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2 HXCOMM Text between STEXI and ETEXI are copied to texi version and
3 HXCOMM discarded from C version
6 HXCOMM architectures.
10 STEXI
11 @table @option
12 ETEXI
16 STEXI
17 @item -h
18 @findex -h
19 Display help and exit
20 ETEXI
24 STEXI
25 @item -version
26 @findex -version
27 Display version information and exit
28 ETEXI
47 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
48 STEXI
50 @findex -machine
53 @table @option
58 to initialize.
59 @item kernel_irqchip=on|off
61 @item gfx_passthru=on|off
63 @item vmport=on|off|auto
66 is on.
67 @item kvm_shadow_mem=size
68 Defines the size of the KVM shadow MMU.
75 @item iommu=on|off
79 controls whether AES wrapping keys will be created to allow
83 controls whether DEA wrapping keys will be created to allow
85 @item nvdimm=on|off
87 @end table
88 ETEXI
90 HXCOMM Deprecated by -machine
95 STEXI
97 @findex -cpu
99 ETEXI
109 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
110 STEXI
111 @item -smp [cpus=]@var{n}[,cores=@var{cores}][,threads=@var{threads}][,sockets=@var{sockets}][,maxcpus=@var{maxcpus}]
112 @findex -smp
120 specifies the maximum number of hotpluggable CPUs.
121 ETEXI
126 STEXI
129 @findex -numa
133 resources. That is, it just assigns existing resources to NUMA nodes. This
134 means that one still has to use the @option{-m}, @option{-smp} options
135 to allocate RAM and VCPUs respectively, and possibly @option{-object}
136 to specify the memory backend for the @samp{memdev} suboption.
138 @samp{mem} and @samp{memdev} are mutually exclusive. Furthermore, if one
139 node uses @samp{memdev}, all of them have to use it.
140 ETEXI
142 DEF("add-fd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_add_fd,
145 STEXI
146 @item -add-fd fd=@var{fd},set=@var{set}[,opaque=@var{opaque}]
147 @findex -add-fd
149 Add a file descriptor to an fd set. Valid options are:
151 @table @option
152 @item fd=@var{fd}
153 This option defines the file descriptor of which a duplicate is added to fd set.
154 The file descriptor cannot be stdin, stdout, or stderr.
155 @item set=@var{set}
156 This option defines the ID of the fd set to add the file descriptor to.
157 @item opaque=@var{opaque}
158 This option defines a free-form string that can be used to describe @var{fd}.
159 @end table
161 You can open an image using pre-opened file descriptors from an fd set:
162 @example
163 qemu-system-i386
164 -add-fd fd=3,set=2,opaque="rdwr:/path/to/file"
165 -add-fd fd=4,set=2,opaque="rdonly:/path/to/file"
166 -drive file=/dev/fdset/2,index=0,media=disk
167 @end example
168 ETEXI
170 DEF("set", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_set,
174 STEXI
175 @item -set @var{group}.@var{id}.@var{arg}=@var{value}
176 @findex -set
178 ETEXI
180 DEF("global", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_global,
184 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
185 STEXI
186 @item -global @var{driver}.@var{prop}=@var{value}
187 @itemx -global driver=@var{driver},property=@var{property},value=@var{value}
188 @findex -global
191 @example
192 qemu-system-i386 -global ide-drive.physical_block_size=4096 -drive file=file,if=ide,index=0,media=disk
193 @end example
196 created automatically by the machine model. To create a device which is not
202 ETEXI
211 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
212 STEXI
213 @item -boot [order=@var{drives}][,once=@var{drives}][,menu=on|off][,splash=@var{sp_name}][,splash-time=@var{sp_time}][,reboot-timeout=@var{rb_timeout}][,strict=on|off]
214 @findex -boot
219 particular boot order only on the first startup, specify it via
235 system support it.
238 supports it. This only effects when boot priority is changed by
241 @example
248 @end example
251 use is discouraged as it may be removed from future versions.
252 ETEXI
261 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
262 STEXI
264 @findex -m
268 could be used to set amount of hotpluggable memory slots and maximum amount of
275 @example
277 @end example
280 be enabled and the guest startup RAM will never increase.
281 ETEXI
283 DEF("mem-path", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_mempath,
285 STEXI
286 @item -mem-path @var{path}
287 @findex -mem-path
288 Allocate guest RAM from a temporarily created file in @var{path}.
289 ETEXI
291 DEF("mem-prealloc", 0, QEMU_OPTION_mem_prealloc,
293 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
294 STEXI
295 @item -mem-prealloc
296 @findex -mem-prealloc
297 Preallocate memory when using -mem-path.
298 ETEXI
300 DEF("k", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_k,
302 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
303 STEXI
304 @item -k @var{language}
305 @findex -k
306 Use keyboard layout @var{language} (for example @code{fr} for
307 French). This option is only needed where it is not easy to get raw PC
308 keycodes (e.g. on Macs, with some X11 servers or with a VNC
310 hosts.
312 The available layouts are:
313 @example
317 @end example
320 ETEXI
325 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
326 STEXI
330 parameters.
331 ETEXI
338 STEXI
340 @findex -soundhw
342 available sound hardware.
344 @example
351 @end example
353 Note that Linux's i810_audio OSS kernel (for AC97) module might
354 require manually specifying clocking.
356 @example
357 modprobe i810_audio clocking=48000
358 @end example
359 ETEXI
361 DEF("balloon", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_balloon,
365 STEXI
366 @item -balloon none
367 @findex -balloon
368 Disable balloon device.
369 @item -balloon virtio[,addr=@var{addr}]
370 Enable virtio balloon device (default), optionally with PCI address
371 @var{addr}.
372 ETEXI
374 DEF("device", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_device,
380 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
381 STEXI
382 @item -device @var{driver}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
383 @findex -device
384 Add device @var{driver}. @var{prop}=@var{value} sets driver
385 properties. Valid properties depend on the driver. To get help on
386 possible drivers and properties, use @code{-device help} and
387 @code{-device @var{driver},help}.
389 Some drivers are:
390 @item -device ipmi-bmc-sim,id=@var{id}[,slave_addr=@var{val}]
392 Add an IPMI BMC. This is a simulation of a hardware management
393 interface processor that normally sits on a system. It provides
394 a watchdog and the ability to reset and power control the system.
395 You need to connect this to an IPMI interface to make it useful
397 The IPMI slave address to use for the BMC. The default is 0x20.
398 This address is the BMC's address on the I2C network of management
400 it.
402 @item -device ipmi-bmc-extern,id=@var{id},chardev=@var{id}[,slave_addr=@var{val}]
404 Add a connection to an external IPMI BMC simulator. Instead of
405 locally emulating the BMC like the above item, instead connect
406 to an external entity that provides the IPMI services.
408 A connection is made to an external BMC simulator. If you do this, it
409 is strongly recommended that you use the "reconnect=" chardev option
410 to reconnect to the simulator if the connection is lost. Note that if
411 this is not used carefully, it can be a security issue, as the
412 interface has the ability to send resets, NMIs, and power off the VM.
414 on a secure port on localhost, so neither the simulator nor QEMU is
415 exposed to any outside network.
422 Add a KCS IPMI interafce on the ISA bus. This also adds a
425 @table @option
433 @end table
440 ETEXI
448 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
449 STEXI
451 @findex -name
456 Naming of individual threads can also be enabled on Linux to aid debugging.
457 ETEXI
462 STEXI
464 @findex -uuid
465 Set system UUID.
466 ETEXI
468 STEXI
469 @end table
470 ETEXI
474 STEXI
475 @table @option
476 ETEXI
481 STEXI
484 @findex -fda
485 @findex -fdb
487 ETEXI
495 STEXI
500 @findex -hda
501 @findex -hdb
502 @findex -hdc
503 @findex -hdd
505 ETEXI
509 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
510 STEXI
512 @findex -cdrom
516 ETEXI
533 STEXI
535 @findex -drive
539 @table @option
545 Special files such as iSCSI devices can be specified using protocol
551 These options define where is connected the drive by defining the bus number and
552 the unit id.
564 @var{cache} is "none", "writeback", "unsafe", "directsync" or "writethrough" and controls how the host cache is used to access block data.
566 @var{aio} is "threads", or "native" and selects between pthread based disk I/O and native Linux AIO.
568 @var{discard} is one of "ignore" (or "off") or "unmap" (or "on") and controls whether @dfn{discard} (also known as @dfn{trim} or @dfn{unmap}) requests are ignored or passed to the filesystem. Some machine types may not support discard requests.
572 an untrusted format header.
574 This option specifies the serial number to assign to the device.
576 Specify the controller's PCI address (if=virtio only).
577 @item werror=@var{action},rerror=@var{action}
578 Specify which @var{action} to take on write and read errors. Valid actions are:
579 "ignore" (ignore the error and try to continue), "stop" (pause QEMU),
580 "report" (report the error to the guest), "enospc" (pause QEMU only if the
581 host disk is full; report the error to the guest otherwise).
582 The default setting is @option{werror=enospc} and @option{rerror=report}.
583 @item readonly
584 Open drive @option{file} as read-only. Guest write attempts will fail.
585 @item copy-on-read=@var{copy-on-read}
586 @var{copy-on-read} is "on" or "off" and enables whether to copy read backing
587 file sectors into the image file.
588 @item detect-zeroes=@var{detect-zeroes}
589 @var{detect-zeroes} is "off", "on" or "unmap" and enables the automatic
590 conversion of plain zero writes by the OS to driver specific optimized
591 zero write commands. You may even choose "unmap" if @var{discard} is set
592 to "unmap" to allow a zero write to be converted to an UNMAP operation.
593 @end table
595 By default, the @option{cache=writeback} mode is used. It will report data
596 writes as completed as soon as the data is present in the host page cache.
597 This is safe as long as your guest OS makes sure to correctly flush disk caches
598 where needed. If your guest OS does not handle volatile disk write caches
599 correctly and your host crashes or loses power, then the guest may experience
600 data corruption.
602 For such guests, you should consider using @option{cache=writethrough}. This
603 means that the host page cache will be used to read and write data, but write
604 notification will be sent to the guest only after QEMU has made sure to flush
605 each write to the disk. Be aware that this has a major impact on performance.
607 The host page cache can be avoided entirely with @option{cache=none}. This will
610 the guest OS must handle the disk write cache correctly in order to avoid data
611 corruption on host crashes.
613 The host page cache can be avoided while only sending write notifications to
614 the guest when the data has been flushed to the disk using
618 @option{cache=unsafe}. This option tells QEMU that it never needs to write any
619 data to the disk but can instead keep things in cache. If anything goes wrong,
620 like your host losing power, the disk storage getting disconnected accidentally,
621 etc. your image will most probably be rendered unusable. When using
622 the @option{-snapshot} option, unsafe caching is always used.
624 Copy-on-read avoids accessing the same backing file sectors repeatedly and is
625 useful when the backing file is over a slow network. By default copy-on-read
626 is off.
628 Instead of @option{-cdrom} you can use:
629 @example
630 qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,index=2,media=cdrom
631 @end example
633 Instead of @option{-hda}, @option{-hdb}, @option{-hdc}, @option{-hdd}, you can
634 use:
635 @example
636 qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,index=0,media=disk
637 qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,index=1,media=disk
638 qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,index=2,media=disk
639 qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,index=3,media=disk
640 @end example
642 You can open an image using pre-opened file descriptors from an fd set:
643 @example
644 qemu-system-i386
645 -add-fd fd=3,set=2,opaque="rdwr:/path/to/file"
646 -add-fd fd=4,set=2,opaque="rdonly:/path/to/file"
647 -drive file=/dev/fdset/2,index=0,media=disk
648 @end example
650 You can connect a CDROM to the slave of ide0:
651 @example
652 qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,if=ide,index=1,media=cdrom
653 @end example
656 @example
658 @end example
661 @example
663 @end example
666 @example
669 @end example
672 incremented:
673 @example
675 @end example
676 is interpreted like:
677 @example
678 qemu-system-i386 -hda a -hdb b
679 @end example
680 ETEXI
684 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
685 STEXI
686 @item -mtdblock @var{file}
687 @findex -mtdblock
688 Use @var{file} as on-board Flash memory image.
689 ETEXI
693 STEXI
694 @item -sd @var{file}
695 @findex -sd
696 Use @var{file} as SecureDigital card image.
697 ETEXI
701 STEXI
702 @item -pflash @var{file}
703 @findex -pflash
704 Use @var{file} as a parallel flash image.
705 ETEXI
709 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
710 STEXI
711 @item -snapshot
712 @findex -snapshot
713 Write to temporary files instead of disk image files. In this case,
714 the raw disk image you use is not written back. You can however force
715 the write back by pressing @key{C-a s} (@pxref{disk_images}).
716 ETEXI
722 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
723 STEXI
724 @item -hdachs @var{c},@var{h},@var{s},[,@var{t}]
725 @findex -hdachs
726 Force hard disk 0 physical geometry (1 <= @var{c} <= 16383, 1 <=
727 @var{h} <= 16, 1 <= @var{s} <= 63) and optionally force the BIOS
728 translation mode (@var{t}=none, lba or auto). Usually QEMU can guess
729 all those parameters. This option is useful for old MS-DOS disk
730 images.
731 ETEXI
734 "-fsdev fsdriver,id=id[,path=path,][security_model={mapped-xattr|mapped-file|passthrough|none}]\n"
736 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
738 STEXI
740 @item -fsdev @var{fsdriver},id=@var{id},path=@var{path},[security_model=@var{security_model}][,writeout=@var{writeout}][,readonly][,socket=@var{socket}|sock_fd=@var{sock_fd}]
741 @findex -fsdev
742 Define a new file system device. Valid options are:
743 @table @option
744 @item @var{fsdriver}
745 This option specifies the fs driver backend to use.
747 @item id=@var{id}
748 Specifies identifier for this device
749 @item path=@var{path}
750 Specifies the export path for the file system device. Files under
751 this path will be available to the 9p client on the guest.
