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 union values
,
350 union can be number or qcode
enum)
352 - hold
-time
: time to delay key up events
, milliseconds
. Defaults to
100
357 -> { "execute": "send-key",
358 "arguments": { "keys": [ { "type": "qcode", "data": "ctrl" },
359 { "type": "qcode", "data": "alt" },
360 { "type": "qcode", "data": "delete" } ] } }
367 .args_type
= "index:i",
368 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_cpu
,
379 - "index": the CPU
's index (json-int)
383 -> { "execute": "cpu", "arguments": { "index": 0 } }
386 Note: CPUs' indexes are obtained with the
'query-cpus' command
.
393 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_cpu_add
,
404 - "id": cpu
id (json
-int
)
408 -> { "execute": "cpu-add", "arguments": { "id": 2 } }
415 .args_type
= "val:l,size:i,filename:s,cpu:i?",
416 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_memsave
,
423 Save to disk virtual memory dump starting at
'val' of size
'size'.
427 - "val": the starting
address (json
-int
)
428 - "size": the memory size
, in bytes (json
-int
)
429 - "filename": file
path (json
-string
)
430 - "cpu": virtual CPU
index (json
-int
, optional
)
434 -> { "execute": "memsave",
435 "arguments": { "val": 10,
437 "filename": "/tmp/virtual-mem-dump" } }
444 .args_type
= "val:l,size:i,filename:s",
445 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_pmemsave
,
452 Save to disk physical memory dump starting at
'val' of size
'size'.
456 - "val": the starting
address (json
-int
)
457 - "size": the memory size
, in bytes (json
-int
)
458 - "filename": file
path (json
-string
)
462 -> { "execute": "pmemsave",
463 "arguments": { "val": 10,
465 "filename": "/tmp/physical-mem-dump" } }
471 .name
= "inject-nmi",
473 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_inject_nmi
,
480 Inject an NMI on guest
's CPUs.
486 -> { "execute": "inject-nmi" }
489 Note: inject-nmi fails when the guest doesn't support injecting
.
490 Currently
, only
x86 (NMI
) and
s390x (RESTART
) guests
do.
495 .name
= "ringbuf-write",
496 .args_type
= "device:s,data:s,format:s?",
497 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_ringbuf_write
,
504 Write to a ring buffer character device
.
508 - "device": ring buffer character device
name (json
-string
)
509 - "data": data to
write (json
-string
)
510 - "format": data
format (json
-string
, optional
)
511 - Possible values
: "utf8" (default), "base64"
512 Bug
: invalid base64 is currently not rejected
.
513 Whitespace
*is
* invalid
.
517 -> { "execute": "ringbuf-write",
518 "arguments": { "device": "foo",
526 .name
= "ringbuf-read",
527 .args_type
= "device:s,size:i,format:s?",
528 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_ringbuf_read
,
535 Read from a ring buffer character device
.
539 - "device": ring buffer character device
name (json
-string
)
540 - "size": how many bytes to read at
most (json
-int
)
541 - Number of data bytes
, not number of characters
in encoded data
542 - "format": data
format (json
-string
, optional
)
543 - Possible values
: "utf8" (default), "base64"
544 - Naturally
, format
"utf8" works only when the ring buffer
545 contains valid UTF
-8 text
. Invalid UTF
-8 sequences get
546 replaced
. Bug
: replacement doesn
't work. Bug: can screw
547 up on encountering NUL characters, after the ring buffer
548 lost data, and when reading stops because the size limit
553 -> { "execute": "ringbuf-read",
554 "arguments": { "device": "foo",
557 <- {"return": "abcdefgh"}
562 .name = "xen-save-devices-state",
563 .args_type = "filename:F",
564 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_xen_save_devices_state,
568 xen-save-devices-state
571 Save the state of all devices to file. The RAM and the block devices
572 of the VM are not saved by this command.
576 - "filename": the file to save the state of the devices to as binary
577 data. See xen-save-devices-state.txt for a description of the binary
582 -> { "execute": "xen-save-devices-state",
583 "arguments": { "filename": "/tmp/save" } }
589 .name = "xen-set-global-dirty-log",
590 .args_type = "enable:b",
591 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_xen_set_global_dirty_log,
595 xen-set-global-dirty-log
598 Enable or disable the global dirty log mode.
602 - "enable": Enable it or disable it.
606 -> { "execute": "xen-set-global-dirty-log",
607 "arguments": { "enable": true } }
614 .args_type = "detach:-d,blk:-b,inc:-i,uri:s",
615 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_migrate,
626 - "blk": block migration, full disk copy (json-bool, optional)
627 - "inc": incremental disk copy (json-bool, optional)
628 - "uri": Destination URI (json-string)
632 -> { "execute": "migrate", "arguments": { "uri": "tcp:0:4446" } }
637 (1) The 'query
-migrate
' command should be used to check migration's progress
638 and final
result (this information is provided by the
'status' member
)
639 (2) All boolean arguments
default to
false
640 (3) The user Monitor
's "detach" argument is invalid in QMP and should not
646 .name = "migrate_cancel",
648 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_migrate_cancel,
655 Cancel the current migration.
661 -> { "execute": "migrate_cancel" }
666 .name = "migrate-set-cache-size",
667 .args_type = "value:o",
668 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_migrate_set_cache_size,
672 migrate-set-cache-size
673 ----------------------
675 Set cache size to be used by XBZRLE migration, the cache size will be rounded
676 down to the nearest power of 2
680 - "value": cache size in bytes (json-int)
684 -> { "execute": "migrate-set-cache-size", "arguments": { "value": 536870912 } }
689 .name = "query-migrate-cache-size",
691 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_migrate_cache_size,
695 query-migrate-cache-size
696 ------------------------
698 Show cache size to be used by XBZRLE migration
700 returns a json-object with the following information:
705 -> { "execute": "query-migrate-cache-size" }
706 <- { "return": 67108864 }
711 .name = "migrate_set_speed",
712 .args_type = "value:o",
713 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_migrate_set_speed,
720 Set maximum speed for migrations.
724 - "value": maximum speed, in bytes per second (json-int)
728 -> { "execute": "migrate_set_speed", "arguments": { "value": 1024 } }
734 .name = "migrate_set_downtime",
735 .args_type = "value:T",
736 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_migrate_set_downtime,
743 Set maximum tolerated downtime (in seconds) for migrations.
747 - "value": maximum downtime (json-number)
751 -> { "execute": "migrate_set_downtime", "arguments": { "value": 0.1 } }
757 .name = "client_migrate_info",
758 .args_type = "protocol:s,hostname:s,port:i?,tls-port:i?,cert-subject:s?",
759 .params = "protocol hostname port tls-port cert-subject",
760 .help = "send migration info to spice/vnc client",
761 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
762 .mhandler.cmd_async = client_migrate_info,
763 .flags = MONITOR_CMD_ASYNC,
770 Set the spice/vnc connection info for the migration target. The spice/vnc
771 server will ask the spice/vnc client to automatically reconnect using the
772 new parameters (if specified) once the vm migration finished successfully.
