-bool)
2977 Arguments:
2979 Example:
2981 -> { "execute": "query-migrate-capabilities" }
2982 <- { "return": [ { "state": false, "capability": "xbzrle" } ] }
2984 EQMP
2987 .name = "query-migrate-capabilities",
2988 .args_type = "",
2989 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_migrate_capabilities,
2992 SQMP
2993 query-balloon
2994 -------------
2996 Show balloon information.
2998 Make an asynchronous request for balloon info. When the request completes a
2999 json-object will be returned containing the following data:
3001 - "actual": current balloon value in bytes (json-int)
3003 Example:
3005 -> { "execute": "query-balloon" }
3006 <- {
3007 "return":{
3008 "actual":1073741824,
3012 EQMP
3015 .name = "query-balloon",
3016 .args_type = "",
3017 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_balloon,
3021 .name = "query-block-jobs",
3022 .args_type = "",
3023 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_block_jobs,
3027 .name = "qom-list",
3028 .args_type = "path:s",
3029 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_qom_list,
3033 .name = "qom-set",
3034 .args_type = "path:s,property:s,value:q",
3035 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_qom_set,
3039 .name = "qom-get",
3040 .args_type = "path:s,property:s",
3041 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_qom_get,
3045 .name = "nbd-server-start",
3046 .args_type = "addr:q",
3047 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_nbd_server_start,
3050 .name = "nbd-server-add",
3051 .args_type = "device:B,writable:b?",
3052 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_nbd_server_add,
3055 .name = "nbd-server-stop",
3056 .args_type = "",
3057 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_nbd_server_stop,
3061 .name = "change-vnc-password",
3062 .args_type = "password:s",
3063 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_change_vnc_password,
3066 .name = "qom-list-types",
3067 .args_type = "implements:s?,abstract:b?",
3068 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_qom_list_types,
3072 .name = "device-list-properties",
3073 .args_type = "typename:s",
3074 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_device_list_properties,
3078 .name = "query-machines",
3079 .args_type = "",
3080 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_machines,
3084 .name = "query-cpu-definitions",
3085 .args_type = "",
3086 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_cpu_definitions,
3090 .name = "query-target",
3091 .args_type = "",
3092 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_target,
3096 .name = "query-tpm",
3097 .args_type = "",
3098 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_tpm,
3101 SQMP
3102 query-tpm
3103 ---------
3105 Return information about the TPM device.
3107 Arguments: None
3109 Example:
3111 -> { "execute": "query-tpm" }
3112 <- { "return":
3114 { "model": "tpm-tis",
3115 "options":
3116 { "type": "passthrough",
3117 "data":
3118 { "cancel-path": "/sys/class/misc/tpm0/device/cancel",
3119 "path": "/dev/tpm0"
3122 "id": "tpm0"