752 @item security_model=@var{security_model}
753 Specifies the security model to be used for this export path.
756 credentials as they are created on the guest. This requires QEMU
758 attributes like uid, gid, mode bits and link target are stored as
760 hidden .virtfs_metadata directory. Directories exported by this security model cannot
762 passthrough except the sever won't report failures if it fails to
763 set file attributes like ownership. Security model is mandatory
764 only for local fsdriver. Other fsdrivers (like handle, proxy) don't take
765 security model as a parameter.
766 @item writeout=@var{writeout}
768 This means that host page cache will be used to read and write data but
769 write notification will be sent to the guest only when the data has been
770 reported as written by the storage subsystem.
771 @item readonly
772 Enables exporting 9p share as a readonly mount for guests. By default
773 read-write access is given.
774 @item socket=@var{socket}
775 Enables proxy filesystem driver to use passed socket file for communicating
776 with virtfs-proxy-helper
777 @item sock_fd=@var{sock_fd}
778 Enables proxy filesystem driver to use passed socket descriptor for
779 communicating with virtfs-proxy-helper. Usually a helper like libvirt
780 will create socketpair and pass one of the fds as sock_fd
781 @end table
784 @item -device virtio-9p-pci,fsdev=@var{id},mount_tag=@var{mount_tag}
785 Options for virtio-9p-pci driver are:
786 @table @option
787 @item fsdev=@var{id}
788 Specifies the id value specified along with -fsdev option
789 @item mount_tag=@var{mount_tag}
790 Specifies the tag name to be used by the guest to mount this export point
791 @end table
793 ETEXI
796 "-virtfs local,path=path,mount_tag=tag,security_model=[mapped-xattr|mapped-file|passthrough|none]\n"
798 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
800 STEXI
802 @item -virtfs @var{fsdriver}[,path=@var{path}],mount_tag=@var{mount_tag}[,security_model=@var{security_model}][,writeout=@var{writeout}][,readonly][,socket=@var{socket}|sock_fd=@var{sock_fd}]
803 @findex -virtfs
805 The general form of a Virtual File system pass-through options are:
806 @table @option
807 @item @var{fsdriver}
808 This option specifies the fs driver backend to use.
810 @item id=@var{id}
811 Specifies identifier for this device
812 @item path=@var{path}
813 Specifies the export path for the file system device. Files under
814 this path will be available to the 9p client on the guest.
815 @item security_model=@var{security_model}
816 Specifies the security model to be used for this export path.
819 credentials as they are created on the guest. This requires QEMU
821 attributes like uid, gid, mode bits and link target are stored as
823 hidden .virtfs_metadata directory. Directories exported by this security model cannot
825 passthrough except the sever won't report failures if it fails to
826 set file attributes like ownership. Security model is mandatory only
827 for local fsdriver. Other fsdrivers (like handle, proxy) don't take security
828 model as a parameter.
829 @item writeout=@var{writeout}
831 This means that host page cache will be used to read and write data but
832 write notification will be sent to the guest only when the data has been
833 reported as written by the storage subsystem.
834 @item readonly
835 Enables exporting 9p share as a readonly mount for guests. By default
836 read-write access is given.
837 @item socket=@var{socket}
838 Enables proxy filesystem driver to use passed socket file for
839 communicating with virtfs-proxy-helper. Usually a helper like libvirt
840 will create socketpair and pass one of the fds as sock_fd
841 @item sock_fd
842 Enables proxy filesystem driver to use passed 'sock_fd' as the socket
843 descriptor for interfacing with virtfs-proxy-helper
844 @end table
845 ETEXI
849 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
850 STEXI
851 @item -virtfs_synth
852 @findex -virtfs_synth
853 Create synthetic file system image
854 ETEXI
856 STEXI
857 @end table
858 ETEXI
859 DEFHEADING()
861 DEFHEADING(USB options:)
862 STEXI
863 @table @option
864 ETEXI
868 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
869 STEXI
870 @item -usb
871 @findex -usb
872 Enable the USB driver (will be the default soon)
873 ETEXI
877 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
878 STEXI
880 @item -usbdevice @var{devname}
881 @findex -usbdevice
882 Add the USB device @var{devname}. @xref{usb_devices}.
884 @table @option
886 @item mouse
887 Virtual Mouse. This will override the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
889 @item tablet
890 Pointer device that uses absolute coordinates (like a touchscreen). This
891 means QEMU is able to report the mouse position without having to grab the
892 mouse. Also overrides the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
894 @item disk:[format=@var{format}]:@var{file}
895 Mass storage device based on file. The optional @var{format} argument
896 will be used rather than detecting the format. Can be used to specifiy
897 @code{format=raw} to avoid interpreting an untrusted format header.
899 @item host:@var{bus}.@var{addr}
900 Pass through the host device identified by @var{bus}.@var{addr} (Linux only).
902 @item host:@var{vendor_id}:@var{product_id}
903 Pass through the host device identified by @var{vendor_id}:@var{product_id}
904 (Linux only).
906 @item serial:[vendorid=@var{vendor_id}][,productid=@var{product_id}]:@var{dev}
907 Serial converter to host character device @var{dev}, see @code{-serial} for the
908 available devices.
910 @item braille
911 Braille device. This will use BrlAPI to display the braille output on a real
912 or fake device.
914 @item net:@var{options}
915 Network adapter that supports CDC ethernet and RNDIS protocols.
917 @end table
918 ETEXI
920 STEXI
921 @end table
922 ETEXI
923 DEFHEADING()
925 DEFHEADING(Display options:)
926 STEXI
927 @table @option
928 ETEXI
936 STEXI
937 @item -display @var{type}
938 @findex -display
939 Select type of display to use. This option is a replacement for the
940 old style -sdl/-curses/... options. Valid values for @var{type} are
941 @table @option
942 @item sdl
943 Display video output via SDL (usually in a separate graphics
944 window; see the SDL documentation for other possibilities).
945 @item curses
946 Display video output via curses. For graphics device models which
947 support a text mode, QEMU can display this output using a
948 curses/ncurses interface. Nothing is displayed when the graphics
949 device is in graphical mode or if the graphics device does not support
950 a text mode. Generally only the VGA device models support text mode.
951 @item none
952 Do not display video output. The guest will still see an emulated
953 graphics card, but its output will not be displayed to the QEMU
954 user. This option differs from the -nographic option in that it
955 only affects what is done with video output; -nographic also changes
956 the destination of the serial and parallel port data.
957 @item gtk
958 Display video output in a GTK window. This interface provides drop-down
959 menus and other UI elements to configure and control the VM during
960 runtime.
961 @item vnc
962 Start a VNC server on display <arg>
963 @end table
964 ETEXI
968 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
969 STEXI
970 @item -nographic
971 @findex -nographic
972 Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
973 you can totally disable graphical output so that QEMU is a simple
974 command line application. The emulated serial port is redirected on
975 the console and muxed with the monitor (unless redirected elsewhere
976 explicitly). Therefore, you can still use QEMU to debug a Linux kernel
977 with a serial console. Use @key{C-a h} for help on switching between
978 the console and monitor.
979 ETEXI
983 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
984 STEXI
985 @item -curses
986 @findex -curses
987 Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
988 QEMU can display the VGA output when in text mode using a
989 curses/ncurses interface. Nothing is displayed in graphical mode.
990 ETEXI
994 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
995 STEXI
996 @item -no-frame
997 @findex -no-frame
998 Do not use decorations for SDL windows and start them using the whole
999 available screen space. This makes the using QEMU in a dedicated desktop
1000 workspace more convenient.
1001 ETEXI
1005 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
1006 STEXI
1007 @item -alt-grab
1008 @findex -alt-grab
1009 Use Ctrl-Alt-Shift to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt). Note that this also
1010 affects the special keys (for fullscreen, monitor-mode switching, etc).
1011 ETEXI
1015 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
1016 STEXI
1017 @item -ctrl-grab
1018 @findex -ctrl-grab
1019 Use Right-Ctrl to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt). Note that this also
1020 affects the special keys (for fullscreen, monitor-mode switching, etc).
1021 ETEXI
1025 STEXI
1026 @item -no-quit
1027 @findex -no-quit
1028 Disable SDL window close capability.
1029 ETEXI
1033 STEXI
1034 @item -sdl
1035 @findex -sdl
1036 Enable SDL.
1037 ETEXI
1056 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
1057 STEXI
1058 @item -spice @var{option}[,@var{option}[,...]]
1059 @findex -spice
1060 Enable the spice remote desktop protocol. Valid options are
1062 @table @option
1064 @item port=<nr>
1065 Set the TCP port spice is listening on for plaintext channels.
1067 @item addr=<addr>
1068 Set the IP address spice is listening on. Default is any address.
1070 @item ipv4
1071 @itemx ipv6
1072 @itemx unix
1073 Force using the specified IP version.
1075 @item password=<secret>
1076 Set the password you need to authenticate.
1078 @item sasl
1079 Require that the client use SASL to authenticate with the spice.
1080 The exact choice of authentication method used is controlled from the
1081 system / user's SASL configuration file for the 'qemu' service. This
1082 is typically found in /etc/sasl2/qemu.conf. If running QEMU as an
1083 unprivileged user, an environment variable SASL_CONF_PATH can be used
1084 to make it search alternate locations for the service config.
1085 While some SASL auth methods can also provide data encryption (eg GSSAPI),
1086 it is recommended that SASL always be combined with the 'tls' and
1087 'x509' settings to enable use of SSL and server certificates. This
1088 ensures a data encryption preventing compromise of authentication
1089 credentials.
1091 @item disable-ticketing
1092 Allow client connects without authentication.
1094 @item disable-copy-paste
1095 Disable copy paste between the client and the guest.
1097 @item disable-agent-file-xfer
1098 Disable spice-vdagent based file-xfer between the client and the guest.
1100 @item tls-port=<nr>
1101 Set the TCP port spice is listening on for encrypted channels.
1103 @item x509-dir=<dir>
1104 Set the x509 file directory. Expects same filenames as -vnc $display,x509=$dir
1106 @item x509-key-file=<file>
1107 @itemx x509-key-password=<file>
1108 @itemx x509-cert-file=<file>
1109 @itemx x509-cacert-file=<file>
1110 @itemx x509-dh-key-file=<file>
1111 The x509 file names can also be configured individually.
1113 @item tls-ciphers=<list>
1114 Specify which ciphers to use.
1116 @item tls-channel=[main|display|cursor|inputs|record|playback]
1117 @itemx plaintext-channel=[main|display|cursor|inputs|record|playback]
1118 Force specific channel to be used with or without TLS encryption. The
1119 options can be specified multiple times to configure multiple
1121 mode. For channels which are not explicitly forced into one mode the
1122 spice client is allowed to pick tls/plaintext as he pleases.
1124 @item image-compression=[auto_glz|auto_lz|quic|glz|lz|off]
1125 Configure image compression (lossless).
1126 Default is auto_glz.
1128 @item jpeg-wan-compression=[auto|never|always]
1129 @itemx zlib-glz-wan-compression=[auto|never|always]
1130 Configure wan image compression (lossy for slow links).
1131 Default is auto.
1133 @item streaming-video=[off|all|filter]
1134 Configure video stream detection. Default is filter.
1136 @item agent-mouse=[on|off]
1137 Enable/disable passing mouse events via vdagent. Default is on.
1139 @item playback-compression=[on|off]
1140 Enable/disable audio stream compression (using celt 0.5.1). Default is on.
1142 @item seamless-migration=[on|off]
1143 Enable/disable spice seamless migration. Default is off.
1145 @end table
1146 ETEXI
1150 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
1151 STEXI
1152 @item -portrait
1153 @findex -portrait
1154 Rotate graphical output 90 deg left (only PXA LCD).
1155 ETEXI
1159 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
1160 STEXI
1161 @item -rotate @var{deg}
1162 @findex -rotate
1163 Rotate graphical output some deg left (only PXA LCD).
1164 ETEXI
1169 STEXI
1170 @item -vga @var{type}
1171 @findex -vga
1172 Select type of VGA card to emulate. Valid values for @var{type} are
1173 @table @option
1174 @item cirrus
1175 Cirrus Logic GD5446 Video card. All Windows versions starting from
1176 Windows 95 should recognize and use this graphic card. For optimal
1177 performances, use 16 bit color depth in the guest and the host OS.
1178 (This one is the default)
1179 @item std
1180 Standard VGA card with Bochs VBE extensions. If your guest OS
1181 supports the VESA 2.0 VBE extensions (e.g. Windows XP) and if you want
1182 to use high resolution modes (>= 1280x1024x16) then you should use
1183 this option.
1184 @item vmware
1185 VMWare SVGA-II compatible adapter. Use it if you have sufficiently
1186 recent XFree86/XOrg server or Windows guest with a driver for this
1187 card.
1188 @item qxl
1189 QXL paravirtual graphic card. It is VGA compatible (including VESA
1190 2.0 VBE support). Works best with qxl guest drivers installed though.
1191 Recommended choice when using the spice protocol.
1192 @item tcx
1193 (sun4m only) Sun TCX framebuffer. This is the default framebuffer for
1194 sun4m machines and offers both 8-bit and 24-bit colour depths at a
1195 fixed resolution of 1024x768.
1196 @item cg3
1197 (sun4m only) Sun cgthree framebuffer. This is a simple 8-bit framebuffer
1198 for sun4m machines available in both 1024x768 (OpenBIOS) and 1152x900 (OBP)
1199 resolutions aimed at people wishing to run older Solaris versions.