776 - "protocol": protocol: "spice" or "vnc" (json-string)
777 - "hostname": migration target hostname (json-string)
778 - "port": spice/vnc tcp port for plaintext channels (json-int, optional)
779 - "tls-port": spice tcp port for tls-secured channels (json-int, optional)
780 - "cert-subject": server certificate subject (json-string, optional)
784 -> { "execute": "client_migrate_info",
785 "arguments": { "protocol": "spice",
786 "hostname": "virt42.lab.kraxel.org",
793 .name = "dump-guest-memory",
794 .args_type = "paging:b,protocol:s,begin:i?,end:i?",
795 .params = "-p protocol [begin] [length]",
796 .help = "dump guest memory to file",
797 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
798 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_dump_guest_memory,
805 Dump guest memory to file. The file can be processed with crash or gdb.
809 - "paging": do paging to get guest's memory
mapping (json
-bool
)
810 - "protocol": destination
file(started with
"file:") or destination file
811 descriptor (started with
"fd:") (json
-string
)
812 - "begin": the starting physical address
. It
's optional, and should be specified
813 with length together (json-int)
814 - "length": the memory size, in bytes. It's optional
, and should be specified
815 with begin
together (json
-int
)
819 -> { "execute": "dump-guest-memory", "arguments": { "protocol": "fd:dump" } }
824 (1) All boolean arguments
default to
false
829 .name
= "netdev_add",
830 .args_type
= "netdev:O",
831 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_netdev_add
,
838 Add host network device
.
842 - "type": the device type
, "tap", "user", ... (json
-string
)
843 - "id": the device
's ID, must be unique (json-string)
848 -> { "execute": "netdev_add", "arguments": { "type": "user", "id": "netdev1" } }
851 Note: The supported device options are the same ones supported by the '-netdev
'
852 command-line argument, which are listed in the '-help
' output or QEMU's
858 .name
= "netdev_del",
860 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_netdev_del
,
867 Remove host network device
.
871 - "id": the device
's ID, must be unique (json-string)
875 -> { "execute": "netdev_del", "arguments": { "id": "netdev1" } }
882 .name = "block_resize",
883 .args_type = "device:B,size:o",
884 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_resize,
891 Resize a block image while a guest is running.
895 - "device": the device's ID
, must be
unique (json
-string
)
900 -> { "execute": "block_resize", "arguments": { "device": "scratch", "size": 1073741824 } }
906 .name
= "block-stream",
907 .args_type
= "device:B,base:s?,speed:o?,on-error:s?",
908 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_block_stream
,
912 .name
= "block-commit",
913 .args_type
= "device:B,base:s?,top:s,speed:o?",
914 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_block_commit
,
918 .name
= "drive-backup",
919 .args_type
= "sync:s,device:B,target:s,speed:i?,mode:s?,format:s?,"
920 "on-source-error:s?,on-target-error:s?",
921 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_drive_backup
,
928 Start a point
-in-time copy of a block device to a
new destination
. The
929 status of ongoing drive
-backup operations can be checked with
930 query
-block
-jobs where the BlockJobInfo
.type field has the value
'backup'.
931 The operation can be stopped before it has completed
using the
932 block
-job
-cancel command
.
936 - "device": the name of the device which should be copied
.
938 - "target": the target of the
new image
. If the file exists
, or
if it is a
939 device
, the existing file
/device will be used as the
new
940 destination
. If it does not exist
, a
new file will be created
.
942 - "format": the format of the
new destination
, default is to probe
if 'mode' is
943 'existing', else the format of the source
944 (json
-string
, optional
)
945 - "sync": what parts of the disk image should be copied to the destination
;
946 possibilities include
"full" for all the disk
, "top" for only the sectors
947 allocated
in the topmost image
, or
"none" to only replicate
new I
/O
949 - "mode": whether and how QEMU should create a
new image
950 (NewImageMode
, optional
, default 'absolute-paths')
951 - "speed": the maximum speed
, in bytes per
second (json
-int
, optional
)
952 - "on-source-error": the action to take on an error on the source
, default
953 'report'. 'stop' and
'enospc' can only be used
954 if the block device supports io
-status
.
955 (BlockdevOnError
, optional
)
956 - "on-target-error": the action to take on an error on the target
, default
957 'report' (no limitations
, since
this applies to
958 a different block device than device
).
959 (BlockdevOnError
, optional
)
962 -> { "execute": "drive-backup", "arguments": { "device": "drive0",
964 "target": "backup.img" } }
969 .name
= "block-job-set-speed",
970 .args_type
= "device:B,speed:o",
971 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_block_job_set_speed
,
975 .name
= "block-job-cancel",
976 .args_type
= "device:B,force:b?",
977 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_block_job_cancel
,
980 .name
= "block-job-pause",
981 .args_type
= "device:B",
982 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_block_job_pause
,
985 .name
= "block-job-resume",
986 .args_type
= "device:B",
987 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_block_job_resume
,
990 .name
= "block-job-complete",
991 .args_type
= "device:B",
992 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_block_job_complete
,
995 .name
= "transaction",
996 .args_type
= "actions:q",
997 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_transaction
,
1004 Atomically operate on one or more block devices
. The only supported operations
1005 for now are drive
-backup
, internal and external snapshotting
. A list of
1006 dictionaries is accepted
, that contains the actions to be performed
.
1007 If there is any failure performing any of the operations
, all operations
1008 for the group are abandoned
.
1010 For external snapshots
, the dictionary contains the device
, the file to use
for
1011 the
new snapshot
, and the format
. The
default format
, if not specified
, is
1014 Each
new snapshot defaults to being created by
QEMU (wiping any
1015 contents
if the file already exists
), but it is also possible to reuse
1016 an externally
-created file
. In the latter
case, you should ensure that
1017 the
new image file has the same contents as the current one
; QEMU cannot
1018 perform any meaningful check
. Typically
this is achieved by
using the
1019 current image file as the backing file
for the
new image
.
1021 On failure
, the original disks pre
-snapshot attempt will be used
.
1023 For internal snapshots
, the dictionary contains the device and the snapshot
's
1024 name. If an internal snapshot matching name already exists, the request will
1025 be rejected. Only some image formats support it, for example, qcow2, rbd,
1028 On failure, qemu will try delete the newly created internal snapshot in the
1029 transaction. When an I/O error occurs during deletion, the user needs to fix
1030 it later with qemu-img or other command.
