1 HXCOMM QMP dispatch table and documentation
2 HXCOMM Text between SQMP and EQMP is copied to the QMP documention file and
3 HXCOMM does not show up
in the other formats
.
9 This document describes all commands currently supported by QMP
.
11 Most of the time their usage is exactly the same as
in the user Monitor
, this
12 means that any other document which also describe
commands (the manpage
,
13 QEMU
's manual, etc) can and should be consulted.
15 QMP has two types of commands: regular and query commands. Regular commands
16 usually change the Virtual Machine's state someway
, while query commands just
17 return information
. The sections below are divided accordingly
.
19 It
's important to observe that all communication examples are formatted in
20 a reader-friendly way, so that they're easier to understand
. However
, in real
21 protocol usage
, they
're emitted as a single line.
23 Also, the following notation is used to denote data flow:
25 -> data issued by the Client
26 <- Server data response
28 Please, refer to the QMP specification (QMP/qmp-spec.txt) for detailed
29 information on the Server command and response formats.
31 NOTE: This document is temporary and will be replaced soon.
33 1. Stability Considerations
34 ===========================
36 The current QMP command set (described in this file) may be useful for a
37 number of use cases, however it's limited and several commands have bad
38 defined semantics
, specially with regard to command completion
.
40 These problems are going to be solved incrementally
in the next QEMU releases
41 and we
're going to establish a deprecation policy for badly defined commands.
43 If you're planning to adopt QMP
, please observe the following
:
45 1. The deprecation policy will take effect and be documented soon
, please
46 check the documentation of each used command as soon as a
new release of
49 2. DO NOT rely on anything which is not explicit documented
51 3. Errors
, in special
, are not documented
. Applications should NOT check
52 for specific errors classes or
data (it
's strongly recommended to only
53 check for the "error" key)
58 Server's responses
in the examples below are always a success response
, please
59 refer to the QMP specification
for more details on error responses
.
66 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_quit
,
79 -> { "execute": "quit" }
86 .args_type
= "force:-f,device:B",
87 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_eject
,
94 Eject a removable medium
.
98 - force
: force
ejection (json
-bool
, optional
)
99 - device
: device
name (json
-string
)
103 -> { "execute": "eject", "arguments": { "device": "ide1-cd0" } }
106 Note
: The
"force" argument defaults to
false.
112 .args_type
= "device:B,target:F,arg:s?",
113 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_change
,
120 Change a removable medium or VNC configuration
.
124 - "device": device
name (json
-string
)
125 - "target": filename or
item (json
-string
)
126 - "arg": additional
argument (json
-string
, optional
)
130 1. Change a removable medium
132 -> { "execute": "change",
133 "arguments": { "device": "ide1-cd0",
134 "target": "/srv/images/Fedora-12-x86_64-DVD.iso" } }
137 2. Change VNC password
139 -> { "execute": "change",
140 "arguments": { "device": "vnc", "target": "password",
147 .name
= "screendump",
148 .args_type
= "filename:F",
149 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_screendump
,
156 Save screen into PPM image
.
160 - "filename": file
path (json
-string
)
164 -> { "execute": "screendump", "arguments": { "filename": "/tmp/image" } }
172 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_stop
,
185 -> { "execute": "stop" }
193 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_cont
,
206 -> { "execute": "cont" }
212 .name
= "system_wakeup",
214 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_system_wakeup
,
221 Wakeup guest from suspend
.
227 -> { "execute": "system_wakeup" }
233 .name
= "system_reset",
235 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_system_reset
,
248 -> { "execute": "system_reset" }
254 .name
= "system_powerdown",
256 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_system_powerdown
,
263 Send system power down event
.
269 -> { "execute": "system_powerdown" }
275 .name
= "device_add",
276 .args_type
= "device:O",
277 .params
= "driver[,prop=value][,...]",
278 .help
= "add device, like -device on the command line",
279 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
280 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= do_device_add
,
291 - "driver": the name of the
new device
's driver (json-string)
292 - "bus": the device's parent
bus (device tree path
, json
-string
, optional
)
293 - "id": the device
's ID, must be unique (json-string)
298 -> { "execute": "device_add", "arguments": { "driver": "e1000", "id": "net1" } }
303 (1) For detailed information about this command, please refer to the
304 'docs
/qdev
-device
-use
.txt
' file.
306 (2) It's possible to list device properties by running QEMU with the
307 "-device DEVICE,\?" command
-line argument
, where DEVICE is the device
's name
312 .name = "device_del",
314 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_device_del,
325 - "id": the device's
ID (json
-string
)
329 -> { "execute": "device_del", "arguments": { "id": "net1" } }
336 .args_type
= "keys:O,hold-time:i?",
337 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_send_key
,
349 - "key": key
sequence (a json
-array of key
enum values
)
351 - hold
-time
: time to delay key up events
, milliseconds
. Defaults to
100
356 -> { "execute": "send-key",
357 "arguments": { 'keys': [ 'ctrl', 'alt', 'delete' ] } }
364 .args_type
= "index:i",
365 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_cpu
,
376 - "index": the CPU
's index (json-int)
380 -> { "execute": "cpu", "arguments": { "index": 0 } }
383 Note: CPUs' indexes are obtained with the
'query-cpus' command
.
389 .args_type
= "val:l,size:i,filename:s,cpu:i?",
390 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_memsave
,
397 Save to disk virtual memory dump starting at
'val' of size
'size'.
401 - "val": the starting
address (json
-int
)
402 - "size": the memory size
, in bytes (json
-int
)
403 - "filename": file
path (json
-string
)
404 - "cpu": virtual CPU
index (json
-int
, optional
)
408 -> { "execute": "memsave",
409 "arguments": { "val": 10,
411 "filename": "/tmp/virtual-mem-dump" } }
418 .args_type
= "val:l,size:i,filename:s",
419 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_pmemsave
,
426 Save to disk physical memory dump starting at
'val' of size
'size'.