1200 @item virtio
1201 Virtio VGA card.
1202 @item none
1203 Disable VGA card.
1204 @end table
1205 ETEXI
1209 STEXI
1210 @item -full-screen
1211 @findex -full-screen
1212 Start in full screen.
1213 ETEXI
1217 QEMU_ARCH_PPC | QEMU_ARCH_SPARC)
1218 STEXI
1219 @item -g @var{width}x@var{height}[x@var{depth}]
1220 @findex -g
1221 Set the initial graphical resolution and depth (PPC, SPARC only).
1222 ETEXI
1226 STEXI
1227 @item -vnc @var{display}[,@var{option}[,@var{option}[,...]]]
1228 @findex -vnc
1229 Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
1230 you can have QEMU listen on VNC display @var{display} and redirect the VGA
1231 display over the VNC session. It is very useful to enable the usb
1232 tablet device when using this option (option @option{-usbdevice
1233 tablet}). When using the VNC display, you must use the @option{-k}
1234 parameter to set the keyboard layout if you are not using en-us. Valid
1235 syntax for the @var{display} is
1237 @table @option
1239 @item @var{host}:@var{d}
1241 TCP connections will only be allowed from @var{host} on display @var{d}.
1242 By convention the TCP port is 5900+@var{d}. Optionally, @var{host} can
1243 be omitted in which case the server will accept connections from any host.
1245 @item unix:@var{path}
1247 Connections will be allowed over UNIX domain sockets where @var{path} is the
1248 location of a unix socket to listen for connections on.
1250 @item none
1252 VNC is initialized but not started. The monitor @code{change} command
1253 can be used to later start the VNC server.
1255 @end table
1257 Following the @var{display} value there may be one or more @var{option} flags
1258 separated by commas. Valid options are
1260 @table @option
1262 @item reverse
1264 Connect to a listening VNC client via a ``reverse'' connection. The
1265 client is specified by the @var{display}. For reverse network
1266 connections (@var{host}:@var{d},@code{reverse}), the @var{d} argument
1267 is a TCP port number, not a display number.
1269 @item websocket
1271 Opens an additional TCP listening port dedicated to VNC Websocket connections.
1272 By definition the Websocket port is 5700+@var{display}. If @var{host} is
1273 specified connections will only be allowed from this host.
1274 As an alternative the Websocket port could be specified by using
1275 @code{websocket}=@var{port}.
1276 If no TLS credentials are provided, the websocket connection runs in
1277 unencrypted mode. If TLS credentials are provided, the websocket connection
1278 requires encrypted client connections.
1280 @item password
1282 Require that password based authentication is used for client connections.
1284 The password must be set separately using the @code{set_password} command in
1285 the @ref{pcsys_monitor}. The syntax to change your password is:
1286 @code{set_password <protocol> <password>} where <protocol> could be either
1289 If you would like to change <protocol> password expiration, you should use
1290 @code{expire_password <protocol> <expiration-time>} where expiration time could
1291 be one of the following options: now, never, +seconds or UNIX time of
1292 expiration, e.g. +60 to make password expire in 60 seconds, or 1335196800
1294 date and time).
1297 allow <protocol> password to expire immediately or never expire.
1299 @item tls-creds=@var{ID}
1301 Provides the ID of a set of TLS credentials to use to secure the
1302 VNC server. They will apply to both the normal VNC server socket
1303 and the websocket socket (if enabled). Setting TLS credentials
1304 will cause the VNC server socket to enable the VeNCrypt auth
1305 mechanism. The credentials should have been previously created
1306 using the @option{-object tls-creds} argument.
1308 The @option{tls-creds} parameter obsoletes the @option{tls},
1309 @option{x509}, and @option{x509verify} options, and as such
1310 it is not permitted to set both new and old type options at
1311 the same time.
1313 @item tls
1315 Require that client use TLS when communicating with the VNC server. This
1316 uses anonymous TLS credentials so is susceptible to a man-in-the-middle
1317 attack. It is recommended that this option be combined with either the
1318 @option{x509} or @option{x509verify} options.
1320 This option is now deprecated in favor of using the @option{tls-creds}
1321 argument.
1323 @item x509=@var{/path/to/certificate/dir}
1325 Valid if @option{tls} is specified. Require that x509 credentials are used
1326 for negotiating the TLS session. The server will send its x509 certificate
1327 to the client. It is recommended that a password be set on the VNC server
1328 to provide authentication of the client when this is used. The path following
1329 this option specifies where the x509 certificates are to be loaded from.
1330 See the @ref{vnc_security} section for details on generating certificates.
1332 This option is now deprecated in favour of using the @option{tls-creds}
1333 argument.
1335 @item x509verify=@var{/path/to/certificate/dir}
1337 Valid if @option{tls} is specified. Require that x509 credentials are used
1338 for negotiating the TLS session. The server will send its x509 certificate
1339 to the client, and request that the client send its own x509 certificate.
1340 The server will validate the client's certificate against the CA certificate,
1341 and reject clients when validation fails. If the certificate authority is
1342 trusted, this is a sufficient authentication mechanism. You may still wish
1343 to set a password on the VNC server as a second authentication layer. The
1344 path following this option specifies where the x509 certificates are to
1345 be loaded from. See the @ref{vnc_security} section for details on generating
1346 certificates.
1348 This option is now deprecated in favour of using the @option{tls-creds}
1349 argument.
1351 @item sasl
1353 Require that the client use SASL to authenticate with the VNC server.
1354 The exact choice of authentication method used is controlled from the
1355 system / user's SASL configuration file for the 'qemu' service. This
1356 is typically found in /etc/sasl2/qemu.conf. If running QEMU as an
1357 unprivileged user, an environment variable SASL_CONF_PATH can be used
1358 to make it search alternate locations for the service config.
1359 While some SASL auth methods can also provide data encryption (eg GSSAPI),
1360 it is recommended that SASL always be combined with the 'tls' and
1361 'x509' settings to enable use of SSL and server certificates. This
1362 ensures a data encryption preventing compromise of authentication
1363 credentials. See the @ref{vnc_security} section for details on using
1364 SASL authentication.
1366 @item acl
1368 Turn on access control lists for checking of the x509 client certificate
1369 and SASL party. For x509 certs, the ACL check is made against the
1370 certificate's distinguished name. This is something that looks like
1371 @code{C=GB,O=ACME,L=Boston,CN=bob}. For SASL party, the ACL check is
1372 made against the username, which depending on the SASL plugin, may
1373 include a realm component, eg @code{bob} or @code{bob@@EXAMPLE.COM}.
1374 When the @option{acl} flag is set, the initial access list will be
1375 empty, with a @code{deny} policy. Thus no one will be allowed to
1376 use the VNC server until the ACLs have been loaded. This can be
1377 achieved using the @code{acl} monitor command.
1379 @item lossy
1381 Enable lossy compression methods (gradient, JPEG, ...). If this
1382 option is set, VNC client may receive lossy framebuffer updates
1383 depending on its encoding settings. Enabling this option can save
1384 a lot of bandwidth at the expense of quality.
1386 @item non-adaptive
1388 Disable adaptive encodings. Adaptive encodings are enabled by default.
1389 An adaptive encoding will try to detect frequently updated screen regions,
1390 and send updates in these regions using a lossy encoding (like JPEG).
1391 This can be really helpful to save bandwidth when playing videos. Disabling
1392 adaptive encodings restores the original static behavior of encodings
1393 like Tight.
1395 @item share=[allow-exclusive|force-shared|ignore]
1397 Set display sharing policy. 'allow-exclusive' allows clients to ask
1398 for exclusive access. As suggested by the rfb spec this is
1399 implemented by dropping other connections. Connecting multiple
1400 clients in parallel requires all clients asking for a shared session
1401 (vncviewer: -shared switch). This is the default. 'force-shared'
1402 disables exclusive client access. Useful for shared desktop sessions,
1403 where you don't want someone forgetting specify -shared disconnect
1404 everybody else. 'ignore' completely ignores the shared flag and
1405 allows everybody connect unconditionally. Doesn't conform to the rfb
1406 spec but is traditional QEMU behavior.
1408 @end table
1409 ETEXI
1411 STEXI
1412 @end table
1413 ETEXI
1414 ARCHHEADING(, QEMU_ARCH_I386)
1416 ARCHHEADING(i386 target only:, QEMU_ARCH_I386)
1417 STEXI
1418 @table @option
1419 ETEXI
1423 QEMU_ARCH_I386)
1424 STEXI
1425 @item -win2k-hack
1426 @findex -win2k-hack
1427 Use it when installing Windows 2000 to avoid a disk full bug. After
1428 Windows 2000 is installed, you no longer need this option (this option
1429 slows down the IDE transfers).
1430 ETEXI
1432 HXCOMM Deprecated by -rtc
1437 QEMU_ARCH_I386)
1438 STEXI
1439 @item -no-fd-bootchk
1440 @findex -no-fd-bootchk
1441 Disable boot signature checking for floppy disks in BIOS. May
1442 be needed to boot from old floppy disks.
1443 ETEXI
1447 STEXI
1448 @item -no-acpi
1449 @findex -no-acpi
1450 Disable ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) support. Use
1451 it if your guest OS complains about ACPI problems (PC target machine
1452 only).
1453 ETEXI
1457 STEXI
1458 @item -no-hpet
1459 @findex -no-hpet
1460 Disable HPET support.
1461 ETEXI
1464 "-acpitable [sig=str][,rev=n][,oem_id=str][,oem_table_id=str][,oem_rev=n][,asl_compiler_id=str][,asl_compiler_rev=n][,{data|file}=file1[:file2]...]\n"
1466 STEXI
1467 @item -acpitable [sig=@var{str}][,rev=@var{n}][,oem_id=@var{str}][,oem_table_id=@var{str}][,oem_rev=@var{n}] [,asl_compiler_id=@var{str}][,asl_compiler_rev=@var{n}][,data=@var{file1}[:@var{file2}]...]
1468 @findex -acpitable
1469 Add ACPI table with specified header fields and context from specified files.
1470 For file=, take whole ACPI table from the specified files, including all
1471 ACPI headers (possible overridden by other options).
1472 For data=, only data
1473 portion of the table is used, all header information is specified in the
1474 command line.
1475 ETEXI
1498 QEMU_ARCH_I386 | QEMU_ARCH_ARM)
1499 STEXI
1500 @item -smbios file=@var{binary}
1501 @findex -smbios
1502 Load SMBIOS entry from binary file.
1504 @item -smbios type=0[,vendor=@var{str}][,version=@var{str}][,date=@var{str}][,release=@var{%d.%d}][,uefi=on|off]
1505 Specify SMBIOS type 0 fields
1507 @item -smbios type=1[,manufacturer=@var{str}][,product=@var{str}][,version=@var{str}][,serial=@var{str}][,uuid=@var{uuid}][,sku=@var{str}][,family=@var{str}]
1508 Specify SMBIOS type 1 fields
1510 @item -smbios type=2[,manufacturer=@var{str}][,product=@var{str}][,version=@var{str}][,serial=@var{str}][,asset=@var{str}][,location=@var{str}][,family=@var{str}]
1511 Specify SMBIOS type 2 fields
1513 @item -smbios type=3[,manufacturer=@var{str}][,version=@var{str}][,serial=@var{str}][,asset=@var{str}][,sku=@var{str}]
1514 Specify SMBIOS type 3 fields
1516 @item -smbios type=4[,sock_pfx=@var{str}][,manufacturer=@var{str}][,version=@var{str}][,serial=@var{str}][,asset=@var{str}][,part=@var{str}]
1517 Specify SMBIOS type 4 fields
1519 @item -smbios type=17[,loc_pfx=@var{str}][,bank=@var{str}][,manufacturer=@var{str}][,serial=@var{str}][,asset=@var{str}][,part=@var{str}][,speed=@var{%d}]
1520 Specify SMBIOS type 17 fields
1521 ETEXI
1523 STEXI
1524 @end table
1525 ETEXI
1526 DEFHEADING()
1528 DEFHEADING(Network options:)
1529 STEXI
1530 @table @option
1531 ETEXI
1533 HXCOMM Legacy slirp options (now moved to -net user):
1534 #ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
1538 #ifndef _WIN32
1540 #endif
1541 #endif
1544 #ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
1548 #ifndef _WIN32
1550 #endif
1553 #endif
1554 #ifdef _WIN32
1557 #else
1584 #endif
1585 #ifdef __linux__
1611 #endif
1621 #ifdef CONFIG_VDE
1627 #endif
1628 #ifdef CONFIG_NETMAP
1633 #endif
1647 #ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
1649 #endif
1652 #ifdef CONFIG_VDE
1654 #endif
1655 #ifdef CONFIG_NETMAP
1657 #endif
1661 STEXI
1662 @item -net nic[,vlan=@var{n}][,macaddr=@var{mac}][,model=@var{type}] [,name=@var{name}][,addr=@var{addr}][,vectors=@var{v}]
1663 @findex -net
1664 Create a new Network Interface Card and connect it to VLAN @var{n} (@var{n}
1665 = 0 is the default). The NIC is an e1000 by default on the PC
1666 target. Optionally, the MAC address can be changed to @var{mac}, the
1667 device address set to @var{addr} (PCI cards only),
1668 and a @var{name} can be assigned for use in monitor commands.
1669 Optionally, for PCI cards, you can specify the number @var{v} of MSI-X vectors
1670 that the card should have; this option currently only affects virtio cards; set
1671 @var{v} = 0 to disable MSI-X. If no @option{-net} option is specified, a single
1672 NIC is created. QEMU can emulate several different models of network card.
1673 Valid values for @var{type} are
1674 @code{virtio}, @code{i82551}, @code{i82557b}, @code{i82559er},
1675 @code{ne2k_pci}, @code{ne2k_isa}, @code{pcnet}, @code{rtl8139},
1676 @code{e1000}, @code{smc91c111}, @code{lance} and @code{mcf_fec}.