1035 - "type": the operation to perform. The only supported
1036 value is "blockdev-snapshot-sync". (json-string)
1037 - "data": a dictionary. The contents depend on the value
1038 of "type". When "type" is "blockdev-snapshot-sync":
1039 - "device": device name to snapshot (json-string)
1040 - "snapshot-file": name of new image file (json-string)
1041 - "format": format of new image (json-string, optional)
1042 - "mode": whether and how QEMU should create the snapshot file
1043 (NewImageMode, optional, default "absolute-paths")
1044 When "type" is "blockdev-snapshot-internal-sync":
1045 - "device": device name to snapshot (json-string)
1046 - "name": name of the new snapshot (json-string)
1050 -> { "execute": "transaction",
1051 "arguments": { "actions": [
1052 { 'type
': 'blockdev
-snapshot
-sync
', 'data
' : { "device": "ide-hd0",
1053 "snapshot-file": "/some/place/my-image",
1054 "format": "qcow2" } },
1055 { 'type
': 'blockdev
-snapshot
-sync
', 'data
' : { "device": "ide-hd1",
1056 "snapshot-file": "/some/place/my-image2",
1058 "format": "qcow2" } },
1059 { 'type
': 'blockdev
-snapshot
-internal
-sync
', 'data
' : {
1060 "device": "ide-hd2",
1061 "name": "snapshot0" } } ] } }
1067 .name = "blockdev-snapshot-sync",
1068 .args_type = "device:B,snapshot-file:s,format:s?,mode:s?",
1069 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_blockdev_snapshot_sync,
1073 blockdev-snapshot-sync
1074 ----------------------
1076 Synchronous snapshot of a block device. snapshot-file specifies the
1077 target of the new image. If the file exists, or if it is a device, the
1078 snapshot will be created in the existing file/device. If does not
1079 exist, a new file will be created. format specifies the format of the
1080 snapshot image, default is qcow2.
1084 - "device": device name to snapshot (json-string)
1085 - "snapshot-file": name of new image file (json-string)
1086 - "mode": whether and how QEMU should create the snapshot file
1087 (NewImageMode, optional, default "absolute-paths")
1088 - "format": format of new image (json-string, optional)
1092 -> { "execute": "blockdev-snapshot-sync", "arguments": { "device": "ide-hd0",
1094 "/some/place/my-image",
1095 "format": "qcow2" } }
1101 .name = "blockdev-snapshot-internal-sync",
1102 .args_type = "device:B,name:s",
1103 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_blockdev_snapshot_internal_sync,
1107 blockdev-snapshot-internal-sync
1108 -------------------------------
1110 Synchronously take an internal snapshot of a block device when the format of
1111 image used supports it. If the name is an empty string, or a snapshot with
1112 name already exists, the operation will fail.
1116 - "device": device name to snapshot (json-string)
1117 - "name": name of the new snapshot (json-string)
1121 -> { "execute": "blockdev-snapshot-internal-sync",
1122 "arguments": { "device": "ide-hd0",
1123 "name": "snapshot0" }
1130 .name = "blockdev-snapshot-delete-internal-sync",
1131 .args_type = "device:B,id:s?,name:s?",
1133 qmp_marshal_input_blockdev_snapshot_delete_internal_sync,
1137 blockdev-snapshot-delete-internal-sync
1138 --------------------------------------
1140 Synchronously delete an internal snapshot of a block device when the format of
1141 image used supports it. The snapshot is identified by name or id or both. One
1142 of name or id is required. If the snapshot is not found, the operation will
1147 - "device": device name (json-string)
1148 - "id": ID of the snapshot (json-string, optional)
1149 - "name": name of the snapshot (json-string, optional)
1153 -> { "execute": "blockdev-snapshot-delete-internal-sync",
1154 "arguments": { "device": "ide-hd0",
1155 "name": "snapshot0" }
1159 "name": "snapshot0",
1161 "date-sec": 1000012,
1163 "vm-clock-sec": 100,
1171 .name = "drive-mirror",
1172 .args_type = "sync:s,device:B,target:s,speed:i?,mode:s?,format:s?,"
1173 "on-source-error:s?,on-target-error:s?,"
1174 "granularity:i?,buf-size:i?",
1175 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_drive_mirror,
1182 Start mirroring a block device's writes to a
new destination
. target
1183 specifies the target of the
new image
. If the file exists
, or
if it is
1184 a device
, it will be used as the
new destination
for writes
. If it does not
1185 exist
, a
new file will be created
. format specifies the format of the
1186 mirror image
, default is to probe
if mode
='existing', else the format
1191 - "device": device name to operate
on (json
-string
)
1192 - "target": name of
new image
file (json
-string
)
1193 - "format": format of
new image (json
-string
, optional
)
1194 - "mode": how an image file should be created into the target
1195 file
/device (NewImageMode
, optional
, default 'absolute-paths')
1196 - "speed": maximum speed of the streaming job
, in bytes per second
1198 - "granularity": granularity of the dirty bitmap
, in bytes (json
-int
, optional
)
1199 - "buf_size": maximum amount of data
in flight from source to target
, in bytes
1200 (json
-int
, default 10M
)
1201 - "sync": what parts of the disk image should be copied to the destination
;
1202 possibilities include
"full" for all the disk
, "top" for only the sectors
1203 allocated
in the topmost image
, or
"none" to only replicate
new I
/O
1205 - "on-source-error": the action to take on an error on the source
1206 (BlockdevOnError
, default 'report')
1207 - "on-target-error": the action to take on an error on the target
1208 (BlockdevOnError
, default 'report')
1210 The
default value of the granularity is the image cluster size clamped
1211 between
4096 and
65536, if the image format defines one
. If the format
1212 does not define a cluster size
, the
default value of the granularity
1218 -> { "execute": "drive-mirror", "arguments": { "device": "ide-hd0",
1219 "target": "/some/place/my-image",
1221 "format": "qcow2" } }
1228 .args_type
= "value:M",
1229 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_balloon
,
1236 Request VM to change its memory
allocation (in bytes
).
1240 - "value": New memory
allocation (json
-int
)
1244 -> { "execute": "balloon", "arguments": { "value": 536870912 } }
1251 .args_type
= "name:s,up:b",
1252 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_set_link
,
1259 Change the link status of a network adapter
.
1263 - "name": network device
name (json
-string
)
1264 - "up": status is
up (json
-bool
)
1268 -> { "execute": "set_link", "arguments": { "name": "e1000.0", "up": false } }
1275 .args_type
= "fdname:s",
1276 .params
= "getfd name",
1277 .help
= "receive a file descriptor via SCM rights and assign it a name",
1278 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_getfd
,
1285 Receive a file descriptor via SCM rights and assign it a name
.
1289 - "fdname": file descriptor
name (json
-string
)
1293 -> { "execute": "getfd", "arguments": { "fdname": "fd1" } }
1298 (1) If the name specified by the
"fdname" argument already exists
,
1299 the file descriptor assigned to it will be closed and replaced
1300 by the received file descriptor
.
1301 (2) The
'closefd' command can be used to explicitly close the file
1302 descriptor when it is no longer needed
.