430 - "val": the starting
address (json
-int
)
431 - "size": the memory size
, in bytes (json
-int
)
432 - "filename": file
path (json
-string
)
436 -> { "execute": "pmemsave",
437 "arguments": { "val": 10,
439 "filename": "/tmp/physical-mem-dump" } }
445 .name
= "inject-nmi",
447 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_inject_nmi
,
454 Inject an NMI on guest
's CPUs.
460 -> { "execute": "inject-nmi" }
463 Note: inject-nmi fails when the guest doesn't support injecting
.
464 Currently
, only x86 guests
do.
469 .name
= "xen-save-devices-state",
470 .args_type
= "filename:F",
471 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_xen_save_devices_state
,
475 xen
-save
-devices
-state
478 Save the state of all devices to file
. The RAM and the block devices
479 of the VM are not saved by
this command
.
483 - "filename": the file to save the state of the devices to as binary
484 data
. See xen
-save
-devices
-state
.txt
for a description of the binary
489 -> { "execute": "xen-save-devices-state",
490 "arguments": { "filename": "/tmp/save" } }
496 .name
= "xen-set-global-dirty-log",
497 .args_type
= "enable:b",
498 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_xen_set_global_dirty_log
,
502 xen
-set
-global
-dirty
-log
505 Enable or disable the global dirty log mode
.
509 - "enable": Enable it or disable it
.
513 -> { "execute": "xen-set-global-dirty-log",
514 "arguments": { "enable": true } }
521 .args_type
= "detach:-d,blk:-b,inc:-i,uri:s",
522 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_migrate
,
533 - "blk": block migration
, full disk
copy (json
-bool
, optional
)
534 - "inc": incremental disk
copy (json
-bool
, optional
)
535 - "uri": Destination
URI (json
-string
)
539 -> { "execute": "migrate", "arguments": { "uri": "tcp:0:4446" } }
544 (1) The
'query-migrate' command should be used to check migration
's progress
545 and final result (this information is provided by the 'status
' member)
546 (2) All boolean arguments default to false
547 (3) The user Monitor's
"detach" argument is invalid
in QMP and should not
553 .name
= "migrate_cancel",
555 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_migrate_cancel
,
562 Cancel the current migration
.
568 -> { "execute": "migrate_cancel" }
573 .name
= "migrate-set-cache-size",
574 .args_type
= "value:o",
575 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_migrate_set_cache_size
,
579 migrate
-set
-cache
-size
580 ---------------------
582 Set cache size to be used by XBZRLE migration
, the cache size will be rounded
583 down to the nearest power of
2
587 - "value": cache size
in bytes (json
-int
)
591 -> { "execute": "migrate-set-cache-size", "arguments": { "value": 536870912 } }
596 .name
= "query-migrate-cache-size",
598 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_migrate_cache_size
,
602 query
-migrate
-cache
-size
603 ---------------------
605 Show cache size to be used by XBZRLE migration
607 returns a json
-object with the following information
:
612 -> { "execute": "query-migrate-cache-size" }
613 <- { "return": 67108864 }
618 .name
= "migrate_set_speed",
619 .args_type
= "value:o",
620 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_migrate_set_speed
,
627 Set maximum speed
for migrations
.
631 - "value": maximum speed
, in bytes per
second (json
-int
)
635 -> { "execute": "migrate_set_speed", "arguments": { "value": 1024 } }
641 .name
= "migrate_set_downtime",
642 .args_type
= "value:T",
643 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_migrate_set_downtime
,
650 Set maximum tolerated
downtime (in seconds
) for migrations
.
654 - "value": maximum
downtime (json
-number
)
658 -> { "execute": "migrate_set_downtime", "arguments": { "value": 0.1 } }
664 .name
= "client_migrate_info",
665 .args_type
= "protocol:s,hostname:s,port:i?,tls-port:i?,cert-subject:s?",
666 .params
= "protocol hostname port tls-port cert-subject",
667 .help
= "send migration info to spice/vnc client",
668 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
669 .mhandler
.cmd_async
= client_migrate_info
,
670 .flags
= MONITOR_CMD_ASYNC
,
677 Set the spice
/vnc connection info
for the migration target
. The spice
/vnc
678 server will ask the spice
/vnc client to automatically reconnect
using the
679 new parameters (if specified
) once the vm migration finished successfully
.
683 - "protocol": protocol
: "spice" or
"vnc" (json
-string
)
684 - "hostname": migration target
hostname (json
-string
)
685 - "port": spice
/vnc tcp port
for plaintext
channels (json
-int
, optional
)
686 - "tls-port": spice tcp port
for tls
-secured
channels (json
-int
, optional
)
687 - "cert-subject": server certificate
subject (json
-string
, optional
)
691 -> { "execute": "client_migrate_info",
692 "arguments": { "protocol": "spice",
693 "hostname": "virt42.lab.kraxel.org",
700 .name
= "dump-guest-memory",
701 .args_type
= "paging:b,protocol:s,begin:i?,end:i?",
702 .params
= "-p protocol [begin] [length]",
703 .help
= "dump guest memory to file",
704 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
705 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_dump_guest_memory
,
712 Dump guest memory to file
. The file can be processed with crash or gdb
.