1677 Not all devices are supported on all targets. Use @code{-net nic,model=help}
1678 for a list of available devices for your target.
1680 @item -netdev user,id=@var{id}[,@var{option}][,@var{option}][,...]
1681 @findex -netdev
1682 @item -net user[,@var{option}][,@var{option}][,...]
1683 Use the user mode network stack which requires no administrator
1684 privilege to run. Valid options are:
1686 @table @option
1687 @item vlan=@var{n}
1688 Connect user mode stack to VLAN @var{n} (@var{n} = 0 is the default).
1690 @item id=@var{id}
1691 @itemx name=@var{name}
1692 Assign symbolic name for use in monitor commands.
1694 @item net=@var{addr}[/@var{mask}]
1695 Set IP network address the guest will see. Optionally specify the netmask,
1696 either in the form a.b.c.d or as number of valid top-most bits. Default is
1697 10.0.2.0/24.
1699 @item host=@var{addr}
1700 Specify the guest-visible address of the host. Default is the 2nd IP in the
1701 guest network, i.e. x.x.x.2.
1703 @item restrict=on|off
1704 If this option is enabled, the guest will be isolated, i.e. it will not be
1705 able to contact the host and no guest IP packets will be routed over the host
1706 to the outside. This option does not affect any explicitly set forwarding rules.
1708 @item hostname=@var{name}
1709 Specifies the client hostname reported by the built-in DHCP server.
1711 @item dhcpstart=@var{addr}
1712 Specify the first of the 16 IPs the built-in DHCP server can assign. Default
1713 is the 15th to 31st IP in the guest network, i.e. x.x.x.15 to x.x.x.31.
1715 @item dns=@var{addr}
1716 Specify the guest-visible address of the virtual nameserver. The address must
1717 be different from the host address. Default is the 3rd IP in the guest network,
1718 i.e. x.x.x.3.
1720 @item dnssearch=@var{domain}
1721 Provides an entry for the domain-search list sent by the built-in
1722 DHCP server. More than one domain suffix can be transmitted by specifying
1723 this option multiple times. If supported, this will cause the guest to
1724 automatically try to append the given domain suffix(es) in case a domain name
1725 can not be resolved.
1727 Example:
1728 @example
1729 qemu -net user,dnssearch=mgmt.example.org,dnssearch=example.org [...]
1730 @end example
1732 @item tftp=@var{dir}
1733 When using the user mode network stack, activate a built-in TFTP
1734 server. The files in @var{dir} will be exposed as the root of a TFTP server.
1735 The TFTP client on the guest must be configured in binary mode (use the command
1736 @code{bin} of the Unix TFTP client).
1738 @item bootfile=@var{file}
1739 When using the user mode network stack, broadcast @var{file} as the BOOTP
1740 filename. In conjunction with @option{tftp}, this can be used to network boot
1741 a guest from a local directory.
1743 Example (using pxelinux):
1744 @example
1745 qemu-system-i386 -hda linux.img -boot n -net user,tftp=/path/to/tftp/files,bootfile=/pxelinux.0
1746 @end example
1748 @item smb=@var{dir}[,smbserver=@var{addr}]
1749 When using the user mode network stack, activate a built-in SMB
1750 server so that Windows OSes can access to the host files in @file{@var{dir}}
1751 transparently. The IP address of the SMB server can be set to @var{addr}. By
1752 default the 4th IP in the guest network is used, i.e. x.x.x.4.
1754 In the guest Windows OS, the line:
1755 @example
1756 10.0.2.4 smbserver
1757 @end example
1758 must be added in the file @file{C:\WINDOWS\LMHOSTS} (for windows 9x/Me)
1759 or @file{C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\LMHOSTS} (Windows NT/2000).
1763 Note that a SAMBA server must be installed on the host OS.
1764 QEMU was tested successfully with smbd versions from Red Hat 9,
1765 Fedora Core 3 and OpenSUSE 11.x.
1767 @item hostfwd=[tcp|udp]:[@var{hostaddr}]:@var{hostport}-[@var{guestaddr}]:@var{guestport}
1768 Redirect incoming TCP or UDP connections to the host port @var{hostport} to
1769 the guest IP address @var{guestaddr} on guest port @var{guestport}. If
1770 @var{guestaddr} is not specified, its value is x.x.x.15 (default first address
1771 given by the built-in DHCP server). By specifying @var{hostaddr}, the rule can
1772 be bound to a specific host interface. If no connection type is set, TCP is
1773 used. This option can be given multiple times.
1775 For example, to redirect host X11 connection from screen 1 to guest
1776 screen 0, use the following:
1778 @example
1779 # on the host
1780 qemu-system-i386 -net user,hostfwd=tcp:127.0.0.1:6001-:6000 [...]
1781 # this host xterm should open in the guest X11 server
1782 xterm -display :1
1783 @end example
1785 To redirect telnet connections from host port 5555 to telnet port on
1786 the guest, use the following:
1788 @example
1789 # on the host
1790 qemu-system-i386 -net user,hostfwd=tcp::5555-:23 [...]
1791 telnet localhost 5555
1792 @end example
1794 Then when you use on the host @code{telnet localhost 5555}, you
1795 connect to the guest telnet server.
1797 @item guestfwd=[tcp]:@var{server}:@var{port}-@var{dev}
1798 @itemx guestfwd=[tcp]:@var{server}:@var{port}-@var{cmd:command}
1799 Forward guest TCP connections to the IP address @var{server} on port @var{port}
1800 to the character device @var{dev} or to a program executed by @var{cmd:command}
1801 which gets spawned for each connection. This option can be given multiple times.
1803 You can either use a chardev directly and have that one used throughout QEMU's
1804 lifetime, like in the following example:
1806 @example
1807 # open 10.10.1.1:4321 on bootup, connect 10.0.2.100:1234 to it whenever
1808 # the guest accesses it
1809 qemu -net user,guestfwd=tcp:10.0.2.100:1234-tcp:10.10.1.1:4321 [...]
1810 @end example
1812 Or you can execute a command on every TCP connection established by the guest,
1813 so that QEMU behaves similar to an inetd process for that virtual server:
1815 @example
1817 # and connect the TCP stream to its stdin/stdout
1818 qemu -net 'user,guestfwd=tcp:10.0.2.100:1234-cmd:netcat 10.10.1.1 4321'
1819 @end example
1821 @end table
1823 Note: Legacy stand-alone options -tftp, -bootp, -smb and -redir are still
1824 processed and applied to -net user. Mixing them with the new configuration
1825 syntax gives undefined results. Their use for new applications is discouraged
1826 as they will be removed from future versions.
1828 @item -netdev tap,id=@var{id}[,fd=@var{h}][,ifname=@var{name}][,script=@var{file}][,downscript=@var{dfile}][,helper=@var{helper}]
1829 @itemx -net tap[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}][,ifname=@var{name}][,script=@var{file}][,downscript=@var{dfile}][,helper=@var{helper}]
1830 Connect the host TAP network interface @var{name} to VLAN @var{n}.
1832 Use the network script @var{file} to configure it and the network script
1833 @var{dfile} to deconfigure it. If @var{name} is not provided, the OS
1834 automatically provides one. The default network configure script is
1835 @file{/etc/qemu-ifup} and the default network deconfigure script is
1836 @file{/etc/qemu-ifdown}. Use @option{script=no} or @option{downscript=no}
1837 to disable script execution.
1839 If running QEMU as an unprivileged user, use the network helper
1840 @var{helper} to configure the TAP interface. The default network
1841 helper executable is @file{/path/to/qemu-bridge-helper}.
1843 @option{fd}=@var{h} can be used to specify the handle of an already
1844 opened host TAP interface.
1846 Examples:
1848 @example
1849 #launch a QEMU instance with the default network script
1850 qemu-system-i386 linux.img -net nic -net tap
1851 @end example
1853 @example
1854 #launch a QEMU instance with two NICs, each one connected
1855 #to a TAP device
1856 qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
1857 -net nic,vlan=0 -net tap,vlan=0,ifname=tap0 \
1858 -net nic,vlan=1 -net tap,vlan=1,ifname=tap1
1859 @end example
1861 @example
1862 #launch a QEMU instance with the default network helper to
1863 #connect a TAP device to bridge br0
1864 qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
1866 @end example
1868 @item -netdev bridge,id=@var{id}[,br=@var{bridge}][,helper=@var{helper}]
1869 @itemx -net bridge[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,br=@var{bridge}][,helper=@var{helper}]
1870 Connect a host TAP network interface to a host bridge device.
1872 Use the network helper @var{helper} to configure the TAP interface and
1873 attach it to the bridge. The default network helper executable is
1874 @file{/path/to/qemu-bridge-helper} and the default bridge
1875 device is @file{br0}.
1877 Examples:
1879 @example
1880 #launch a QEMU instance with the default network helper to
1881 #connect a TAP device to bridge br0
1882 qemu-system-i386 linux.img -net bridge -net nic,model=virtio
1883 @end example
1885 @example
1886 #launch a QEMU instance with the default network helper to
1887 #connect a TAP device to bridge qemubr0
1888 qemu-system-i386 linux.img -net bridge,br=qemubr0 -net nic,model=virtio
1889 @end example
1891 @item -netdev socket,id=@var{id}[,fd=@var{h}][,listen=[@var{host}]:@var{port}][,connect=@var{host}:@var{port}]
1892 @itemx -net socket[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}] [,listen=[@var{host}]:@var{port}][,connect=@var{host}:@var{port}]
1894 Connect the VLAN @var{n} to a remote VLAN in another QEMU virtual
1895 machine using a TCP socket connection. If @option{listen} is
1896 specified, QEMU waits for incoming connections on @var{port}
1897 (@var{host} is optional). @option{connect} is used to connect to
1898 another QEMU instance using the @option{listen} option. @option{fd}=@var{h}
1899 specifies an already opened TCP socket.
1901 Example:
1902 @example
1903 # launch a first QEMU instance
1904 qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
1905 -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
1906 -net socket,listen=:1234
1907 # connect the VLAN 0 of this instance to the VLAN 0
1908 # of the first instance
1909 qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
1910 -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
1911 -net socket,connect=127.0.0.1:1234
1912 @end example
1914 @item -netdev socket,id=@var{id}[,fd=@var{h}][,mcast=@var{maddr}:@var{port}[,localaddr=@var{addr}]]
1915 @itemx -net socket[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}][,mcast=@var{maddr}:@var{port}[,localaddr=@var{addr}]]
1917 Create a VLAN @var{n} shared with another QEMU virtual
1918 machines using a UDP multicast socket, effectively making a bus for
1919 every QEMU with same multicast address @var{maddr} and @var{port}.
1920 NOTES:
1921 @enumerate
1922 @item
1923 Several QEMU can be running on different hosts and share same bus (assuming
1924 correct multicast setup for these hosts).
1925 @item
1926 mcast support is compatible with User Mode Linux (argument @option{eth@var{N}=mcast}), see
1927 @url{http://user-mode-linux.sf.net}.
1928 @item
1929 Use @option{fd=h} to specify an already opened UDP multicast socket.
1930 @end enumerate
1932 Example:
1933 @example
1934 # launch one QEMU instance
1935 qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
1936 -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
1937 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
1939 qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
1940 -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
1941 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
1943 qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
1944 -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:58 \
1945 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
1946 @end example
1948 Example (User Mode Linux compat.):
1949 @example
1950 # launch QEMU instance (note mcast address selected
1951 # is UML's default)
1952 qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
1953 -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
1954 -net socket,mcast=239.192.168.1:1102
1955 # launch UML
1956 /path/to/linux ubd0=/path/to/root_fs eth0=mcast
1957 @end example
1959 Example (send packets from host's 1.2.3.4):
1960 @example
1961 qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
1962 -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
1963 -net socket,mcast=239.192.168.1:1102,localaddr=1.2.3.4
1964 @end example
1966 @item -netdev l2tpv3,id=@var{id},src=@var{srcaddr},dst=@var{dstaddr}[,srcport=@var{srcport}][,dstport=@var{dstport}],txsession=@var{txsession}[,rxsession=@var{rxsession}][,ipv6][,udp][,cookie64][,counter][,pincounter][,txcookie=@var{txcookie}][,rxcookie=@var{rxcookie}][,offset=@var{offset}]
1967 @itemx -net l2tpv3[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}],src=@var{srcaddr},dst=@var{dstaddr}[,srcport=@var{srcport}][,dstport=@var{dstport}],txsession=@var{txsession}[,rxsession=@var{rxsession}][,ipv6][,udp][,cookie64][,counter][,pincounter][,txcookie=@var{txcookie}][,rxcookie=@var{rxcookie}][,offset=@var{offset}]
1968 Connect VLAN @var{n} to L2TPv3 pseudowire. L2TPv3 (RFC3391) is a popular
1969 protocol to transport Ethernet (and other Layer 2) data frames between
1970 two systems. It is present in routers, firewalls and the Linux kernel
1971 (from version 3.3 onwards).
1973 This transport allows a VM to communicate to another VM, router or firewall directly.
1975 @item src=@var{srcaddr}
1976 source address (mandatory)
1977 @item dst=@var{dstaddr}
1978 destination address (mandatory)
1979 @item udp
1980 select udp encapsulation (default is ip).
1981 @item srcport=@var{srcport}
1982 source udp port.
1983 @item dstport=@var{dstport}
1984 destination udp port.
1985 @item ipv6
1986 force v6, otherwise defaults to v4.
1987 @item rxcookie=@var{rxcookie}
1988 @itemx txcookie=@var{txcookie}
1989 Cookies are a weak form of security in the l2tpv3 specification.
1990 Their function is mostly to prevent misconfiguration. By default they are 32
1991 bit.