1308 .args_type
= "fdname:s",
1309 .params
= "closefd name",
1310 .help
= "close a file descriptor previously passed via SCM rights",
1311 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_closefd
,
1318 Close a file descriptor previously passed via SCM rights
.
1322 - "fdname": file descriptor
name (json
-string
)
1326 -> { "execute": "closefd", "arguments": { "fdname": "fd1" } }
1333 .args_type
= "fdset-id:i?,opaque:s?",
1334 .params
= "add-fd fdset-id opaque",
1335 .help
= "Add a file descriptor, that was passed via SCM rights, to an fd set",
1336 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_add_fd
,
1343 Add a file descriptor
, that was passed via SCM rights
, to an fd set
.
1347 - "fdset-id": The ID of the fd set to add the file descriptor to
.
1348 (json
-int
, optional
)
1349 - "opaque": A free
-form string that can be used to describe the fd
.
1350 (json
-string
, optional
)
1352 Return a json
-object with the following information
:
1354 - "fdset-id": The ID of the fd set that the fd was added to
. (json
-int
)
1355 - "fd": The file descriptor that was received via SCM rights and added to the
1360 -> { "execute": "add-fd", "arguments": { "fdset-id": 1 } }
1361 <- { "return": { "fdset-id": 1, "fd": 3 } }
1365 (1) The list of fd sets is shared by all monitor connections
.
1366 (2) If
"fdset-id" is not specified
, a
new fd set will be created
.
1371 .name
= "remove-fd",
1372 .args_type
= "fdset-id:i,fd:i?",
1373 .params
= "remove-fd fdset-id fd",
1374 .help
= "Remove a file descriptor from an fd set",
1375 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_remove_fd
,
1382 Remove a file descriptor from an fd set
.
1386 - "fdset-id": The ID of the fd set that the file descriptor belongs to
.
1388 - "fd": The file descriptor that is to be removed
. (json
-int
, optional
)
1392 -> { "execute": "remove-fd", "arguments": { "fdset-id": 1, "fd": 3 } }
1397 (1) The list of fd sets is shared by all monitor connections
.
1398 (2) If
"fd" is not specified
, all file descriptors
in "fdset-id" will be
1404 .name
= "query-fdsets",
1406 .help
= "Return information describing all fd sets",
1407 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_fdsets
,
1414 Return information describing all fd sets
.
1420 -> { "execute": "query-fdsets" }
1426 "opaque": "rdonly:/path/to/file"
1430 "opaque": "rdwr:/path/to/file"
1449 Note
: The list of fd sets is shared by all monitor connections
.
1454 .name
= "block_passwd",
1455 .args_type
= "device:B,password:s",
1456 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_block_passwd
,
1463 Set the password of encrypted block devices
.
1467 - "device": device
name (json
-string
)
1468 - "password": password (json
-string
)
1472 -> { "execute": "block_passwd", "arguments": { "device": "ide0-hd0",
1473 "password": "12345" } }
1479 .name
= "block_set_io_throttle",
1480 .args_type
= "device:B,bps:l,bps_rd:l,bps_wr:l,iops:l,iops_rd:l,iops_wr:l,bps_max:l?,bps_rd_max:l?,bps_wr_max:l?,iops_max:l?,iops_rd_max:l?,iops_wr_max:l?,iops_size:l?",
1481 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_block_set_io_throttle
,
1485 block_set_io_throttle
1488 Change I
/O throttle limits
for a block drive
.
1492 - "device": device
name (json
-string
)
1493 - "bps": total throughput limit
in bytes per
second (json
-int
)
1494 - "bps_rd": read throughput limit
in bytes per
second (json
-int
)
1495 - "bps_wr": write throughput limit
in bytes per
second (json
-int
)
1496 - "iops": total I
/O operations per
second (json
-int
)
1497 - "iops_rd": read I
/O operations per
second (json
-int
)
1498 - "iops_wr": write I
/O operations per
second (json
-int
)
1499 - "bps_max": total max
in bytes (json
-int
)
1500 - "bps_rd_max": read max
in bytes (json
-int
)
1501 - "bps_wr_max": write max
in bytes (json
-int
)
1502 - "iops_max": total I
/O operations
max (json
-int
)
1503 - "iops_rd_max": read I
/O operations
max (json
-int
)
1504 - "iops_wr_max": write I
/O operations
max (json
-int
)
1505 - "iops_size": I
/O size
in bytes when
limiting (json
-int
)
1509 -> { "execute": "block_set_io_throttle", "arguments": { "device": "virtio0",
1528 .name
= "set_password",
1529 .args_type
= "protocol:s,password:s,connected:s?",
1530 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_set_password
,
1537 Set the password
for vnc
/spice protocols
.
1541 - "protocol": protocol
name (json
-string
)
1542 - "password": password (json
-string
)
1543 - "connected": [ keep | disconnect | fail
] (josn
-string
, optional
)
1547 -> { "execute": "set_password", "arguments": { "protocol": "vnc",
1548 "password": "secret" } }
1554 .name
= "expire_password",
1555 .args_type
= "protocol:s,time:s",
1556 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_expire_password
,
1563 Set the password expire time
for vnc
/spice protocols
.
1567 - "protocol": protocol
name (json
-string
)
1568 - "time": [ now |
never |
+secs | secs
] (json
-string
)
1572 -> { "execute": "expire_password", "arguments": { "protocol": "vnc",
1579 .name
= "add_client",
1580 .args_type
= "protocol:s,fdname:s,skipauth:b?,tls:b?",
1581 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_add_client
,
1588 Add a graphics client
1592 - "protocol": protocol
name (json
-string
)
1593 - "fdname": file descriptor
name (json
-string
)
1594 - "skipauth": whether to skip
authentication (json
-bool
, optional
)
1595 - "tls": whether to perform
TLS (json
-bool
, optional
)
1599 -> { "execute": "add_client", "arguments": { "protocol": "vnc",
1600 "fdname": "myclient" } }
1605 .name
= "qmp_capabilities",
1608 .help
= "enable QMP capabilities",
1609 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
1610 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= do_qmp_capabilities
,
1617 Enable QMP capabilities
.
1623 -> { "execute": "qmp_capabilities" }
1626 Note
: This command must be issued before issuing any other command
.
1631 .name
= "human-monitor-command",
1632 .args_type
= "command-line:s,cpu-index:i?",
1633 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_human_monitor_command
,
1637 human
-monitor
-command
1638 ---------------------
1640 Execute a Human Monitor command
.
1644 - command
-line
: the command name and its arguments
, just like the
1645 Human Monitor
's shell (json-string)
1646 - cpu-index: select the CPU number to be used by commands which access CPU
1647 data, like 'info registers
'. The Monitor selects CPU 0 if this
1648 argument is not provided (json-int, optional)
1652 -> { "execute": "human-monitor-command", "arguments": { "command-line": "info kvm" } }
1653 <- { "return": "kvm support: enabled\r\n" }
1657 (1) The Human Monitor is NOT an stable interface, this means that command
1658 names, arguments and responses can change or be removed at ANY time.