716 - "paging": do paging to get guest
's memory mapping (json-bool)
717 - "protocol": destination file(started with "file:") or destination file
718 descriptor (started with "fd:") (json-string)
719 - "begin": the starting physical address. It's optional
, and should be specified
720 with length
together (json
-int
)
721 - "length": the memory size
, in bytes
. It
's optional, and should be specified
722 with begin together (json-int)
726 -> { "execute": "dump-guest-memory", "arguments": { "protocol": "fd:dump" } }
731 (1) All boolean arguments default to false
736 .name = "netdev_add",
737 .args_type = "netdev:O",
738 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_netdev_add,
745 Add host network device.
749 - "type": the device type, "tap", "user", ... (json-string)
750 - "id": the device's ID
, must be
unique (json
-string
)
755 -> { "execute": "netdev_add", "arguments": { "type": "user", "id": "netdev1" } }
758 Note
: The supported device options are the same ones supported by the
'-net'
759 command
-line argument
, which are listed
in the
'-help' output or QEMU
's
765 .name = "netdev_del",
767 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_netdev_del,
774 Remove host network device.
778 - "id": the device's ID
, must be
unique (json
-string
)
782 -> { "execute": "netdev_del", "arguments": { "id": "netdev1" } }
789 .name
= "block_resize",
790 .args_type
= "device:B,size:o",
791 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_block_resize
,
798 Resize a block image
while a guest is running
.
802 - "device": the device
's ID, must be unique (json-string)
807 -> { "execute": "block_resize", "arguments": { "device": "scratch", "size": 1073741824 } }
813 .name = "block-stream",
814 .args_type = "device:B,base:s?,speed:o?,on-error:s?",
815 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_stream,
819 .name = "block-commit",
820 .args_type = "device:B,base:s?,top:s,speed:o?",
821 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_commit,
825 .name = "block-job-set-speed",
826 .args_type = "device:B,speed:o",
827 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_job_set_speed,
831 .name = "block-job-cancel",
832 .args_type = "device:B,force:b?",
833 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_job_cancel,
836 .name = "block-job-pause",
837 .args_type = "device:B",
838 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_job_pause,
841 .name = "block-job-resume",
842 .args_type = "device:B",
843 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_job_resume,
846 .name = "transaction",
847 .args_type = "actions:q",
848 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_transaction,
855 Atomically operate on one or more block devices. The only supported
856 operation for now is snapshotting. If there is any failure performing
857 any of the operations, all snapshots for the group are abandoned, and
858 the original disks pre-snapshot attempt are used.
860 A list of dictionaries is accepted, that contains the actions to be performed.
861 For snapshots this is the device, the file to use for the new snapshot,
862 and the format. The default format, if not specified, is qcow2.
864 Each new snapshot defaults to being created by QEMU (wiping any
865 contents if the file already exists), but it is also possible to reuse
866 an externally-created file. In the latter case, you should ensure that
867 the new image file has the same contents as the current one; QEMU cannot
868 perform any meaningful check. Typically this is achieved by using the
869 current image file as the backing file for the new image.
874 - "type": the operation to perform. The only supported
875 value is "blockdev-snapshot-sync". (json-string)
876 - "data": a dictionary. The contents depend on the value
877 of "type". When "type" is "blockdev-snapshot-sync":
878 - "device": device name to snapshot (json-string)
879 - "snapshot-file": name of new image file (json-string)
880 - "format": format of new image (json-string, optional)
881 - "mode": whether and how QEMU should create the snapshot file
882 (NewImageMode, optional, default "absolute-paths")
886 -> { "execute": "transaction",
887 "arguments": { "actions": [
888 { 'type
': 'blockdev
-snapshot
-sync
', 'data
' : { "device": "ide-hd0",
889 "snapshot-file": "/some/place/my-image",
890 "format": "qcow2" } },
891 { 'type
': 'blockdev
-snapshot
-sync
', 'data
' : { "device": "ide-hd1",
892 "snapshot-file": "/some/place/my-image2",
894 "format": "qcow2" } } ] } }
900 .name = "blockdev-snapshot-sync",
901 .args_type = "device:B,snapshot-file:s,format:s?,mode:s?",
902 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_blockdev_snapshot_sync,
906 blockdev-snapshot-sync
907 ----------------------
909 Synchronous snapshot of a block device. snapshot-file specifies the
910 target of the new image. If the file exists, or if it is a device, the
911 snapshot will be created in the existing file/device. If does not
912 exist, a new file will be created. format specifies the format of the
913 snapshot image, default is qcow2.
917 - "device": device name to snapshot (json-string)
918 - "snapshot-file": name of new image file (json-string)
919 - "mode": whether and how QEMU should create the snapshot file
920 (NewImageMode, optional, default "absolute-paths")
921 - "format": format of new image (json-string, optional)
925 -> { "execute": "blockdev-snapshot-sync", "arguments": { "device": "ide-hd0",
927 "/some/place/my-image",
928 "format": "qcow2" } }
935 .args_type = "value:M",
936 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_balloon,
943 Request VM to change its memory allocation (in bytes).
947 - "value": New memory allocation (json-int)
951 -> { "execute": "balloon", "arguments": { "value": 536870912 } }
958 .args_type = "name:s,up:b",
959 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_set_link,
966 Change the link status of a network adapter.
970 - "name": network device name (json-string)
971 - "up": status is up (json-bool)
975 -> { "execute": "set_link", "arguments": { "name": "e1000.0", "up": false } }
982 .args_type = "fdname:s",
983 .params = "getfd name",
984 .help = "receive a file descriptor via SCM rights and assign it a name",
985 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_getfd,
992 Receive a file descriptor via SCM rights and assign it a name.
996 - "fdname": file descriptor name (json-string)
1000 -> { "execute": "getfd", "arguments": { "fdname": "fd1" } }
1005 (1) If the name specified by the "fdname" argument already exists,
1006 the file descriptor assigned to it will be closed and replaced
1007 by the received file descriptor.