1992 @item cookie64
1993 Set cookie size to 64 bit instead of the default 32
1994 @item counter=off
1995 Force a 'cut-down' L2TPv3 with no counter as in
1996 draft-mkonstan-l2tpext-keyed-ipv6-tunnel-00
1997 @item pincounter=on
1998 Work around broken counter handling in peer. This may also help on
1999 networks which have packet reorder.
2000 @item offset=@var{offset}
2001 Add an extra offset between header and data
2003 For example, to attach a VM running on host 4.3.2.1 via L2TPv3 to the bridge br-lan
2004 on the remote Linux host 1.2.3.4:
2005 @example
2006 # Setup tunnel on linux host using raw ip as encapsulation
2007 # on 1.2.3.4
2008 ip l2tp add tunnel remote 4.3.2.1 local 1.2.3.4 tunnel_id 1 peer_tunnel_id 1 \
2009 encap udp udp_sport 16384 udp_dport 16384
2010 ip l2tp add session tunnel_id 1 name vmtunnel0 session_id \
2011 0xFFFFFFFF peer_session_id 0xFFFFFFFF
2012 ifconfig vmtunnel0 mtu 1500
2013 ifconfig vmtunnel0 up
2014 brctl addif br-lan vmtunnel0
2017 # on 4.3.2.1
2018 # launch QEMU instance - if your network has reorder or is very lossy add ,pincounter
2020 qemu-system-i386 linux.img -net nic -net l2tpv3,src=4.2.3.1,dst=1.2.3.4,udp,srcport=16384,dstport=16384,rxsession=0xffffffff,txsession=0xffffffff,counter
2023 @end example
2025 @item -netdev vde,id=@var{id}[,sock=@var{socketpath}][,port=@var{n}][,group=@var{groupname}][,mode=@var{octalmode}]
2026 @itemx -net vde[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,sock=@var{socketpath}] [,port=@var{n}][,group=@var{groupname}][,mode=@var{octalmode}]
2027 Connect VLAN @var{n} to PORT @var{n} of a vde switch running on host and
2028 listening for incoming connections on @var{socketpath}. Use GROUP @var{groupname}
2029 and MODE @var{octalmode} to change default ownership and permissions for
2030 communication port. This option is only available if QEMU has been compiled
2031 with vde support enabled.
2033 Example:
2034 @example
2035 # launch vde switch
2036 vde_switch -F -sock /tmp/myswitch
2037 # launch QEMU instance
2038 qemu-system-i386 linux.img -net nic -net vde,sock=/tmp/myswitch
2039 @end example
2041 @item -netdev hubport,id=@var{id},hubid=@var{hubid}
2046 netdev. @code{-net} and @code{-device} with parameter @option{vlan} create the
2047 required hub automatically.
2049 @item -netdev vhost-user,chardev=@var{id}[,vhostforce=on|off][,queues=n]
2051 Establish a vhost-user netdev, backed by a chardev @var{id}. The chardev should
2052 be a unix domain socket backed one. The vhost-user uses a specifically defined
2053 protocol to pass vhost ioctl replacement messages to an application on the other
2054 end of the socket. On non-MSIX guests, the feature can be forced with
2055 @var{vhostforce}. Use 'queues=@var{n}' to specify the number of queues to
2056 be created for multiqueue vhost-user.
2058 Example:
2059 @example
2060 qemu -m 512 -object memory-backend-file,id=mem,size=512M,mem-path=/hugetlbfs,share=on \
2061 -numa node,memdev=mem \
2062 -chardev socket,path=/path/to/socket \
2063 -netdev type=vhost-user,id=net0,chardev=chr0 \
2064 -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=net0
2065 @end example
2067 @item -net dump[,vlan=@var{n}][,file=@var{file}][,len=@var{len}]
2068 Dump network traffic on VLAN @var{n} to file @var{file} (@file{qemu-vlan0.pcap} by default).
2069 At most @var{len} bytes (64k by default) per packet are stored. The file format is
2070 libpcap, so it can be analyzed with tools such as tcpdump or Wireshark.
2071 Note: For devices created with '-netdev', use '-object filter-dump,...' instead.
2073 @item -net none
2074 Indicate that no network devices should be configured. It is used to
2075 override the default configuration (@option{-net nic -net user}) which
2076 is activated if no @option{-net} options are provided.
2077 ETEXI
2079 STEXI
2080 @end table
2081 ETEXI
2082 DEFHEADING()
2084 DEFHEADING(Character device options:)
2085 STEXI
2087 The general form of a character device option is:
2088 @table @option
2089 ETEXI
2093 "-chardev socket,id=id[,host=host],port=port[,to=to][,ipv4][,ipv6][,nodelay][,reconnect=seconds]\n"
2095 "-chardev socket,id=id,path=path[,server][,nowait][,telnet][,reconnect=seconds][,mux=on|off] (unix)\n"
2104 #ifdef _WIN32
2107 #else
2110 #endif
2111 #ifdef CONFIG_BRLAPI
2113 #endif
2114 #if defined(__linux__) || defined(__sun__) || defined(__FreeBSD__) \
2115 || defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
2118 #endif
2119 #if defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
2122 #endif
2123 #if defined(CONFIG_SPICE)
2126 #endif
2127 , QEMU_ARCH_ALL
2128 )
2130 STEXI
2131 @item -chardev @var{backend} ,id=@var{id} [,mux=on|off] [,@var{options}]
2132 @findex -chardev
2133 Backend is one of:
2134 @option{null},
2135 @option{socket},
2136 @option{udp},
2137 @option{msmouse},
2138 @option{vc},
2139 @option{ringbuf},
2140 @option{file},
2141 @option{pipe},
2142 @option{console},
2143 @option{serial},
2144 @option{pty},
2145 @option{stdio},
2146 @option{braille},
2147 @option{tty},
2148 @option{parallel},
2149 @option{parport},
2150 @option{spicevmc}.
2151 @option{spiceport}.
2152 The specific backend will determine the applicable options.
2154 All devices must have an id, which can be any string up to 127 characters long.
2155 It is used to uniquely identify this device in other command line directives.
2157 A character device may be used in multiplexing mode by multiple front-ends.
2158 The key sequence of @key{Control-a} and @key{c} will rotate the input focus
2159 between attached front-ends. Specify @option{mux=on} to enable this mode.
2161 Options to each backend are described below.
2163 @item -chardev null ,id=@var{id}
2164 A void device. This device will not emit any data, and will drop any data it
2165 receives. The null backend does not take any options.
2167 @item -chardev socket ,id=@var{id} [@var{TCP options} or @var{unix options}] [,server] [,nowait] [,telnet] [,reconnect=@var{seconds}]
2169 Create a two-way stream socket, which can be either a TCP or a unix socket. A
2170 unix socket will be created if @option{path} is specified. Behaviour is
2171 undefined if TCP options are specified for a unix socket.
2173 @option{server} specifies that the socket shall be a listening socket.
2175 @option{nowait} specifies that QEMU should not block waiting for a client to
2176 connect to a listening socket.
2178 @option{telnet} specifies that traffic on the socket should interpret telnet
2179 escape sequences.
2181 @option{reconnect} sets the timeout for reconnecting on non-server sockets when
2182 the remote end goes away. qemu will delay this many seconds and then attempt
2183 to reconnect. Zero disables reconnecting, and is the default.
2185 TCP and unix socket options are given below:
2187 @table @option
2189 @item TCP options: port=@var{port} [,host=@var{host}] [,to=@var{to}] [,ipv4] [,ipv6] [,nodelay]
2191 @option{host} for a listening socket specifies the local address to be bound.
2192 For a connecting socket species the remote host to connect to. @option{host} is
2193 optional for listening sockets. If not specified it defaults to @code{0.0.0.0}.
2195 @option{port} for a listening socket specifies the local port to be bound. For a
2196 connecting socket specifies the port on the remote host to connect to.
2197 @option{port} can be given as either a port number or a service name.
2198 @option{port} is required.
2200 @option{to} is only relevant to listening sockets. If it is specified, and
2201 @option{port} cannot be bound, QEMU will attempt to bind to subsequent ports up
2202 to and including @option{to} until it succeeds. @option{to} must be specified
2203 as a port number.
2205 @option{ipv4} and @option{ipv6} specify that either IPv4 or IPv6 must be used.
2206 If neither is specified the socket may use either protocol.
2208 @option{nodelay} disables the Nagle algorithm.
2210 @item unix options: path=@var{path}
2212 @option{path} specifies the local path of the unix socket. @option{path} is
2213 required.
2215 @end table
2217 @item -chardev udp ,id=@var{id} [,host=@var{host}] ,port=@var{port} [,localaddr=@var{localaddr}] [,localport=@var{localport}] [,ipv4] [,ipv6]
2219 Sends all traffic from the guest to a remote host over UDP.
2221 @option{host} specifies the remote host to connect to. If not specified it
2222 defaults to @code{localhost}.
2224 @option{port} specifies the port on the remote host to connect to. @option{port}
2225 is required.
2227 @option{localaddr} specifies the local address to bind to. If not specified it
2228 defaults to @code{0.0.0.0}.
2230 @option{localport} specifies the local port to bind to. If not specified any
2231 available local port will be used.
2233 @option{ipv4} and @option{ipv6} specify that either IPv4 or IPv6 must be used.
2234 If neither is specified the device may use either protocol.
2236 @item -chardev msmouse ,id=@var{id}
2238 Forward QEMU's emulated msmouse events to the guest. @option{msmouse} does not
2239 take any options.
2241 @item -chardev vc ,id=@var{id} [[,width=@var{width}] [,height=@var{height}]] [[,cols=@var{cols}] [,rows=@var{rows}]]
2243 Connect to a QEMU text console. @option{vc} may optionally be given a specific
2244 size.
2246 @option{width} and @option{height} specify the width and height respectively of
2247 the console, in pixels.
2249 @option{cols} and @option{rows} specify that the console be sized to fit a text
2250 console with the given dimensions.
2252 @item -chardev ringbuf ,id=@var{id} [,size=@var{size}]
2254 Create a ring buffer with fixed size @option{size}.
2255 @var{size} must be a power of two, and defaults to @code{64K}).
2257 @item -chardev file ,id=@var{id} ,path=@var{path}
2259 Log all traffic received from the guest to a file.
2261 @option{path} specifies the path of the file to be opened. This file will be
2262 created if it does not already exist, and overwritten if it does. @option{path}
2263 is required.
2265 @item -chardev pipe ,id=@var{id} ,path=@var{path}
2267 Create a two-way connection to the guest. The behaviour differs slightly between
2268 Windows hosts and other hosts:
2270 On Windows, a single duplex pipe will be created at
2273 On other hosts, 2 pipes will be created called @file{@option{path}.in} and
2274 @file{@option{path}.out}. Data written to @file{@option{path}.in} will be
2275 received by the guest. Data written by the guest can be read from
2276 @file{@option{path}.out}. QEMU will not create these fifos, and requires them to
2277 be present.
2279 @option{path} forms part of the pipe path as described above. @option{path} is
2280 required.
2282 @item -chardev console ,id=@var{id}
2284 Send traffic from the guest to QEMU's standard output. @option{console} does not
2285 take any options.
2287 @option{console} is only available on Windows hosts.
2289 @item -chardev serial ,id=@var{id} ,path=@option{path}
2291 Send traffic from the guest to a serial device on the host.
2293 On Unix hosts serial will actually accept any tty device,
2294 not only serial lines.
2296 @option{path} specifies the name of the serial device to open.
2298 @item -chardev pty ,id=@var{id}
2300 Create a new pseudo-terminal on the host and connect to it. @option{pty} does
2301 not take any options.
2303 @option{pty} is not available on Windows hosts.
2305 @item -chardev stdio ,id=@var{id} [,signal=on|off]
2306 Connect to standard input and standard output of the QEMU process.
2308 @option{signal} controls if signals are enabled on the terminal, that includes
2309 exiting QEMU with the key sequence @key{Control-c}. This option is enabled by
2310 default, use @option{signal=off} to disable it.
2312 @option{stdio} is not available on Windows hosts.
2314 @item -chardev braille ,id=@var{id}
2316 Connect to a local BrlAPI server. @option{braille} does not take any options.
2318 @item -chardev tty ,id=@var{id} ,path=@var{path}
2320 @option{tty} is only available on Linux, Sun, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD and
2321 DragonFlyBSD hosts. It is an alias for @option{serial}.
2323 @option{path} specifies the path to the tty. @option{path} is required.
2325 @item -chardev parallel ,id=@var{id} ,path=@var{path}
2326 @itemx -chardev parport ,id=@var{id} ,path=@var{path}
2328 @option{parallel} is only available on Linux, FreeBSD and DragonFlyBSD hosts.
2330 Connect to a local parallel port.
2332 @option{path} specifies the path to the parallel port device. @option{path} is
2333 required.
2335 @item -chardev spicevmc ,id=@var{id} ,debug=@var{debug}, name=@var{name}
2337 @option{spicevmc} is only available when spice support is built in.
2339 @option{debug} debug level for spicevmc
2341 @option{name} name of spice channel to connect to
2343 Connect to a spice virtual machine channel, such as vdiport.
2345 @item -chardev spiceport ,id=@var{id} ,debug=@var{debug}, name=@var{name}
2347 @option{spiceport} is only available when spice support is built in.
2349 @option{debug} debug level for spicevmc
2351 @option{name} name of spice port to connect to
2353 Connect to a spice port, allowing a Spice client to handle the traffic
2354 identified by a name (preferably a fqdn).
2355 ETEXI
2357 STEXI
2358 @end table
2359 ETEXI
2360 DEFHEADING()
2362 DEFHEADING(Device URL Syntax:)
2363 STEXI
2365 In addition to using normal file images for the emulated storage devices,
2366 QEMU can also use networked resources such as iSCSI devices. These are
2367 specified using a special URL syntax.