1659 Applications that rely on long term stability guarantees should NOT
1664 o This command is stateless, this means that commands that depend
1665 on state information (such as getfd) might not work
1667 o Commands that prompt the user for data (eg. 'cont
' when the block
1668 device is encrypted) don't currently work
1673 HXCOMM Each query command below is inside a SQMP
/EQMP section
, do NOT change
1674 HXCOMM
this! We will possibly move query commands definitions inside those
1675 HXCOMM sections
, just like regular commands
.
1685 Return a json
-object with the following information
:
1687 - "qemu": A json
-object containing three integer values
:
1688 - "major": QEMU
's major version (json-int)
1689 - "minor": QEMU's minor
version (json
-int
)
1690 - "micro": QEMU
's micro version (json-int)
1691 - "package": package's
version (json
-string
)
1695 -> { "execute": "query-version" }
1710 .name
= "query-version",
1712 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_version
,
1719 List QMP available commands
.
1721 Each command is represented by a json
-object
, the returned value is a json
-array
1724 Each json
-object contain
:
1726 - "name": command
's name (json-string)
1730 -> { "execute": "query-commands" }
1734 "name":"query-balloon"
1737 "name":"system_powerdown"
1742 Note: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long.
1747 .name = "query-commands",
1749 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_commands,
1756 List QMP available events.
1758 Each event is represented by a json-object, the returned value is a json-array
1761 Each json-object contains:
1763 - "name": event's
name (json
-string
)
1767 -> { "execute": "query-events" }
1779 Note
: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long
.
1784 .name
= "query-events",
1786 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_events
,
1793 Each device is represented by a json
-object
. The returned value is a json
-array
1796 Each json
-object contain the following
:
1798 - "label": device
's label (json-string)
1799 - "filename": device's
file (json
-string
)
1803 -> { "execute": "query-chardev" }
1820 .name
= "query-chardev",
1822 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_chardev
,
1829 Show the block devices
.
1831 Each block device information is stored
in a json
-object and the returned value
1832 is a json
-array of all devices
.
1834 Each json
-object contain the following
:
1836 - "device": device
name (json
-string
)
1837 - "type": device
type (json
-string
)
1838 - deprecated
, retained
for backward compatibility
1839 - Possible values
: "unknown"
1840 - "removable": true if the device is removable
, false otherwise (json
-bool
)
1841 - "locked": true if the device is locked
, false otherwise (json
-bool
)
1842 - "tray_open": only present
if removable
, true if the device has a tray
,
1843 and it is
open (json
-bool
)
1844 - "inserted": only present
if the device is inserted
, it is a json
-object
1845 containing the following
:
1846 - "file": device file
name (json
-string
)
1847 - "ro": true if read
-only
, false otherwise (json
-bool
)
1848 - "drv": driver format
name (json
-string
)
1849 - Possible values
: "blkdebug", "bochs", "cloop", "cow", "dmg",
1850 "file", "file", "ftp", "ftps", "host_cdrom",
1851 "host_device", "host_floppy", "http", "https",
1852 "nbd", "parallels", "qcow", "qcow2", "raw",
1853 "tftp", "vdi", "vmdk", "vpc", "vvfat"
1854 - "backing_file": backing file
name (json
-string
, optional
)
1855 - "backing_file_depth": number of files
in the backing file
chain (json
-int
)
1856 - "encrypted": true if encrypted
, false otherwise (json
-bool
)
1857 - "bps": limit total bytes per
second (json
-int
)
1858 - "bps_rd": limit read bytes per
second (json
-int
)
1859 - "bps_wr": limit write bytes per
second (json
-int
)
1860 - "iops": limit total I
/O operations per
second (json
-int
)
1861 - "iops_rd": limit read operations per
second (json
-int
)
1862 - "iops_wr": limit write operations per
second (json
-int
)
1863 - "bps_max": total max
in bytes (json
-int
)
1864 - "bps_rd_max": read max
in bytes (json
-int
)
1865 - "bps_wr_max": write max
in bytes (json
-int
)
1866 - "iops_max": total I
/O operations
max (json
-int
)
1867 - "iops_rd_max": read I
/O operations
max (json
-int
)
1868 - "iops_wr_max": write I
/O operations
max (json
-int
)
1869 - "iops_size": I
/O size when limiting by
iops (json
-int
)
1870 - "image": the detail of the image
, it is a json
-object containing
1872 - "filename": image file
name (json
-string
)
1873 - "format": image
format (json
-string
)
1874 - "virtual-size": image capacity
in bytes (json
-int
)
1875 - "dirty-flag": true if image is not cleanly closed
, not present
1876 means
clean (json
-bool
, optional
)
1877 - "actual-size": actual size on disk
in bytes of the image
, not
1878 present when image does not support thin
1879 provision (json
-int
, optional
)
1880 - "cluster-size": size of a cluster
in bytes
, not present
if image
1881 format does not support
it (json
-int
, optional
)
1882 - "encrypted": true if the image is encrypted
, not present means
1883 false or the image format does not support
1884 encryption (json
-bool
, optional
)
1885 - "backing_file": backing file name
, not present means no backing
1886 file is used or the image format does not
1887 support backing file chain
1888 (json
-string
, optional
)
1889 - "full-backing-filename": full path of the backing file
, not
1890 present
if it equals backing_file or no
1891 backing file is used
1892 (json
-string
, optional
)
1893 - "backing-filename-format": the format of the backing file
, not
1894 present means unknown or no backing
1895 file (json
-string
, optional
)
1896 - "snapshots": the internal snapshot info
, it is an optional list
1897 of json
-object containing the following
:
1898 - "id": unique snapshot
id (json
-string
)
1899 - "name": snapshot
name (json
-string
)
1900 - "vm-state-size": size of the VM state
in bytes (json
-int
)
1901 - "date-sec": UTC date of the snapshot
in seconds (json
-int
)
1902 - "date-nsec": fractional part
in nanoseconds to be used with
1904 - "vm-clock-sec": VM clock relative to boot
in seconds
1906 - "vm-clock-nsec": fractional part
in nanoseconds to be used
1907 with vm
-clock
-sec (json
-int
)
1908 - "backing-image": the detail of the backing image
, it is an
1909 optional json
-object only present when a
1910 backing image present
for this image
1912 - "io-status": I
/O operation status
, only present
if the device supports it
1913 and the VM is configured to stop on errors
. It
's always reset
1914 to "ok" when the "cont" command is issued (json_string, optional)
1915 - Possible values: "ok", "failed", "nospace"
1919 -> { "execute": "query-block" }
1924 "device":"ide0-hd0",
1931 "file":"disks/test.qcow2",
1932 "backing_file_depth":1,
1947 "filename":"disks/test.qcow2",
1949 "virtual-size":2048000,
1950 "backing_file":"base.qcow2",
1951 "full-backing-filename":"disks/base.qcow2",
1952 "backing-filename-format:"qcow2",
1956 "name": "snapshot1",
1958 "date-sec": 10000200,
1960 "vm-clock-sec": 206,
1965 "filename":"disks/base.qcow2",
1967 "virtual-size":2048000
1975 "device":"ide1-cd0",
1998 .name = "query-block",
2000 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_block,
2007 Show block device statistics.
2009 Each device statistic information is stored in a json-object and the returned
2010 value is a json-array of all devices.