1008 (2) The 'closefd
' command can be used to explicitly close the file
1009 descriptor when it is no longer needed.
1015 .args_type = "fdname:s",
1016 .params = "closefd name",
1017 .help = "close a file descriptor previously passed via SCM rights",
1018 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_closefd,
1025 Close a file descriptor previously passed via SCM rights.
1029 - "fdname": file descriptor name (json-string)
1033 -> { "execute": "closefd", "arguments": { "fdname": "fd1" } }
1040 .args_type = "fdset-id:i?,opaque:s?",
1041 .params = "add-fd fdset-id opaque",
1042 .help = "Add a file descriptor, that was passed via SCM rights, to an fd set",
1043 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_add_fd,
1050 Add a file descriptor, that was passed via SCM rights, to an fd set.
1054 - "fdset-id": The ID of the fd set to add the file descriptor to.
1055 (json-int, optional)
1056 - "opaque": A free-form string that can be used to describe the fd.
1057 (json-string, optional)
1059 Return a json-object with the following information:
1061 - "fdset-id": The ID of the fd set that the fd was added to. (json-int)
1062 - "fd": The file descriptor that was received via SCM rights and added to the
1067 -> { "execute": "add-fd", "arguments": { "fdset-id": 1 } }
1068 <- { "return": { "fdset-id": 1, "fd": 3 } }
1072 (1) The list of fd sets is shared by all monitor connections.
1073 (2) If "fdset-id" is not specified, a new fd set will be created.
1078 .name = "remove-fd",
1079 .args_type = "fdset-id:i,fd:i?",
1080 .params = "remove-fd fdset-id fd",
1081 .help = "Remove a file descriptor from an fd set",
1082 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_remove_fd,
1089 Remove a file descriptor from an fd set.
1093 - "fdset-id": The ID of the fd set that the file descriptor belongs to.
1095 - "fd": The file descriptor that is to be removed. (json-int, optional)
1099 -> { "execute": "remove-fd", "arguments": { "fdset-id": 1, "fd": 3 } }
1104 (1) The list of fd sets is shared by all monitor connections.
1105 (2) If "fd" is not specified, all file descriptors in "fdset-id" will be
1111 .name = "query-fdsets",
1113 .help = "Return information describing all fd sets",
1114 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_fdsets,
1121 Return information describing all fd sets.
1127 -> { "execute": "query-fdsets" }
1133 "opaque": "rdonly:/path/to/file"
1137 "opaque": "rdwr:/path/to/file"
1156 Note: The list of fd sets is shared by all monitor connections.
1161 .name = "block_passwd",
1162 .args_type = "device:B,password:s",
1163 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_passwd,
1170 Set the password of encrypted block devices.
1174 - "device": device name (json-string)
1175 - "password": password (json-string)
1179 -> { "execute": "block_passwd", "arguments": { "device": "ide0-hd0",
1180 "password": "12345" } }
1186 .name = "block_set_io_throttle",
1187 .args_type = "device:B,bps:l,bps_rd:l,bps_wr:l,iops:l,iops_rd:l,iops_wr:l",
1188 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_set_io_throttle,
1192 block_set_io_throttle
1195 Change I/O throttle limits for a block drive.
1199 - "device": device name (json-string)
1200 - "bps": total throughput limit in bytes per second(json-int)
1201 - "bps_rd": read throughput limit in bytes per second(json-int)
1202 - "bps_wr": read throughput limit in bytes per second(json-int)
1203 - "iops": total I/O operations per second(json-int)
1204 - "iops_rd": read I/O operations per second(json-int)
1205 - "iops_wr": write I/O operations per second(json-int)
1209 -> { "execute": "block_set_io_throttle", "arguments": { "device": "virtio0",
1221 .name = "set_password",
1222 .args_type = "protocol:s,password:s,connected:s?",
1223 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_set_password,
1230 Set the password for vnc/spice protocols.
1234 - "protocol": protocol name (json-string)
1235 - "password": password (json-string)
1236 - "connected": [ keep | disconnect | fail ] (josn-string, optional)
1240 -> { "execute": "set_password", "arguments": { "protocol": "vnc",
1241 "password": "secret" } }
1247 .name = "expire_password",
1248 .args_type = "protocol:s,time:s",
1249 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_expire_password,
1256 Set the password expire time for vnc/spice protocols.
1260 - "protocol": protocol name (json-string)
1261 - "time": [ now | never | +secs | secs ] (json-string)
1265 -> { "execute": "expire_password", "arguments": { "protocol": "vnc",
1272 .name = "add_client",
1273 .args_type = "protocol:s,fdname:s,skipauth:b?,tls:b?",
1274 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_add_client,
1281 Add a graphics client
1285 - "protocol": protocol name (json-string)
1286 - "fdname": file descriptor name (json-string)
1287 - "skipauth": whether to skip authentication (json-bool, optional)
1288 - "tls": whether to perform TLS (json-bool, optional)
1292 -> { "execute": "add_client", "arguments": { "protocol": "vnc",
1293 "fdname": "myclient" } }
1298 .name = "qmp_capabilities",
1301 .help = "enable QMP capabilities",
1302 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
1303 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_qmp_capabilities,
1310 Enable QMP capabilities.
1316 -> { "execute": "qmp_capabilities" }
1319 Note: This command must be issued before issuing any other command.
1324 .name = "human-monitor-command",
1325 .args_type = "command-line:s,cpu-index:i?",
1326 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_human_monitor_command,
1330 human-monitor-command
1331 ---------------------
1333 Execute a Human Monitor command.
1337 - command-line: the command name and its arguments, just like the
1338 Human Monitor's
shell (json
-string
)
1339 - cpu
-index
: select the CPU number to be used by commands which access CPU
1340 data
, like
'info registers'. The Monitor selects CPU
0 if this
1341 argument is not
provided (json
-int
, optional
)
1345 -> { "execute": "human-monitor-command", "arguments": { "command-line": "info kvm" } }
1346 <- { "return": "kvm support: enabled\r\n" }
1350 (1) The Human Monitor is NOT an stable
interface, this means that command
1351 names
, arguments and responses can change or be removed at ANY time
.