2369 @table @option
2370 @item iSCSI
2371 iSCSI support allows QEMU to access iSCSI resources directly and use as
2372 images for the guest storage. Both disk and cdrom images are supported.
2374 Syntax for specifying iSCSI LUNs is
2375 ``iscsi://<target-ip>[:<port>]/<target-iqn>/<lun>''
2377 By default qemu will use the iSCSI initiator-name
2378 'iqn.2008-11.org.linux-kvm[:<name>]' but this can also be set from the command
2379 line or a configuration file.
2381 Since version Qemu 2.4 it is possible to specify a iSCSI request timeout to detect
2382 stalled requests and force a reestablishment of the session. The timeout
2383 is specified in seconds. The default is 0 which means no timeout. Libiscsi
2384 1.15.0 or greater is required for this feature.
2386 Example (without authentication):
2387 @example
2388 qemu-system-i386 -iscsi initiator-name=iqn.2001-04.com.example:my-initiator \
2389 -cdrom iscsi://192.0.2.1/iqn.2001-04.com.example/2 \
2390 -drive file=iscsi://192.0.2.1/iqn.2001-04.com.example/1
2391 @end example
2393 Example (CHAP username/password via URL):
2394 @example
2395 qemu-system-i386 -drive file=iscsi://user%password@@192.0.2.1/iqn.2001-04.com.example/1
2396 @end example
2398 Example (CHAP username/password via environment variables):
2399 @example
2402 qemu-system-i386 -drive file=iscsi://192.0.2.1/iqn.2001-04.com.example/1
2403 @end example
2405 iSCSI support is an optional feature of QEMU and only available when
2406 compiled and linked against libiscsi.
2407 ETEXI
2414 STEXI
2416 iSCSI parameters such as username and password can also be specified via
2417 a configuration file. See qemu-doc for more information and examples.
2419 @item NBD
2420 QEMU supports NBD (Network Block Devices) both using TCP protocol as well
2421 as Unix Domain Sockets.
2423 Syntax for specifying a NBD device using TCP
2424 ``nbd:<server-ip>:<port>[:exportname=<export>]''
2426 Syntax for specifying a NBD device using Unix Domain Sockets
2427 ``nbd:unix:<domain-socket>[:exportname=<export>]''
2430 Example for TCP
2431 @example
2432 qemu-system-i386 --drive file=nbd:192.0.2.1:30000
2433 @end example
2435 Example for Unix Domain Sockets
2436 @example
2437 qemu-system-i386 --drive file=nbd:unix:/tmp/nbd-socket
2438 @end example
2440 @item SSH
2441 QEMU supports SSH (Secure Shell) access to remote disks.
2443 Examples:
2444 @example
2445 qemu-system-i386 -drive file=ssh://user@@host/path/to/disk.img
2446 qemu-system-i386 -drive file.driver=ssh,file.user=user,file.host=host,file.port=22,file.path=/path/to/disk.img
2447 @end example
2449 Currently authentication must be done using ssh-agent. Other
2450 authentication methods may be supported in future.
2452 @item Sheepdog
2453 Sheepdog is a distributed storage system for QEMU.
2454 QEMU supports using either local sheepdog devices or remote networked
2455 devices.
2457 Syntax for specifying a sheepdog device
2458 @example
2459 sheepdog[+tcp|+unix]://[host:port]/vdiname[?socket=path][#snapid|#tag]
2460 @end example
2462 Example
2463 @example
2464 qemu-system-i386 --drive file=sheepdog://192.0.2.1:30000/MyVirtualMachine
2465 @end example
2467 See also @url{http://http://www.osrg.net/sheepdog/}.
2469 @item GlusterFS
2470 GlusterFS is an user space distributed file system.
2471 QEMU supports the use of GlusterFS volumes for hosting VM disk images using
2472 TCP, Unix Domain Sockets and RDMA transport protocols.
2474 Syntax for specifying a VM disk image on GlusterFS volume is
2475 @example
2476 gluster[+transport]://[server[:port]]/volname/image[?socket=...]
2477 @end example
2480 Example
2481 @example
2482 qemu-system-x86_64 --drive file=gluster://192.0.2.1/testvol/a.img
2483 @end example
2485 See also @url{http://www.gluster.org}.
2487 @item HTTP/HTTPS/FTP/FTPS/TFTP
2488 QEMU supports read-only access to files accessed over http(s), ftp(s) and tftp.
2490 Syntax using a single filename:
2491 @example
2492 <protocol>://[<username>[:<password>]@@]<host>/<path>
2493 @end example
2495 where:
2496 @table @option
2497 @item protocol
2498 'http', 'https', 'ftp', 'ftps', or 'tftp'.
2500 @item username
2501 Optional username for authentication to the remote server.
2503 @item password
2504 Optional password for authentication to the remote server.
2506 @item host
2507 Address of the remote server.
2509 @item path
2510 Path on the remote server, including any query string.
2511 @end table
2513 The following options are also supported:
2514 @table @option
2515 @item url
2516 The full URL when passing options to the driver explicitly.
2518 @item readahead
2519 The amount of data to read ahead with each range request to the remote server.
2520 This value may optionally have the suffix 'T', 'G', 'M', 'K', 'k' or 'b'. If it
2521 does not have a suffix, it will be assumed to be in bytes. The value must be a
2522 multiple of 512 bytes. It defaults to 256k.
2524 @item sslverify
2525 Whether to verify the remote server's certificate when connecting over SSL. It
2526 can have the value 'on' or 'off'. It defaults to 'on'.
2528 @item cookie
2529 Send this cookie (it can also be a list of cookies separated by ';') with
2530 each outgoing request. Only supported when using protocols such as HTTP
2531 which support cookies, otherwise ignored.
2533 @item timeout
2534 Set the timeout in seconds of the CURL connection. This timeout is the time
2535 that CURL waits for a response from the remote server to get the size of the
2536 image to be downloaded. If not set, the default timeout of 5 seconds is used.
2537 @end table
2539 Note that when passing options to qemu explicitly, @option{driver} is the value
2540 of <protocol>.
2542 Example: boot from a remote Fedora 20 live ISO image
2543 @example
2544 qemu-system-x86_64 --drive media=cdrom,file=http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/20/Live/x86_64/Fedora-Live-Desktop-x86_64-20-1.iso,readonly
2546 qemu-system-x86_64 --drive media=cdrom,file.driver=http,file.url=http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/20/Live/x86_64/Fedora-Live-Desktop-x86_64-20-1.iso,readonly
2547 @end example
2549 Example: boot from a remote Fedora 20 cloud image using a local overlay for
2550 writes, copy-on-read, and a readahead of 64k
2551 @example
2552 qemu-img create -f qcow2 -o backing_file='json:@{"file.driver":"http",, "file.url":"https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/20/Images/x86_64/Fedora-x86_64-20-20131211.1-sda.qcow2",, "file.readahead":"64k"@}' /tmp/Fedora-x86_64-20-20131211.1-sda.qcow2
2555 @end example
2560 @example
2561 qemu-img create -f qcow2 -o backing_file='json:@{"file.driver":"https",, "file.url":"https://user:password@@vsphere.example.com/folder/test/test-flat.vmdk?dcPath=Datacenter&dsName=datastore1",, "file.sslverify":"off",, "file.readahead":"64k",, "file.timeout":10@}' /tmp/test.qcow2
2564 @end example
2565 ETEXI
2567 STEXI
2568 @end table
2569 ETEXI
2572 STEXI
2573 @table @option
2574 ETEXI
2586 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2587 STEXI
2589 @findex -bt
2592 example when emulating a machine with only one HCI built into it, only
2594 logic. The Transport Layer is decided by the machine type. Currently
2595 the machines @code{n800} and @code{n810} have one HCI and all other
2596 machines have none.
2598 @anchor{bt-hcis}
2599 The following three types are recognized:
2601 @table @option
2602 @item -bt hci,null
2603 (default) The corresponding Bluetooth HCI assumes no internal logic
2604 and will not respond to any HCI commands or emit events.
2606 @item -bt hci,host[:@var{id}]
2607 (@code{bluez} only) The corresponding HCI passes commands / events
2608 to / from the physical HCI identified by the name @var{id} (default:
2609 @code{hci0}) on the computer running QEMU. Only available on @code{bluez}
2610 capable systems like Linux.
2612 @item -bt hci[,vlan=@var{n}]
2613 Add a virtual, standard HCI that will participate in the Bluetooth
2614 scatternet @var{n} (default @code{0}). Similarly to @option{-net}
2615 VLANs, devices inside a bluetooth network @var{n} can only communicate
2616 with other devices in the same network (scatternet).
2617 @end table
2619 @item -bt vhci[,vlan=@var{n}]
2620 (Linux-host only) Create a HCI in scatternet @var{n} (default 0) attached
2621 to the host bluetooth stack instead of to the emulated target. This
2622 allows the host and target machines to participate in a common scatternet
2623 and communicate. Requires the Linux @code{vhci} driver installed. Can
2624 be used as following:
2626 @example
2627 qemu-system-i386 [...OPTIONS...] -bt hci,vlan=5 -bt vhci,vlan=5
2628 @end example
2630 @item -bt device:@var{dev}[,vlan=@var{n}]
2631 Emulate a bluetooth device @var{dev} and place it in network @var{n}
2632 (default @code{0}). QEMU can only emulate one type of bluetooth devices
2633 currently:
2635 @table @option
2636 @item keyboard
2637 Virtual wireless keyboard implementing the HIDP bluetooth profile.
2638 @end table
2639 ETEXI
2641 STEXI
2642 @end table
2643 ETEXI
2644 DEFHEADING()
2646 #ifdef CONFIG_TPM
2647 DEFHEADING(TPM device options:)
2649 DEF("tpmdev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_tpmdev, \
2654 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2655 STEXI
2657 The general form of a TPM device option is:
2658 @table @option
2660 @item -tpmdev @var{backend} ,id=@var{id} [,@var{options}]
2661 @findex -tpmdev
2662 Backend type must be:
2663 @option{passthrough}.
2665 The specific backend type will determine the applicable options.
2666 The @code{-tpmdev} option creates the TPM backend and requires a
2667 @code{-device} option that specifies the TPM frontend interface model.
2669 Options to each backend are described below.
2671 Use 'help' to print all available TPM backend types.
2672 @example
2673 qemu -tpmdev help
2674 @end example
2676 @item -tpmdev passthrough, id=@var{id}, path=@var{path}, cancel-path=@var{cancel-path}
2678 (Linux-host only) Enable access to the host's TPM using the passthrough
2679 driver.
2681 @option{path} specifies the path to the host's TPM device, i.e., on
2682 a Linux host this would be @code{/dev/tpm0}.
2683 @option{path} is optional and by default @code{/dev/tpm0} is used.
2685 @option{cancel-path} specifies the path to the host TPM device's sysfs
2686 entry allowing for cancellation of an ongoing TPM command.
2687 @option{cancel-path} is optional and by default QEMU will search for the
2688 sysfs entry to use.
2690 Some notes about using the host's TPM with the passthrough driver:
2692 The TPM device accessed by the passthrough driver must not be
2693 used by any other application on the host.
2695 Since the host's firmware (BIOS/UEFI) has already initialized the TPM,
2696 the VM's firmware (BIOS/UEFI) will not be able to initialize the
2697 TPM again and may therefore not show a TPM-specific menu that would
2698 otherwise allow the user to configure the TPM, e.g., allow the user to
2699 enable/disable or activate/deactivate the TPM.
2700 Further, if TPM ownership is released from within a VM then the host's TPM
2701 will get disabled and deactivated. To enable and activate the
2702 TPM again afterwards, the host has to be rebooted and the user is
2703 required to enter the firmware's menu to enable and activate the TPM.
2704 If the TPM is left disabled and/or deactivated most TPM commands will fail.
2706 To create a passthrough TPM use the following two options:
2707 @example
2708 -tpmdev passthrough,id=tpm0 -device tpm-tis,tpmdev=tpm0
2709 @end example
2710 Note that the @code{-tpmdev} id is @code{tpm0} and is referenced by
2711 @code{tpmdev=tpm0} in the device option.
2713 @end table
2715 ETEXI
2717 DEFHEADING()
2719 #endif
2721 DEFHEADING(Linux/Multiboot boot specific:)
2722 STEXI
2724 When using these options, you can use a given Linux or Multiboot
2725 kernel without installing it in the disk image. It can be useful
2726 for easier testing of various kernels.
2728 @table @option
2729 ETEXI
2733 STEXI
2734 @item -kernel @var{bzImage}
2735 @findex -kernel
2736 Use @var{bzImage} as kernel image. The kernel can be either a Linux kernel
2737 or in multiboot format.
2738 ETEXI
2742 STEXI
2743 @item -append @var{cmdline}
2744 @findex -append
2745 Use @var{cmdline} as kernel command line
2746 ETEXI
2750 STEXI
2751 @item -initrd @var{file}
2752 @findex -initrd
2753 Use @var{file} as initial ram disk.
2757 This syntax is only available with multiboot.
2759 Use @var{file1} and @var{file2} as modules and pass arg=foo as parameter to the
2760 first module.
2761 ETEXI
2765 STEXI
2766 @item -dtb @var{file}
2767 @findex -dtb
2768 Use @var{file} as a device tree binary (dtb) image and pass it to the kernel
2769 on boot.
2770 ETEXI
2772 STEXI
2773 @end table
2774 ETEXI
2775 DEFHEADING()
2777 DEFHEADING(Debug/Expert options:)
2778 STEXI
2779 @table @option
2780 ETEXI
2787 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2788 STEXI
2789 @item -fw_cfg [name=]@var{name},file=@var{file}
2790 @findex -fw_cfg
2791 Add named fw_cfg entry from file. @var{name} determines the name of
2792 the entry in the fw_cfg file directory exposed to the guest.