2012 Each json-object contain the following:
2014 - "device": device name (json-string)
2015 - "stats": A json-object with the statistics information, it contains:
2016 - "rd_bytes": bytes read (json-int)
2017 - "wr_bytes": bytes written (json-int)
2018 - "rd_operations": read operations (json-int)
2019 - "wr_operations": write operations (json-int)
2020 - "flush_operations": cache flush operations (json-int)
2021 - "wr_total_time_ns": total time spend on writes in nano-seconds (json-int)
2022 - "rd_total_time_ns": total time spend on reads in nano-seconds (json-int)
2023 - "flush_total_time_ns": total time spend on cache flushes in nano-seconds (json-int)
2024 - "wr_highest_offset": Highest offset of a sector written since the
2025 BlockDriverState has been opened (json-int)
2026 - "parent": Contains recursively the statistics of the underlying
2027 protocol (e.g. the host file for a qcow2 image). If there is
2028 no underlying protocol, this field is omitted
2029 (json-object, optional)
2033 -> { "execute": "query-blockstats" }
2037 "device":"ide0-hd0",
2040 "wr_highest_offset":3686448128,
2042 "wr_operations":751,
2043 "rd_bytes":122567168,
2044 "rd_operations":36772
2045 "wr_total_times_ns":313253456
2046 "rd_total_times_ns":3465673657
2047 "flush_total_times_ns":49653
2048 "flush_operations":61,
2052 "wr_highest_offset":2821110784,
2054 "wr_operations":692,
2055 "rd_bytes":122739200,
2056 "rd_operations":36604
2057 "flush_operations":51,
2058 "wr_total_times_ns":313253456
2059 "rd_total_times_ns":3465673657
2060 "flush_total_times_ns":49653
2064 "device":"ide1-cd0",
2066 "wr_highest_offset":0,
2071 "flush_operations":0,
2072 "wr_total_times_ns":0
2073 "rd_total_times_ns":0
2074 "flush_total_times_ns":0
2080 "wr_highest_offset":0,
2085 "flush_operations":0,
2086 "wr_total_times_ns":0
2087 "rd_total_times_ns":0
2088 "flush_total_times_ns":0
2094 "wr_highest_offset":0,
2099 "flush_operations":0,
2100 "wr_total_times_ns":0
2101 "rd_total_times_ns":0
2102 "flush_total_times_ns":0
2111 .name = "query-blockstats",
2113 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_blockstats,
2120 Show CPU information.
2122 Return a json-array. Each CPU is represented by a json-object, which contains:
2124 - "CPU": CPU index (json-int)
2125 - "current": true if this is the current CPU, false otherwise (json-bool)
2126 - "halted": true if the cpu is halted, false otherwise (json-bool)
2127 - Current program counter. The key's name depends on the architecture
:
2128 "pc": i386
/x86_64 (json
-int
)
2129 "nip": PPC (json
-int
)
2130 "pc" and
"npc": sparc (json
-int
)
2131 "PC": mips (json
-int
)
2132 - "thread_id": ID of the underlying host
thread (json
-int
)
2136 -> { "execute": "query-cpus" }
2159 .name
= "query-cpus",
2161 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_cpus
,
2168 PCI buses and devices information
.
2170 The returned value is a json
-array of all buses
. Each bus is represented by
2171 a json
-object
, which has a key with a json
-array of all PCI devices attached
2172 to it
. Each device is represented by a json
-object
.
2174 The bus json
-object contains the following
:
2176 - "bus": bus
number (json
-int
)
2177 - "devices": a json
-array of json
-objects
, each json
-object represents a
2180 The PCI device json
-object contains the following
:
2182 - "bus": identical to the parent
's bus number (json-int)
2183 - "slot": slot number (json-int)
2184 - "function": function number (json-int)
2185 - "class_info": a json-object containing:
2186 - "desc": device class description (json-string, optional)
2187 - "class": device class number (json-int)
2188 - "id": a json-object containing:
2189 - "device": device ID (json-int)
2190 - "vendor": vendor ID (json-int)
2191 - "irq": device's IRQ
if assigned (json
-int
, optional
)
2192 - "qdev_id": qdev id
string (json
-string
)
2193 - "pci_bridge": It
's a json-object, only present if this device is a
2194 PCI bridge, contains:
2195 - "bus": bus number (json-int)
2196 - "secondary": secondary bus number (json-int)
2197 - "subordinate": subordinate bus number (json-int)
2198 - "io_range": I/O memory range information, a json-object with the
2200 - "base": base address, in bytes (json-int)
2201 - "limit": limit address, in bytes (json-int)
2202 - "memory_range": memory range information, a json-object with the
2204 - "base": base address, in bytes (json-int)
2205 - "limit": limit address, in bytes (json-int)
2206 - "prefetchable_range": Prefetchable memory range information, a
2207 json-object with the following members:
2208 - "base": base address, in bytes (json-int)
2209 - "limit": limit address, in bytes (json-int)
2210 - "devices": a json-array of PCI devices if there's any attached
, each
2211 each element is represented by a json
-object
, which contains
2212 the same members of the
'PCI device json-object' described
2214 - "regions": a json
-array of json
-objects
, each json
-object represents a
2215 memory region of
this device
2217 The memory range json
-object contains the following
:
2219 - "base": base memory
address (json
-int
)
2220 - "limit": limit
value (json
-int
)
2222 The region json
-object can be an I
/O region or a memory region
, an I
/O region
2223 json
-object contains the following
:
2225 - "type": "io" (json
-string
, fixed
)
2226 - "bar": BAR
number (json
-int
)
2227 - "address": memory
address (json
-int
)
2228 - "size": memory
size (json
-int
)
2230 A memory region json
-object contains the following
:
2232 - "type": "memory" (json
-string
, fixed
)
2233 - "bar": BAR
number (json
-int
)
2234 - "address": memory
address (json
-int
)
2235 - "size": memory
size (json
-int
)
2236 - "mem_type_64": true or
false (json
-bool
)
2237 - "prefetch": true or
false (json
-bool
)
2241 -> { "execute": "query-pci" }
2253 "desc":"Host bridge"
2287 "desc":"IDE controller"
2309 "desc":"VGA controller"
2319 "mem_type_64":false,
2322 "address":4026531840,
2327 "mem_type_64":false,
2330 "address":4060086272,
2335 "mem_type_64":false,
2350 "desc":"RAM controller"
2371 Note
: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long
.