1352 Applications that rely on long term stability guarantees should NOT
1357 o This command is stateless
, this means that commands that depend
1358 on state
information (such as getfd
) might not work
1360 o Commands that prompt the user
for data (eg
. 'cont' when the block
1361 device is encrypted
) don
't currently work
1366 HXCOMM Each query command below is inside a SQMP/EQMP section, do NOT change
1367 HXCOMM this! We will possibly move query commands definitions inside those
1368 HXCOMM sections, just like regular commands.
1378 Return a json-object with the following information:
1380 - "qemu": A json-object containing three integer values:
1381 - "major": QEMU's major
version (json
-int
)
1382 - "minor": QEMU
's minor version (json-int)
1383 - "micro": QEMU's micro
version (json
-int
)
1384 - "package": package's version (json-string)
1388 -> { "execute": "query-version" }
1403 .name = "query-version",
1405 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_version,
1412 List QMP available commands.
1414 Each command is represented by a json-object, the returned value is a json-array
1417 Each json-object contain:
1419 - "name": command's
name (json
-string
)
1423 -> { "execute": "query-commands" }
1427 "name":"query-balloon"
1430 "name":"system_powerdown"
1435 Note
: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long
.
1440 .name
= "query-commands",
1442 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_commands
,
1449 List QMP available events
.
1451 Each event is represented by a json
-object
, the returned value is a json
-array
1454 Each json
-object contains
:
1456 - "name": event
's name (json-string)
1460 -> { "execute": "query-events" }
1472 Note: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long.
1477 .name = "query-events",
1479 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_events,
1486 Each device is represented by a json-object. The returned value is a json-array
1489 Each json-object contain the following:
1491 - "label": device's
label (json
-string
)
1492 - "filename": device
's file (json-string)
1496 -> { "execute": "query-chardev" }
1513 .name = "query-chardev",
1515 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_chardev,
1522 Show the block devices.
1524 Each block device information is stored in a json-object and the returned value
1525 is a json-array of all devices.
1527 Each json-object contain the following:
1529 - "device": device name (json-string)
1530 - "type": device type (json-string)
1531 - deprecated, retained for backward compatibility
1532 - Possible values: "unknown"
1533 - "removable": true if the device is removable, false otherwise (json-bool)
1534 - "locked": true if the device is locked, false otherwise (json-bool)
1535 - "tray-open": only present if removable, true if the device has a tray,
1536 and it is open (json-bool)
1537 - "inserted": only present if the device is inserted, it is a json-object
1538 containing the following:
1539 - "file": device file name (json-string)
1540 - "ro": true if read-only, false otherwise (json-bool)
1541 - "drv": driver format name (json-string)
1542 - Possible values: "blkdebug", "bochs", "cloop", "cow", "dmg",
1543 "file", "file", "ftp", "ftps", "host_cdrom",
1544 "host_device", "host_floppy", "http", "https",
1545 "nbd", "parallels", "qcow", "qcow2", "raw",
1546 "tftp", "vdi", "vmdk", "vpc", "vvfat"
1547 - "backing_file": backing file name (json-string, optional)
1548 - "backing_file_depth": number of files in the backing file chain (json-int)
1549 - "encrypted": true if encrypted, false otherwise (json-bool)
1550 - "bps": limit total bytes per second (json-int)
1551 - "bps_rd": limit read bytes per second (json-int)
1552 - "bps_wr": limit write bytes per second (json-int)
1553 - "iops": limit total I/O operations per second (json-int)
1554 - "iops_rd": limit read operations per second (json-int)
1555 - "iops_wr": limit write operations per second (json-int)
1557 - "io-status": I/O operation status, only present if the device supports it
1558 and the VM is configured to stop on errors. It's always reset
1559 to
"ok" when the
"cont" command is
issued (json_string
, optional
)
1560 - Possible values
: "ok", "failed", "nospace"
1564 -> { "execute": "query-block" }
1569 "device":"ide0-hd0",
1576 "file":"disks/test.img",
1577 "backing_file_depth":0,
1589 "device":"ide1-cd0",
1612 .name
= "query-block",
1614 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_block
,
1621 Show block device statistics
.
1623 Each device statistic information is stored
in a json
-object and the returned
1624 value is a json
-array of all devices
.