2794 @item -fw_cfg [name=]@var{name},string=@var{str}
2795 Add named fw_cfg entry from string.
2796 ETEXI
2800 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2801 STEXI
2802 @item -serial @var{dev}
2803 @findex -serial
2804 Redirect the virtual serial port to host character device
2805 @var{dev}. The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and
2806 @code{stdio} in non graphical mode.
2808 This option can be used several times to simulate up to 4 serial
2809 ports.
2811 Use @code{-serial none} to disable all serial ports.
2813 Available character devices are:
2814 @table @option
2815 @item vc[:@var{W}x@var{H}]
2816 Virtual console. Optionally, a width and height can be given in pixel with
2817 @example
2818 vc:800x600
2819 @end example
2820 It is also possible to specify width or height in characters:
2821 @example
2822 vc:80Cx24C
2823 @end example
2824 @item pty
2825 [Linux only] Pseudo TTY (a new PTY is automatically allocated)
2826 @item none
2827 No device is allocated.
2828 @item null
2829 void device
2830 @item chardev:@var{id}
2831 Use a named character device defined with the @code{-chardev} option.
2832 @item /dev/XXX
2833 [Linux only] Use host tty, e.g. @file{/dev/ttyS0}. The host serial port
2834 parameters are set according to the emulated ones.
2835 @item /dev/parport@var{N}
2836 [Linux only, parallel port only] Use host parallel port
2837 @var{N}. Currently SPP and EPP parallel port features can be used.
2838 @item file:@var{filename}
2839 Write output to @var{filename}. No character can be read.
2840 @item stdio
2841 [Unix only] standard input/output
2842 @item pipe:@var{filename}
2843 name pipe @var{filename}
2844 @item COM@var{n}
2845 [Windows only] Use host serial port @var{n}
2846 @item udp:[@var{remote_host}]:@var{remote_port}[@@[@var{src_ip}]:@var{src_port}]
2847 This implements UDP Net Console.
2848 When @var{remote_host} or @var{src_ip} are not specified
2849 they default to @code{0.0.0.0}.
2850 When not using a specified @var{src_port} a random port is automatically chosen.
2852 If you just want a simple readonly console you can use @code{netcat} or
2853 @code{nc}, by starting QEMU with: @code{-serial udp::4555} and nc as:
2854 @code{nc -u -l -p 4555}. Any time QEMU writes something to that port it
2855 will appear in the netconsole session.
2857 If you plan to send characters back via netconsole or you want to stop
2858 and start QEMU a lot of times, you should have QEMU use the same
2859 source port each time by using something like @code{-serial
2860 udp::4555@@:4556} to QEMU. Another approach is to use a patched
2861 version of netcat which can listen to a TCP port and send and receive
2862 characters via udp. If you have a patched version of netcat which
2863 activates telnet remote echo and single char transfer, then you can
2864 use the following options to step up a netcat redirector to allow
2865 telnet on port 5555 to access the QEMU port.
2866 @table @code
2867 @item QEMU Options:
2868 -serial udp::4555@@:4556
2869 @item netcat options:
2870 -u -P 4555 -L 0.0.0.0:4556 -t -p 5555 -I -T
2871 @item telnet options:
2872 localhost 5555
2873 @end table
2875 @item tcp:[@var{host}]:@var{port}[,@var{server}][,nowait][,nodelay][,reconnect=@var{seconds}]
2876 The TCP Net Console has two modes of operation. It can send the serial
2877 I/O to a location or wait for a connection from a location. By default
2878 the TCP Net Console is sent to @var{host} at the @var{port}. If you use
2879 the @var{server} option QEMU will wait for a client socket application
2880 to connect to the port before continuing, unless the @code{nowait}
2881 option was specified. The @code{nodelay} option disables the Nagle buffering
2882 algorithm. The @code{reconnect} option only applies if @var{noserver} is
2883 set, if the connection goes down it will attempt to reconnect at the
2884 given interval. If @var{host} is omitted, 0.0.0.0 is assumed. Only
2885 one TCP connection at a time is accepted. You can use @code{telnet} to
2886 connect to the corresponding character device.
2887 @table @code
2888 @item Example to send tcp console to 192.168.0.2 port 4444
2889 -serial tcp:192.168.0.2:4444
2890 @item Example to listen and wait on port 4444 for connection
2891 -serial tcp::4444,server
2892 @item Example to not wait and listen on ip 192.168.0.100 port 4444
2893 -serial tcp:192.168.0.100:4444,server,nowait
2894 @end table
2896 @item telnet:@var{host}:@var{port}[,server][,nowait][,nodelay]
2897 The telnet protocol is used instead of raw tcp sockets. The options
2898 work the same as if you had specified @code{-serial tcp}. The
2899 difference is that the port acts like a telnet server or client using
2900 telnet option negotiation. This will also allow you to send the
2901 MAGIC_SYSRQ sequence if you use a telnet that supports sending the break
2902 sequence. Typically in unix telnet you do it with Control-] and then
2905 @item unix:@var{path}[,server][,nowait][,reconnect=@var{seconds}]
2906 A unix domain socket is used instead of a tcp socket. The option works the
2907 same as if you had specified @code{-serial tcp} except the unix domain socket
2908 @var{path} is used for connections.
2910 @item mon:@var{dev_string}
2911 This is a special option to allow the monitor to be multiplexed onto
2912 another serial port. The monitor is accessed with key sequence of
2913 @key{Control-a} and then pressing @key{c}.
2914 @var{dev_string} should be any one of the serial devices specified
2915 above. An example to multiplex the monitor onto a telnet server
2916 listening on port 4444 would be:
2917 @table @code
2918 @item -serial mon:telnet::4444,server,nowait
2919 @end table
2920 When the monitor is multiplexed to stdio in this way, Ctrl+C will not terminate
2921 QEMU any more but will be passed to the guest instead.
2923 @item braille
2924 Braille device. This will use BrlAPI to display the braille output on a real
2925 or fake device.
2927 @item msmouse
2928 Three button serial mouse. Configure the guest to use Microsoft protocol.
2929 @end table
2930 ETEXI
2934 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2935 STEXI
2936 @item -parallel @var{dev}
2937 @findex -parallel
2938 Redirect the virtual parallel port to host device @var{dev} (same
2939 devices as the serial port). On Linux hosts, @file{/dev/parportN} can
2940 be used to use hardware devices connected on the corresponding host
2941 parallel port.
2943 This option can be used several times to simulate up to 3 parallel
2944 ports.
2946 Use @code{-parallel none} to disable all parallel ports.
2947 ETEXI
2951 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2952 STEXI
2953 @item -monitor @var{dev}
2954 @findex -monitor
2955 Redirect the monitor to host device @var{dev} (same devices as the
2956 serial port).
2957 The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and @code{stdio} in
2958 non graphical mode.
2959 Use @code{-monitor none} to disable the default monitor.
2960 ETEXI
2963 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2964 STEXI
2965 @item -qmp @var{dev}
2966 @findex -qmp
2967 Like -monitor but opens in 'control' mode.
2968 ETEXI
2971 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2972 STEXI
2973 @item -qmp-pretty @var{dev}
2974 @findex -qmp-pretty
2975 Like -qmp but uses pretty JSON formatting.
2976 ETEXI
2980 STEXI
2981 @item -mon [chardev=]name[,mode=readline|control][,default]
2982 @findex -mon
2983 Setup monitor on chardev @var{name}.
2984 ETEXI
2988 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2989 STEXI
2990 @item -debugcon @var{dev}
2991 @findex -debugcon
2992 Redirect the debug console to host device @var{dev} (same devices as the
2993 serial port). The debug console is an I/O port which is typically port
2994 0xe9; writing to that I/O port sends output to this device.
2995 The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and @code{stdio} in
2996 non graphical mode.
2997 ETEXI
3001 STEXI
3002 @item -pidfile @var{file}
3003 @findex -pidfile
3004 Store the QEMU process PID in @var{file}. It is useful if you launch QEMU
3005 from a script.
3006 ETEXI
3010 STEXI
3011 @item -singlestep
3012 @findex -singlestep
3013 Run the emulation in single step mode.
3014 ETEXI
3018 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3019 STEXI
3020 @item -S
3021 @findex -S
3022 Do not start CPU at startup (you must type 'c' in the monitor).
3023 ETEXI
3029 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3030 STEXI
3031 @item -realtime mlock=on|off
3032 @findex -realtime
3033 Run qemu with realtime features.
3034 mlocking qemu and guest memory can be enabled via @option{mlock=on}
3035 (enabled by default).
3036 ETEXI
3040 STEXI
3041 @item -gdb @var{dev}
3042 @findex -gdb
3043 Wait for gdb connection on device @var{dev} (@pxref{gdb_usage}). Typical
3044 connections will likely be TCP-based, but also UDP, pseudo TTY, or even
3045 stdio are reasonable use case. The latter is allowing to start QEMU from
3046 within gdb and establish the connection via a pipe:
3047 @example
3048 (gdb) target remote | exec qemu-system-i386 -gdb stdio ...
3049 @end example
3050 ETEXI
3054 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3055 STEXI
3056 @item -s
3057 @findex -s
3058 Shorthand for -gdb tcp::1234, i.e. open a gdbserver on TCP port 1234
3059 (@pxref{gdb_usage}).
3060 ETEXI
3064 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3065 STEXI
3066 @item -d @var{item1}[,...]
3067 @findex -d
3068 Enable logging of specified items. Use '-d help' for a list of log items.
3069 ETEXI
3073 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3074 STEXI
3075 @item -D @var{logfile}
3076 @findex -D
3077 Output log in @var{logfile} instead of to stderr
3078 ETEXI
3082 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3083 STEXI
3084 @item -L @var{path}
3085 @findex -L
3086 Set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps.
3087 ETEXI
3091 STEXI
3092 @item -bios @var{file}
3093 @findex -bios
3094 Set the filename for the BIOS.
3095 ETEXI
3099 STEXI
3100 @item -enable-kvm
3101 @findex -enable-kvm
3102 Enable KVM full virtualization support. This option is only available
3103 if KVM support is enabled when compiling.
3104 ETEXI
3111 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3115 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3116 STEXI
3117 @item -xen-domid @var{id}
3118 @findex -xen-domid
3119 Specify xen guest domain @var{id} (XEN only).
3120 @item -xen-create
3121 @findex -xen-create
3122 Create domain using xen hypercalls, bypassing xend.
3123 Warning: should not be used when xend is in use (XEN only).
3124 @item -xen-attach
3125 @findex -xen-attach
3126 Attach to existing xen domain.
3127 xend will use this when starting QEMU (XEN only).
3128 ETEXI
3132 STEXI
3133 @item -no-reboot
3134 @findex -no-reboot
3135 Exit instead of rebooting.
3136 ETEXI
3140 STEXI
3141 @item -no-shutdown
3142 @findex -no-shutdown
3143 Don't exit QEMU on guest shutdown, but instead only stop the emulation.
3144 This allows for instance switching to monitor to commit changes to the
3145 disk image.
3146 ETEXI
3151 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3152 STEXI
3153 @item -loadvm @var{file}
3154 @findex -loadvm
3155 Start right away with a saved state (@code{loadvm} in monitor)
3156 ETEXI
3158 #ifndef _WIN32
3161 #endif
3162 STEXI
3163 @item -daemonize
3164 @findex -daemonize
3165 Daemonize the QEMU process after initialization. QEMU will not detach from
3166 standard IO until it is ready to receive connections on any of its devices.
3167 This option is a useful way for external programs to launch QEMU without having
3168 to cope with initialization race conditions.
3169 ETEXI
3173 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3174 STEXI
3175 @item -option-rom @var{file}
3176 @findex -option-rom
3177 Load the contents of @var{file} as an option ROM.
3178 This option is useful to load things like EtherBoot.
3179 ETEXI
3181 HXCOMM Silently ignored for compatibility
3184 HXCOMM Options deprecated by -rtc
3191 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3193 STEXI
3195 @item -rtc [base=utc|localtime|@var{date}][,clock=host|vm][,driftfix=none|slew]
3196 @findex -rtc
3197 Specify @option{base} as @code{utc} or @code{localtime} to let the RTC start at the current
3198 UTC or local time, respectively. @code{localtime} is required for correct date in
3199 MS-DOS or Windows. To start at a specific point in time, provide @var{date} in the
3200 format @code{2006-06-17T16:01:21} or @code{2006-06-17}. The default base is UTC.
3202 By default the RTC is driven by the host system time. This allows using of the
3203 RTC as accurate reference clock inside the guest, specifically if the host
3204 time is smoothly following an accurate external reference clock, e.g. via NTP.
3205 If you want to isolate the guest time from the host, you can set @option{clock}
3206 to @code{rt} instead. To even prevent it from progressing during suspension,
3207 you can set it to @code{vm}.
3209 Enable @option{driftfix} (i386 targets only) if you experience time drift problems,
3210 specifically with Windows' ACPI HAL. This option will try to figure out how
3211 many timer interrupts were not processed by the Windows guest and will
3212 re-inject them.
3213 ETEXI
3220 STEXI
3221 @item -icount [shift=@var{N}|auto][,rr=record|replay,rrfile=@var{filename}]
3222 @findex -icount
3223 Enable virtual instruction counter. The virtual cpu will execute one
3224 instruction every 2^@var{N} ns of virtual time. If @code{auto} is specified
3225 then the virtual cpu speed will be automatically adjusted to keep virtual
3226 time within a few seconds of real time.
3228 When the virtual cpu is sleeping, the virtual time will advance at default
3229 speed unless @option{sleep=no} is specified.
3230 With @option{sleep=no}, the virtual time will jump to the next timer deadline
3231 instantly whenever the virtual cpu goes to sleep mode and will not advance
3232 if no timer is enabled. This behavior give deterministic execution times from
3233 the guest point of view.