3127 EQMP
3130 .name = "query-tpm-models",
3131 .args_type = "",
3132 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_tpm_models,
3135 SQMP
3136 query-tpm-models
3137 ----------------
3139 Return a list of supported TPM models.
3141 Arguments: None
3143 Example:
3145 -> { "execute": "query-tpm-models" }
3146 <- { "return": [ "tpm-tis" ] }
3148 EQMP
3151 .name = "query-tpm-types",
3152 .args_type = "",
3153 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_tpm_types,
3156 SQMP
3157 query-tpm-types
3158 ---------------
3160 Return a list of supported TPM types.
3162 Arguments: None
3164 Example:
3166 -> { "execute": "query-tpm-types" }
3167 <- { "return": [ "passthrough" ] }
3169 EQMP
3172 .name = "chardev-add",
3173 .args_type = "id:s,backend:q",
3174 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_chardev_add,
3177 SQMP
3178 chardev-add
3179 ----------------
3181 Add a chardev.
3183 Arguments:
3185 - "id": the chardev's ID, must be unique (json-string)
3186 - "backend": chardev backend type + parameters
3188 Examples:
3190 -> { "execute" : "chardev-add",
3191 "arguments" : { "id" : "foo",
3192 "backend" : { "type" : "null", "data" : {} } } }
3193 <- { "return": {} }
3195 -> { "execute" : "chardev-add",
3196 "arguments" : { "id" : "bar",
3197 "backend" : { "type" : "file",
3198 "data" : { "out" : "/tmp/bar.log" } } } }
3199 <- { "return": {} }
3201 -> { "execute" : "chardev-add",
3202 "arguments" : { "id" : "baz",
3203 "backend" : { "type" : "pty", "data" : {} } } }
3204 <- { "return": { "pty" : "/dev/pty/42" } }
3206 EQMP
3209 .name = "chardev-remove",
3210 .args_type = "id:s",
3211 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_chardev_remove,
3215 SQMP
3216 chardev-remove
3217 --------------
3219 Remove a chardev.
3221 Arguments:
3223 - "id": the chardev's ID, must exist and not be in use (json-string)
3225 Example:
3227 -> { "execute": "chardev-remove", "arguments": { "id" : "foo" } }
3228 <- { "return": {} }
3230 EQMP
3232 .name = "query-rx-filter",
3233 .args_type = "name:s?",
3234 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_rx_filter,
3237 SQMP
3238 query-rx-filter
3239 ---------------
3241 Show rx-filter information.
3243 Returns a json-array of rx-filter information for all NICs (or for the
3244 given NIC), returning an error if the given NIC doesn't exist, or
3245 given NIC doesn't support rx-filter querying, or given net client
3246 isn't a NIC.
3248 The query will clear the event notification flag of each NIC, then qemu
3249 will start to emit event to QMP monitor.
3251 Each array entry contains the following:
3253 - "name": net client name (json-string)
3254 - "promiscuous": promiscuous mode is enabled (json-bool)
3255 - "multicast": multicast receive state (one of 'normal', 'none', 'all')
3256 - "unicast": unicast receive state (one of 'normal', 'none', 'all')
3257 - "broadcast-allowed": allow to receive broadcast (json-bool)
3258 - "multicast-overflow": multicast table is overflowed (json-bool)
3259 - "unicast-overflow": unicast table is overflowed (json-bool)
3260 - "main-mac": main macaddr string (json-string)
3261 - "vlan-table": a json-array of active vlan id
3262 - "unicast-table": a json-array of unicast macaddr string
3263 - "multicast-table": a json-array of multicast macaddr string
3265 Example:
3267 -> { "execute": "query-rx-filter", "arguments": { "name": "vnet0" } }
3268 <- { "return": [
3270 "promiscuous": true,
3271 "name": "vnet0",
3272 "main-mac": "52:54:00:12:34:56",
3273 "unicast": "normal",
3274 "vlan-table": [
3278 "unicast-table": [
3280 "multicast": "normal",
3281 "multicast-overflow": false,
3282 "unicast-overflow": false,
3283 "multicast-table": [
3284 "01:00:5e:00:00:01",
3285 "33:33:00:00:00:01",
3286 "33:33:ff:12:34:56"
3288 "broadcast-allowed": false
3293 EQMP
3296 .name = "blockdev-add",
3297 .args_type = "options:q",
3298 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_blockdev_add,
3301 SQMP
3302 blockdev-add
3303 ------------
3305 Add a block device.
3307 Arguments:
3309 - "options": block driver options
3311 Example (1):
3313 -> { "execute": "blockdev-add",
3314 "arguments": { "options" : { "driver": "qcow2",
3315 "file": { "driver": "file",
3316 "filename": "test.qcow2" } } } }
3317 <- { "return": {} }
3319 Example (2):
3321 -> { "execute": "blockdev-add",
3322 "arguments": {
3323 "options": {
3324 "driver": "qcow2",
3325 "id": "my_disk",
3326 "discard": "unmap",
3327 "cache": {
3328 "direct": true,
3329 "writeback": true
3331 "file": {
3332 "driver": "file",
3333 "filename": "/tmp/test.qcow2"
3335 "backing": {
3336 "driver": "raw",
3337 "file": {
3338 "driver": "file",
3339 "filename": "/dev/fdset/4"
3346 <- { "return": {} }
3348 EQMP