1626 Each json
-object contain the following
:
1628 - "device": device
name (json
-string
)
1629 - "stats": A json
-object with the statistics information
, it contains
:
1630 - "rd_bytes": bytes
read (json
-int
)
1631 - "wr_bytes": bytes
written (json
-int
)
1632 - "rd_operations": read
operations (json
-int
)
1633 - "wr_operations": write
operations (json
-int
)
1634 - "flush_operations": cache flush
operations (json
-int
)
1635 - "wr_total_time_ns": total time spend on writes
in nano
-seconds (json
-int
)
1636 - "rd_total_time_ns": total time spend on reads
in nano
-seconds (json
-int
)
1637 - "flush_total_time_ns": total time spend on cache flushes
in nano
-seconds (json
-int
)
1638 - "wr_highest_offset": Highest offset of a sector written since the
1639 BlockDriverState has been
opened (json
-int
)
1640 - "parent": Contains recursively the statistics of the underlying
1641 protocol (e
.g
. the host file
for a qcow2 image
). If there is
1642 no underlying protocol
, this field is omitted
1643 (json
-object
, optional
)
1647 -> { "execute": "query-blockstats" }
1651 "device":"ide0-hd0",
1654 "wr_highest_offset":3686448128,
1656 "wr_operations":751,
1657 "rd_bytes":122567168,
1658 "rd_operations":36772
1659 "wr_total_times_ns":313253456
1660 "rd_total_times_ns":3465673657
1661 "flush_total_times_ns":49653
1662 "flush_operations":61,
1666 "wr_highest_offset":2821110784,
1668 "wr_operations":692,
1669 "rd_bytes":122739200,
1670 "rd_operations":36604
1671 "flush_operations":51,
1672 "wr_total_times_ns":313253456
1673 "rd_total_times_ns":3465673657
1674 "flush_total_times_ns":49653
1678 "device":"ide1-cd0",
1680 "wr_highest_offset":0,
1685 "flush_operations":0,
1686 "wr_total_times_ns":0
1687 "rd_total_times_ns":0
1688 "flush_total_times_ns":0
1694 "wr_highest_offset":0,
1699 "flush_operations":0,
1700 "wr_total_times_ns":0
1701 "rd_total_times_ns":0
1702 "flush_total_times_ns":0
1708 "wr_highest_offset":0,
1713 "flush_operations":0,
1714 "wr_total_times_ns":0
1715 "rd_total_times_ns":0
1716 "flush_total_times_ns":0
1725 .name
= "query-blockstats",
1727 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_blockstats
,
1734 Show CPU information
.
1736 Return a json
-array
. Each CPU is represented by a json
-object
, which contains
:
1738 - "CPU": CPU
index (json
-int
)
1739 - "current": true if this is the current CPU
, false otherwise (json
-bool
)
1740 - "halted": true if the cpu is halted
, false otherwise (json
-bool
)
1741 - Current program counter
. The key
's name depends on the architecture:
1742 "pc": i386/x86_64 (json-int)
1743 "nip": PPC (json-int)
1744 "pc" and "npc": sparc (json-int)
1745 "PC": mips (json-int)
1746 - "thread_id": ID of the underlying host thread (json-int)
1750 -> { "execute": "query-cpus" }
1773 .name = "query-cpus",
1775 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_cpus,
1782 PCI buses and devices information.
1784 The returned value is a json-array of all buses. Each bus is represented by
1785 a json-object, which has a key with a json-array of all PCI devices attached
1786 to it. Each device is represented by a json-object.
1788 The bus json-object contains the following:
1790 - "bus": bus number (json-int)
1791 - "devices": a json-array of json-objects, each json-object represents a
1794 The PCI device json-object contains the following:
1796 - "bus": identical to the parent's bus
number (json
-int
)
1797 - "slot": slot
number (json
-int
)
1798 - "function": function number (json
-int
)
1799 - "class_info": a json
-object containing
:
1800 - "desc": device
class description (json
-string
, optional
)
1801 - "class": device
class number (json
-int
)
1802 - "id": a json
-object containing
:
1803 - "device": device
ID (json
-int
)
1804 - "vendor": vendor
ID (json
-int
)
1805 - "irq": device
's IRQ if assigned (json-int, optional)
1806 - "qdev_id": qdev id string (json-string)
1807 - "pci_bridge": It's a json
-object
, only present
if this device is a
1808 PCI bridge
, contains
:
1809 - "bus": bus
number (json
-int
)
1810 - "secondary": secondary bus
number (json
-int
)
1811 - "subordinate": subordinate bus
number (json
-int
)
1812 - "io_range": I
/O memory range information
, a json
-object with the
1814 - "base": base address
, in bytes (json
-int
)
1815 - "limit": limit address
, in bytes (json
-int
)
1816 - "memory_range": memory range information
, a json
-object with the
1818 - "base": base address
, in bytes (json
-int
)
1819 - "limit": limit address
, in bytes (json
-int
)
1820 - "prefetchable_range": Prefetchable memory range information
, a
1821 json
-object with the following members
:
1822 - "base": base address
, in bytes (json
-int
)
1823 - "limit": limit address
, in bytes (json
-int
)
1824 - "devices": a json
-array of PCI devices
if there
's any attached, each
1825 each element is represented by a json-object, which contains
1826 the same members of the 'PCI device json
-object
' described
1828 - "regions": a json-array of json-objects, each json-object represents a
1829 memory region of this device
1831 The memory range json-object contains the following:
1833 - "base": base memory address (json-int)
1834 - "limit": limit value (json-int)
1836 The region json-object can be an I/O region or a memory region, an I/O region
1837 json-object contains the following:
1839 - "type": "io" (json-string, fixed)
1840 - "bar": BAR number (json-int)
1841 - "address": memory address (json-int)
1842 - "size": memory size (json-int)
1844 A memory region json-object contains the following:
1846 - "type": "memory" (json-string, fixed)
1847 - "bar": BAR number (json-int)
1848 - "address": memory address (json-int)
1849 - "size": memory size (json-int)
1850 - "mem_type_64": true or false (json-bool)
1851 - "prefetch": true or false (json-bool)
1855 -> { "execute": "query-pci" }
1867 "desc":"Host bridge"
1901 "desc":"IDE controller"
1923 "desc":"VGA controller"
1933 "mem_type_64":false,
1936 "address":4026531840,
1941 "mem_type_64":false,
1944 "address":4060086272,
1949 "mem_type_64":false,
1964 "desc":"RAM controller"