3235 Note that while this option can give deterministic behavior, it does not
3236 provide cycle accurate emulation. Modern CPUs contain superscalar out of
3237 order cores with complex cache hierarchies. The number of instructions
3238 executed often has little or no correlation with actual performance.
3240 @option{align=on} will activate the delay algorithm which will try
3241 to synchronise the host clock and the virtual clock. The goal is to
3242 have a guest running at the real frequency imposed by the shift option.
3243 Whenever the guest clock is behind the host clock and if
3244 @option{align=on} is specified then we print a message to the user
3245 to inform about the delay.
3246 Currently this option does not work when @option{shift} is @code{auto}.
3247 Note: The sync algorithm will work for those shift values for which
3248 the guest clock runs ahead of the host clock. Typically this happens
3249 when the shift value is high (how high depends on the host machine).
3251 When @option{rr} option is specified deterministic record/replay is enabled.
3252 Replay log is written into @var{filename} file in record mode and
3253 read from this file in replay mode.
3254 ETEXI
3259 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3260 STEXI
3261 @item -watchdog @var{model}
3262 @findex -watchdog
3263 Create a virtual hardware watchdog device. Once enabled (by a guest
3264 action), the watchdog must be periodically polled by an agent inside
3265 the guest or else the guest will be restarted. Choose a model for
3266 which your guest has drivers.
3268 The @var{model} is the model of hardware watchdog to emulate. Use
3269 @code{-watchdog help} to list available hardware models. Only one
3270 watchdog can be enabled for a guest.
3272 The following models may be available:
3273 @table @option
3274 @item ib700
3275 iBASE 700 is a very simple ISA watchdog with a single timer.
3276 @item i6300esb
3277 Intel 6300ESB I/O controller hub is a much more featureful PCI-based
3278 dual-timer watchdog.
3279 @item diag288
3280 A virtual watchdog for s390x backed by the diagnose 288 hypercall
3281 (currently KVM only).
3282 @end table
3283 ETEXI
3288 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3289 STEXI
3290 @item -watchdog-action @var{action}
3291 @findex -watchdog-action
3293 The @var{action} controls what QEMU will do when the watchdog timer
3294 expires.
3295 The default is
3296 @code{reset} (forcefully reset the guest).
3297 Other possible actions are:
3298 @code{shutdown} (attempt to gracefully shutdown the guest),
3299 @code{poweroff} (forcefully poweroff the guest),
3300 @code{pause} (pause the guest),
3301 @code{debug} (print a debug message and continue), or
3302 @code{none} (do nothing).
3304 Note that the @code{shutdown} action requires that the guest responds
3305 to ACPI signals, which it may not be able to do in the sort of
3306 situations where the watchdog would have expired, and thus
3307 @code{-watchdog-action shutdown} is not recommended for production use.
3309 Examples:
3311 @table @code
3312 @item -watchdog i6300esb -watchdog-action pause
3313 @itemx -watchdog ib700
3314 @end table
3315 ETEXI
3319 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3320 STEXI
3322 @item -echr @var{numeric_ascii_value}
3323 @findex -echr
3324 Change the escape character used for switching to the monitor when using
3325 monitor and serial sharing. The default is @code{0x01} when using the
3326 @code{-nographic} option. @code{0x01} is equal to pressing
3327 @code{Control-a}. You can select a different character from the ascii
3328 control keys where 1 through 26 map to Control-a through Control-z. For
3329 instance you could use the either of the following to change the escape
3330 character to Control-t.
3331 @table @code
3332 @item -echr 0x14
3333 @itemx -echr 20
3334 @end table
3335 ETEXI
3340 STEXI
3341 @item -virtioconsole @var{c}
3342 @findex -virtioconsole
3343 Set virtio console.
3345 This option is maintained for backward compatibility.
3347 Please use @code{-device virtconsole} for the new way of invocation.
3348 ETEXI
3352 STEXI
3353 @item -show-cursor
3354 @findex -show-cursor
3355 Show cursor.
3356 ETEXI
3360 STEXI
3361 @item -tb-size @var{n}
3362 @findex -tb-size
3363 Set TB size.
3364 ETEXI
3378 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3379 STEXI
3380 @item -incoming tcp:[@var{host}]:@var{port}[,to=@var{maxport}][,ipv4][,ipv6]
3381 @itemx -incoming rdma:@var{host}:@var{port}[,ipv4][,ipv6]
3382 @findex -incoming
3383 Prepare for incoming migration, listen on a given tcp port.
3385 @item -incoming unix:@var{socketpath}
3386 Prepare for incoming migration, listen on a given unix socket.
3388 @item -incoming fd:@var{fd}
3389 Accept incoming migration from a given filedescriptor.
3391 @item -incoming exec:@var{cmdline}
3392 Accept incoming migration as an output from specified external command.
3394 @item -incoming defer
3395 Wait for the URI to be specified via migrate_incoming. The monitor can
3396 be used to change settings (such as migration parameters) prior to issuing
3397 the migrate_incoming to allow the migration to begin.
3398 ETEXI
3402 STEXI
3403 @item -nodefaults
3404 @findex -nodefaults
3409 ETEXI
3411 #ifndef _WIN32
3414 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3415 #endif
3416 STEXI
3418 @findex -chroot
3419 Immediately before starting guest execution, chroot to the specified
3421 ETEXI
3423 #ifndef _WIN32
3426 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3427 #endif
3428 STEXI
3430 @findex -runas
3432 to the specified user.
3433 ETEXI
3438 QEMU_ARCH_PPC | QEMU_ARCH_SPARC)
3439 STEXI
3443 ETEXI
3446 QEMU_ARCH_ARM | QEMU_ARCH_M68K | QEMU_ARCH_XTENSA | QEMU_ARCH_LM32 |
3447 QEMU_ARCH_MIPS)
3448 STEXI
3449 @item -semihosting
3450 @findex -semihosting
3452 ETEXI
3456 QEMU_ARCH_ARM | QEMU_ARCH_M68K | QEMU_ARCH_XTENSA | QEMU_ARCH_LM32 |
3457 QEMU_ARCH_MIPS)
3458 STEXI
3462 @table @option
3468 Allows the user to pass input arguments, and can be used multiple times to build
3473 @end table
3474 ETEXI
3477 STEXI
3481 ETEXI
3485 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3486 STEXI
3488 @findex -sandbox
3491 ETEXI
3495 STEXI
3497 @findex -readconfig
3499 QEMU process with many command line options but you don't want to exceed the command line
3500 character limit.
3501 ETEXI
3502 DEF("writeconfig", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_writeconfig,
3505 STEXI
3506 @item -writeconfig @var{file}
3507 @findex -writeconfig
3508 Write device configuration to @var{file}. The @var{file} can be either filename to save
3509 command line and device configuration into file or dash @code{-}) character to print the
3510 output to stdout. This can be later used as input file for @code{-readconfig} option.
3511 ETEXI
3512 DEF("nodefconfig", 0, QEMU_OPTION_nodefconfig,
3515 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3516 STEXI
3517 @item -nodefconfig
3518 @findex -nodefconfig
3519 Normally QEMU loads configuration files from @var{sysconfdir} and @var{datadir} at startup.
3520 The @code{-nodefconfig} option will prevent QEMU from loading any of those config files.
3521 ETEXI
3522 DEF("no-user-config", 0, QEMU_OPTION_nouserconfig,
3525 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3526 STEXI
3527 @item -no-user-config
3528 @findex -no-user-config
3529 The @code{-no-user-config} option makes QEMU not load any of the user-provided
3532 ETEXI
3536 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3537 STEXI
3539 HXCOMM HX does not support conditional compilation of text.
3543 Specify tracing options.
3545 @table @option
3549 per line.
3550 This option is only available if QEMU has been compiled with
3555 This option is only available if QEMU has been compiled with
3557 @end table
3558 ETEXI
3560 HXCOMM Internal use
3564 #ifdef __linux__
3567 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3568 #endif
3569 STEXI
3573 ETEXI
3578 HXCOMM Deprecated by kvm-pit driver properties
3595 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3596 STEXI
3598 @findex -msg
3600 ETEXI
3608 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3609 STEXI
3614 ETEXI
3624 QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
3625 STEXI
3627 @findex -object
3633 @table @option
3635 @item -object memory-backend-file,id=@var{id},size=@var{size},mem-path=@var{dir},share=@var{on|off}
3637 Creates a memory file backend object, which can be used to back
3639 unique ID that will be used to reference this memory region
3641 option provides the size of the memory region, and accepts
3643 the path to either a shared memory or huge page filesystem mount.
3650 Creates a random number generator backend which obtains entropy from
3658 Creates a random number generator backend which obtains entropy from
3660 a unique ID that will be used to reference this entropy backend from
3662 the unique ID of a character device backend that provides the connection
3663 to the RNG daemon.
3665 @item -object tls-creds-anon,id=@var{id},endpoint=@var{endpoint},dir=@var{/path/to/cred/dir},verify-peer=@var{on|off}
3667 Creates a TLS anonymous credentials object, which can be used to provide
3669 ID which network backends will use to access the credentials. The
3671 on whether the QEMU network backend that uses the credentials will be
3680 a set of DH parameters at startup. This is a computationally
3681 expensive operation that consumes random pool entropy, so it is
3682 recommended that a persistent set of parameters be generated
3683 upfront and saved.
3685 @item -object tls-creds-x509,id=@var{id},endpoint=@var{endpoint},dir=@var{/path/to/cred/dir},verify-peer=@var{on|off},passwordid=@var{id}
3687 Creates a TLS anonymous credentials object, which can be used to provide
3689 ID which network backends will use to access the credentials. The
3691 on whether the QEMU network backend that uses the credentials will be
3695 must be provided with valid client certificates too.
3701 a set of DH parameters at startup. This is a computationally
3702 expensive operation that consumes random pool entropy, so it is
3703 recommended that a persistent set of parameters be generated
3704 upfront and saved.
3706 For x509 certificate credentials the directory will contain further files
3707 providing the x509 certificates. The certificates must be stored
3718 @item -object filter-buffer,id=@var{id},netdev=@var{netdevid},interval=@var{t}[,queue=@var{all|rx|tx}]
3721 packets arriving in a given interval on netdev @var{netdevid} are delayed
3722 until the end of the interval. Interval is in microseconds.
3724 queue @var{all|rx|tx} is an option that can be applied to any netfilter.
3726 @option{all}: the filter is attached both to the receive and the transmit
3727 queue of the netdev (default).
3729 @option{rx}: the filter is attached to the receive queue of the netdev,
3730 where it will receive packets sent to the netdev.
3732 @option{tx}: the filter is attached to the transmit queue of the netdev,
3733 where it will receive packets sent by the netdev.
3735 @item -object filter-dump,id=@var{id},netdev=@var{dev},file=@var{filename}][,maxlen=@var{len}]
3737 Dump the network traffic on netdev @var{dev} to the file specified by
3738 @var{filename}. At most @var{len} bytes (64k by default) per packet are stored.
3739 The file format is libpcap, so it can be analyzed with tools such as tcpdump
3740 or Wireshark.
3742 @item -object secret,id=@var{id},data=@var{string},format=@var{raw|base64}[,keyid=@var{secretid},iv=@var{string}]
3743 @item -object secret,id=@var{id},file=@var{filename},format=@var{raw|base64}[,keyid=@var{secretid},iv=@var{string}]
3745 Defines a secret to store a password, encryption key, or some other sensitive
3746 data. The sensitive data can either be passed directly via the @var{data}
3747 parameter, or indirectly via the @var{file} parameter. Using the @var{data}
3748 parameter is insecure unless the sensitive data is encrypted.
3750 The sensitive data can be provided in raw format (the default), or base64.
3751 When encoded as JSON, the raw format only supports valid UTF-8 characters,
3752 so base64 is recommended for sending binary data. QEMU will convert from
3753 which ever format is provided to the format it needs internally. eg, an
3754 RBD password can be provided in raw format, even though it will be base64
3755 encoded when passed onto the RBD sever.
3757 For added protection, it is possible to encrypt the data associated with
3758 a secret using the AES-256-CBC cipher. Use of encryption is indicated
3759 by providing the @var{keyid} and @var{iv} parameters. The @var{keyid}
3760 parameter provides the ID of a previously defined secret that contains
3761 the AES-256 decryption key. This key should be 32-bytes long and be
3762 base64 encoded. The @var{iv} parameter provides the random initialization
3763 vector used for encryption of this particular secret and should be a
3764 base64 encrypted string of the 32-byte IV.
3766 The simplest (insecure) usage is to provide the secret inline
3768 @example
3770 # $QEMU -object secret,id=sec0,data=letmein,format=raw
3772 @end example
3774 The simplest secure usage is to provide the secret via a file
3776 # echo -n "letmein" > mypasswd.txt
3777 # $QEMU -object secret,id=sec0,file=mypasswd.txt,format=raw
3779 For greater security, AES-256-CBC should be used. To illustrate usage,
3780 consider the openssl command line tool which can encrypt the data. Note
3781 that when encrypting, the plaintext must be padded to the cipher block
3782 size (32 bytes) using the standard PKCS#5/6 compatible padding algorithm.
3784 First a master key needs to be created in base64 encoding:
3786 @example
3787 # openssl rand -base64 32 > key.b64
3789 @end example
3791 Each secret to be encrypted needs to have a random initialization vector
3792 generated. These do not need to be kept secret
3794 @example
3795 # openssl rand -base64 16 > iv.b64
3797 @end example
3799 The secret to be defined can now be encrypted, in this case we're
3800 telling openssl to base64 encode the result, but it could be left
3803 @example
3806 @end example
3809 and specify that to be used to decrypt the user password. Pass the
3812 @example
3813 # $QEMU \
3817 @end example
3819 @end table
3821 ETEXI
3825 STEXI
3826 @end table
3827 ETEXI