2376 .name
= "query-pci",
2378 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_pci
,
2385 Show KVM information
.
2387 Return a json
-object with the following information
:
2389 - "enabled": true if KVM support is enabled
, false otherwise (json
-bool
)
2390 - "present": true if QEMU has KVM support
, false otherwise (json
-bool
)
2394 -> { "execute": "query-kvm" }
2395 <- { "return": { "enabled": true, "present": true } }
2400 .name
= "query-kvm",
2402 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_kvm
,
2409 Return a json
-object with the following information
:
2411 - "running": true if the VM is running
, or
false if it is
paused (json
-bool
)
2412 - "singlestep": true if the VM is
in single step mode
,
2413 false otherwise (json
-bool
)
2414 - "status": one of the following
values (json
-string
)
2415 "debug" - QEMU is running on a debugger
2416 "inmigrate" - guest is paused waiting
for an incoming migration
2417 "internal-error" - An internal error that prevents further guest
2418 execution has occurred
2419 "io-error" - the last IOP has failed and the device is configured
2420 to pause on I
/O errors
2421 "paused" - guest has been paused via the
'stop' command
2422 "postmigrate" - guest is paused following a successful
'migrate'
2423 "prelaunch" - QEMU was started with
-S and guest has not started
2424 "finish-migrate" - guest is paused to finish the migration process
2425 "restore-vm" - guest is paused to restore VM state
2426 "running" - guest is actively running
2427 "save-vm" - guest is paused to save the VM state
2428 "shutdown" - guest is shut
down (and
-no
-shutdown is
in use
)
2429 "watchdog" - the watchdog action is configured to pause and
2434 -> { "execute": "query-status" }
2435 <- { "return": { "running": true, "singlestep": false, "status": "running" } }
2440 .name
= "query-status",
2442 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_status
,
2449 Show VM mice information
.
2451 Each mouse is represented by a json
-object
, the returned value is a json
-array
2454 The mouse json
-object contains the following
:
2456 - "name": mouse
's name (json-string)
2457 - "index": mouse's
index (json
-int
)
2458 - "current": true if this mouse is receiving events
, false otherwise (json
-bool
)
2459 - "absolute": true if the mouse generates absolute input
events (json
-bool
)
2463 -> { "execute": "query-mice" }
2467 "name":"QEMU Microsoft Mouse",
2473 "name":"QEMU PS/2 Mouse",
2484 .name
= "query-mice",
2486 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_mice
,
2493 Show VNC server information
.
2495 Return a json
-object with server information
. Connected clients are returned
2496 as a json
-array of json
-objects
.
2498 The main json
-object contains the following
:
2500 - "enabled": true or
false (json
-bool
)
2501 - "host": server
's IP address (json-string)
2502 - "family": address family (json-string)
2503 - Possible values: "ipv4", "ipv6", "unix", "unknown"
2504 - "service": server's port
number (json
-string
)
2505 - "auth": authentication
method (json
-string
)
2506 - Possible values
: "invalid", "none", "ra2", "ra2ne", "sasl", "tight",
2507 "tls", "ultra", "unknown", "vencrypt", "vencrypt",
2508 "vencrypt+plain", "vencrypt+tls+none",
2509 "vencrypt+tls+plain", "vencrypt+tls+sasl",
2510 "vencrypt+tls+vnc", "vencrypt+x509+none",
2511 "vencrypt+x509+plain", "vencrypt+x509+sasl",
2512 "vencrypt+x509+vnc", "vnc"
2513 - "clients": a json
-array of all connected clients
2515 Clients are described by a json
-object
, each one contain the following
:
2517 - "host": client
's IP address (json-string)
2518 - "family": address family (json-string)
2519 - Possible values: "ipv4", "ipv6", "unix", "unknown"
2520 - "service": client's port
number (json
-string
)
2521 - "x509_dname": TLS
dname (json
-string
, optional
)
2522 - "sasl_username": SASL
username (json
-string
, optional
)
2526 -> { "execute": "query-vnc" }
2547 .name
= "query-vnc",
2549 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_vnc
,
2556 Show SPICE server information
.
2558 Return a json
-object with server information
. Connected clients are returned
2559 as a json
-array of json
-objects
.
2561 The main json
-object contains the following
:
2563 - "enabled": true or
false (json
-bool
)
2564 - "host": server
's IP address (json-string)
2565 - "port": server's port
number (json
-int
, optional
)
2566 - "tls-port": server
's port number (json-int, optional)
2567 - "auth": authentication method (json-string)
2568 - Possible values: "none", "spice"
2569 - "channels": a json-array of all active channels clients
2571 Channels are described by a json-object, each one contain the following:
2573 - "host": client's IP
address (json
-string
)
2574 - "family": address
family (json
-string
)
2575 - Possible values
: "ipv4", "ipv6", "unix", "unknown"
2576 - "port": client
's port number (json-string)
2577 - "connection-id": spice connection id. All channels with the same id
2578 belong to the same spice session (json-int)
2579 - "channel-type": channel type. "1" is the main control channel, filter for
2580 this one if you want track spice sessions only (json-int)
2581 - "channel-id": channel id. Usually "0", might be different needed when
2582 multiple channels of the same type exist, such as multiple
2583 display channels in a multihead setup (json-int)
2584 - "tls": whevener the channel is encrypted (json-bool)
2588 -> { "execute": "query-spice" }
2601 "connection-id": 1804289383,
2602 "host": "127.0.0.1",
2610 "connection-id": 1804289383,
2611 "host": "127.0.0.1",
2615 [ ... more channels follow ... ]
2622 #if defined(CONFIG_SPICE)
2624 .name = "query-spice",
2626 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_spice,
2636 Return a json-object with the following information:
2638 - "name": VM's
name (json
-string
, optional
)
2642 -> { "execute": "query-name" }
2643 <- { "return": { "name": "qemu-name" } }
2648 .name
= "query-name",
2650 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_name
,
2659 Return a json
-object with the following information
:
2661 - "UUID": Universally Unique
Identifier (json
-string
)
2665 -> { "execute": "query-uuid" }
2666 <- { "return": { "UUID": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000" } }
2671 .name
= "query-uuid",
2673 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_uuid
,
2677 query
-command
-line
-options
2678 --------------------------
2680 Show command line option schema
.
2682 Return a json
-array of command line option schema
for all
options (or
for
2683 the given option
), returning an error
if the given option doesn
't exist.