1985 Note: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long.
1990 .name = "query-pci",
1992 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_pci,
1999 Show KVM information.
2001 Return a json-object with the following information:
2003 - "enabled": true if KVM support is enabled, false otherwise (json-bool)
2004 - "present": true if QEMU has KVM support, false otherwise (json-bool)
2008 -> { "execute": "query-kvm" }
2009 <- { "return": { "enabled": true, "present": true } }
2014 .name = "query-kvm",
2016 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_kvm,
2023 Return a json-object with the following information:
2025 - "running": true if the VM is running, or false if it is paused (json-bool)
2026 - "singlestep": true if the VM is in single step mode,
2027 false otherwise (json-bool)
2028 - "status": one of the following values (json-string)
2029 "debug" - QEMU is running on a debugger
2030 "inmigrate" - guest is paused waiting for an incoming migration
2031 "internal-error" - An internal error that prevents further guest
2032 execution has occurred
2033 "io-error" - the last IOP has failed and the device is configured
2034 to pause on I/O errors
2035 "paused" - guest has been paused via the 'stop
' command
2036 "postmigrate" - guest is paused following a successful 'migrate
'
2037 "prelaunch" - QEMU was started with -S and guest has not started
2038 "finish-migrate" - guest is paused to finish the migration process
2039 "restore-vm" - guest is paused to restore VM state
2040 "running" - guest is actively running
2041 "save-vm" - guest is paused to save the VM state
2042 "shutdown" - guest is shut down (and -no-shutdown is in use)
2043 "watchdog" - the watchdog action is configured to pause and
2048 -> { "execute": "query-status" }
2049 <- { "return": { "running": true, "singlestep": false, "status": "running" } }
2054 .name = "query-status",
2056 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_status,
2063 Show VM mice information.
2065 Each mouse is represented by a json-object, the returned value is a json-array
2068 The mouse json-object contains the following:
2070 - "name": mouse's
name (json
-string
)
2071 - "index": mouse
's index (json-int)
2072 - "current": true if this mouse is receiving events, false otherwise (json-bool)
2073 - "absolute": true if the mouse generates absolute input events (json-bool)
2077 -> { "execute": "query-mice" }
2081 "name":"QEMU Microsoft Mouse",
2087 "name":"QEMU PS/2 Mouse",
2098 .name = "query-mice",
2100 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_mice,
2107 Show VNC server information.
2109 Return a json-object with server information. Connected clients are returned
2110 as a json-array of json-objects.
2112 The main json-object contains the following:
2114 - "enabled": true or false (json-bool)
2115 - "host": server's IP
address (json
-string
)
2116 - "family": address
family (json
-string
)
2117 - Possible values
: "ipv4", "ipv6", "unix", "unknown"
2118 - "service": server
's port number (json-string)
2119 - "auth": authentication method (json-string)
2120 - Possible values: "invalid", "none", "ra2", "ra2ne", "sasl", "tight",
2121 "tls", "ultra", "unknown", "vencrypt", "vencrypt",
2122 "vencrypt+plain", "vencrypt+tls+none",
2123 "vencrypt+tls+plain", "vencrypt+tls+sasl",
2124 "vencrypt+tls+vnc", "vencrypt+x509+none",
2125 "vencrypt+x509+plain", "vencrypt+x509+sasl",
2126 "vencrypt+x509+vnc", "vnc"
2127 - "clients": a json-array of all connected clients
2129 Clients are described by a json-object, each one contain the following:
2131 - "host": client's IP
address (json
-string
)
2132 - "family": address
family (json
-string
)
2133 - Possible values
: "ipv4", "ipv6", "unix", "unknown"
2134 - "service": client
's port number (json-string)
2135 - "x509_dname": TLS dname (json-string, optional)
2136 - "sasl_username": SASL username (json-string, optional)
2140 -> { "execute": "query-vnc" }
2161 .name = "query-vnc",
2163 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_vnc,
2170 Show SPICE server information.
2172 Return a json-object with server information. Connected clients are returned
2173 as a json-array of json-objects.
2175 The main json-object contains the following:
2177 - "enabled": true or false (json-bool)
2178 - "host": server's IP
address (json
-string
)
2179 - "port": server
's port number (json-int, optional)
2180 - "tls-port": server's port
number (json
-int
, optional
)
2181 - "auth": authentication
method (json
-string
)
2182 - Possible values
: "none", "spice"
2183 - "channels": a json
-array of all active channels clients
2185 Channels are described by a json
-object
, each one contain the following
:
2187 - "host": client
's IP address (json-string)
2188 - "family": address family (json-string)
2189 - Possible values: "ipv4", "ipv6", "unix", "unknown"
2190 - "port": client's port
number (json
-string
)
2191 - "connection-id": spice connection id
. All channels with the same id
2192 belong to the same spice
session (json
-int
)
2193 - "channel-type": channel type
. "1" is the main control channel
, filter
for
2194 this one
if you want track spice sessions
only (json
-int
)
2195 - "channel-id": channel id
. Usually
"0", might be different needed when
2196 multiple channels of the same type exist
, such as multiple
2197 display channels
in a multihead
setup (json
-int
)
2198 - "tls": whevener the channel is
encrypted (json
-bool
)
2202 -> { "execute": "query-spice" }
2215 "connection-id": 1804289383,
2216 "host": "127.0.0.1",
2224 "connection-id": 1804289383,
2225 "host": "127.0.0.1",
2229 [ ... more channels follow
... ]
2236 #
if defined(CONFIG_SPICE
)
2238 .name
= "query-spice",
2240 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_spice
,
2250 Return a json
-object with the following information
:
2252 - "name": VM
's name (json-string, optional)
2256 -> { "execute": "query-name" }
2257 <- { "return": { "name": "qemu-name" } }
2262 .name = "query-name",
2264 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_name,
2273 Return a json-object with the following information:
2275 - "UUID": Universally Unique Identifier (json-string)
2279 -> { "execute": "query-uuid" }
2280 <- { "return": { "UUID": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000" } }
2285 .name = "query-uuid",
2287 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_uuid,
2296 Return a json-object. If migration is active there will be another json-object
2297 with RAM migration status and if block migration is active another one with
2298 block migration status.
2300 The main json-object contains the following:
2302 - "status": migration status (json-string)
2303 - Possible values: "active", "completed", "failed", "cancelled"
2304 - "total-time": total amount of ms since migration started. If
2305 migration has ended, it returns the total migration
2307 - "downtime": only present when migration has finished correctly
2308 total amount in ms for downtime that happened (json-int)
2309 - "expected-downtime": only present while migration is active
2310 total amount in ms for downtime that was calculated on
2311 the last bitmap round (json-int)
2312 - "ram": only present if "status" is "active", it is a json-object with the
2313 following RAM information (in bytes):
2314 - "transferred": amount transferred (json-int)
2315 - "remaining": amount remaining (json-int)
2316 - "total": total (json-int)
2317 - "duplicate": number of duplicated pages (json-int)
2318 - "normal" : number of normal pages transferred (json-int)
2319 - "normal-bytes" : number of normal bytes transferred (json-int)
2320 - "disk": only present if "status" is "active" and it is a block migration,
2321 it is a json-object with the following disk information (in bytes):
2322 - "transferred": amount transferred (json-int)
2323 - "remaining": amount remaining (json-int)
2324 - "total": total (json-int)
2325 - "xbzrle-cache": only present if XBZRLE is active.
2326 It is a json-object with the following XBZRLE information:
2327 - "cache-size": XBZRLE cache size
2328 - "bytes": total XBZRLE bytes transferred
2329 - "pages": number of XBZRLE compressed pages
2330 - "cache-miss": number of cache misses
2331 - "overflow": number of XBZRLE overflows
2334 1. Before the first migration
2336 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2339 2. Migration is done and has succeeded
2341 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2343 "status": "completed",
2352 "normal-bytes":123456
2357 3. Migration is done and has failed
2359 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2360 <- { "return": { "status": "failed" } }
2362 4. Migration is being performed and is not a block migration:
2364 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2373 "expected-downtime":12345,
2376 "normal-bytes":123456
2381 5. Migration is being performed and is a block migration:
2383 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2389 "remaining":1053304,
2392 "expected-downtime":12345,
2395 "normal-bytes":123456
2399 "remaining":20880384,
2405 6. Migration is being performed and XBZRLE is active:
2407 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2411 "capabilities" : [ { "capability": "xbzrle", "state" : true } ],
2414 "remaining":1053304,
2417 "expected-downtime":12345,
2420 "normal-bytes":3412992
2423 "cache-size":67108864,
2435 .name = "query-migrate",
2437 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_migrate,
2441 migrate-set-capabilities
2444 Enable/Disable migration capabilities
2446 - "xbzrle": xbzrle support
2452 -> { "execute": "migrate-set-capabilities" , "arguments":
2453 { "capabilities": [ { "capability": "xbzrle", "state": true } ] } }
2458 .name = "migrate-set-capabilities",
2459 .args_type = "capabilities:O",
2460 .params = "capability:s,state:b",
2461 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_migrate_set_capabilities,
2464 query-migrate-capabilities
2467 Query current migration capabilities
2469 - "capabilities": migration capabilities state
2470 - "xbzrle" : XBZRLE state (json-bool)
2476 -> { "execute": "query-migrate-capabilities" }
2478 "capabilities" : [ { "capability" : "xbzrle", "state" : false } ]
2484 .name = "query-migrate-capabilities",
2486 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_migrate_capabilities,
2493 Show balloon information.
2495 Make an asynchronous request for balloon info. When the request completes a
2496 json-object will be returned containing the following data:
2498 - "actual": current balloon value in bytes (json-int)
2499 - "mem_swapped_in": Amount of memory swapped in bytes (json-int, optional)
2500 - "mem_swapped_out": Amount of memory swapped out in bytes (json-int, optional)
2501 - "major_page_faults": Number of major faults (json-int, optional)
2502 - "minor_page_faults": Number of minor faults (json-int, optional)
2503 - "free_mem": Total amount of free and unused memory in
2504 bytes (json-int, optional)
2505 - "total_mem": Total amount of available memory in bytes (json-int, optional)
2509 -> { "execute": "query-balloon" }
2512 "actual":1073741824,
2514 "mem_swapped_out":0,
2515 "major_page_faults":142,
2516 "minor_page_faults":239245,
2517 "free_mem":1014185984,
2518 "total_mem":1044668416
2525 .name = "query-balloon",
2527 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_balloon,
2531 .name = "query-block-jobs",
2533 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_block_jobs,
2538 .args_type = "path:s",
2539 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_qom_list,
2544 .args_type = "path:s,property:s,value:q",
2545 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_qom_set,
2550 .args_type = "path:s,property:s",
2551 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_qom_get,
2555 .name = "nbd-server-start",
2556 .args_type = "addr:q",
2557 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_nbd_server_start,
2560 .name = "nbd-server-add",
2561 .args_type = "device:B,writable:b?",
2562 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_nbd_server_add,
2565 .name = "nbd-server-stop",
2567 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_nbd_server_stop,
2571 .name = "change-vnc-password",
2572 .args_type = "password:s",
2573 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_change_vnc_password,
2576 .name = "qom-list-types",
2577 .args_type = "implements:s?,abstract:b?",
2578 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_qom_list_types,
2582 .name = "device-list-properties",
2583 .args_type = "typename:s",
2584 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_device_list_properties,
2588 .name = "query-machines",
2590 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_machines,
2594 .name = "query-cpu-definitions",
2596 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_cpu_definitions,
2600 .name = "query-target",
2602 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_target,