2685 Each array entry contains the following:
2687 - "option": option name (json-string)
2688 - "parameters": a json-array describes all parameters of the option:
2689 - "name": parameter name (json-string)
2690 - "type": parameter type (one of 'string
', 'boolean
', 'number
',
2692 - "help": human readable description of the parameter
2693 (json-string, optional)
2697 -> { "execute": "query-command-line-options", "arguments": { "option": "option-rom" } }
2706 "name": "bootindex",
2710 "option": "option-rom"
2718 .name = "query-command-line-options",
2719 .args_type = "option:s?",
2720 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_command_line_options,
2729 Return a json-object. If migration is active there will be another json-object
2730 with RAM migration status and if block migration is active another one with
2731 block migration status.
2733 The main json-object contains the following:
2735 - "status": migration status (json-string)
2736 - Possible values: "active", "completed", "failed", "cancelled"
2737 - "total-time": total amount of ms since migration started. If
2738 migration has ended, it returns the total migration
2740 - "setup-time" amount of setup time in milliseconds _before_ the
2741 iterations begin but _after_ the QMP command is issued.
2742 This is designed to provide an accounting of any activities
2743 (such as RDMA pinning) which may be expensive, but do not
2744 actually occur during the iterative migration rounds
2745 themselves. (json-int)
2746 - "downtime": only present when migration has finished correctly
2747 total amount in ms for downtime that happened (json-int)
2748 - "expected-downtime": only present while migration is active
2749 total amount in ms for downtime that was calculated on
2750 the last bitmap round (json-int)
2751 - "ram": only present if "status" is "active", it is a json-object with the
2752 following RAM information:
2753 - "transferred": amount transferred in bytes (json-int)
2754 - "remaining": amount remaining to transfer in bytes (json-int)
2755 - "total": total amount of memory in bytes (json-int)
2756 - "duplicate": number of pages filled entirely with the same
2758 These are sent over the wire much more efficiently.
2759 - "skipped": number of skipped zero pages (json-int)
2760 - "normal" : number of whole pages transferred. I.e. they
2761 were not sent as duplicate or xbzrle pages (json-int)
2762 - "normal-bytes" : number of bytes transferred in whole
2763 pages. This is just normal pages times size of one page,
2764 but this way upper levels don't need to care about page
2766 - "disk": only present
if "status" is
"active" and it is a block migration
,
2767 it is a json
-object with the following disk information
:
2768 - "transferred": amount transferred
in bytes (json
-int
)
2769 - "remaining": amount remaining to transfer
in bytes json
-int
)
2770 - "total": total disk size
in bytes (json
-int
)
2771 - "xbzrle-cache": only present
if XBZRLE is active
.
2772 It is a json
-object with the following XBZRLE information
:
2773 - "cache-size": XBZRLE cache size
in bytes
2774 - "bytes": number of bytes transferred
for XBZRLE compressed pages
2775 - "pages": number of XBZRLE compressed pages
2776 - "cache-miss": number of XBRZRLE page cache misses
2777 - "overflow": number of times XBZRLE overflows
. This means
2778 that the XBZRLE encoding was bigger than just sent the
2779 whole page
, and then we sent the whole page
instead (as as
2784 1. Before the first migration
2786 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2789 2. Migration is done and has succeeded
2791 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2793 "status": "completed",
2803 "normal-bytes":123456
2808 3. Migration is done and has failed
2810 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2811 <- { "return": { "status": "failed" } }
2813 4. Migration is being performed and is not a block migration
:
2815 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2825 "expected-downtime":12345,
2828 "normal-bytes":123456
2833 5. Migration is being performed and is a block migration
:
2835 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2841 "remaining":1053304,
2845 "expected-downtime":12345,
2848 "normal-bytes":123456
2852 "remaining":20880384,
2858 6. Migration is being performed and XBZRLE is active
:
2860 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2864 "capabilities" : [ { "capability": "xbzrle", "state" : true } ],
2867 "remaining":1053304,
2871 "expected-downtime":12345,
2874 "normal-bytes":3412992
2877 "cache-size":67108864,
2889 .name
= "query-migrate",
2891 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_migrate
,
2895 migrate
-set
-capabilities
2896 ------------------------
2898 Enable
/Disable migration capabilities
2900 - "xbzrle": XBZRLE support
2906 -> { "execute": "migrate-set-capabilities" , "arguments":
2907 { "capabilities": [ { "capability": "xbzrle", "state": true } ] } }
2912 .name
= "migrate-set-capabilities",
2913 .args_type
= "capabilities:O",
2914 .params
= "capability:s,state:b",
2915 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_migrate_set_capabilities
,
2918 query
-migrate
-capabilities
2919 --------------------------
2921 Query current migration capabilities
2923 - "capabilities": migration capabilities state
2924 - "xbzrle" : XBZRLE
state (json
-bool
)
2930 -> { "execute": "query-migrate-capabilities" }
2931 <- { "return": [ { "state": false, "capability": "xbzrle" } ] }
2936 .name
= "query-migrate-capabilities",
2938 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_migrate_capabilities
,
2945 Show balloon information
.
2947 Make an asynchronous request
for balloon info
. When the request completes a
2948 json
-object will be returned containing the following data
:
2950 - "actual": current balloon value
in bytes (json
-int
)
2954 -> { "execute": "query-balloon" }
2957 "actual":1073741824,
2964 .name
= "query-balloon",
2966 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_balloon
,
2970 .name
= "query-block-jobs",
2972 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_block_jobs
,
2977 .args_type
= "path:s",
2978 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_qom_list
,
2983 .args_type
= "path:s,property:s,value:q",
2984 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_qom_set
,
2989 .args_type
= "path:s,property:s",
2990 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_qom_get
,
2994 .name
= "nbd-server-start",
2995 .args_type
= "addr:q",
2996 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_nbd_server_start
,
2999 .name
= "nbd-server-add",
3000 .args_type
= "device:B,writable:b?",
3001 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_nbd_server_add
,
3004 .name
= "nbd-server-stop",
3006 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_nbd_server_stop
,
3010 .name
= "change-vnc-password",
3011 .args_type
= "password:s",
3012 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_change_vnc_password
,
3015 .name
= "qom-list-types",
3016 .args_type
= "implements:s?,abstract:b?",
3017 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_qom_list_types
,
3021 .name
= "device-list-properties",
3022 .args_type
= "typename:s",
3023 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_device_list_properties
,
3027 .name
= "query-machines",
3029 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_machines
,
3033 .name
= "query-cpu-definitions",
3035 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_cpu_definitions
,
3039 .name
= "query-target",
3041 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_target
,
3045 .name
= "query-tpm",
3047 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_tpm
,
3054 Return information about the TPM device
.
3060 -> { "execute": "query-tpm" }
3063 { "model": "tpm-tis",
3065 { "type": "passthrough",
3067 { "cancel-path": "/sys/class/misc/tpm0/device/cancel",
3079 .name
= "query-tpm-models",
3081 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_tpm_models
,
3088 Return a list of supported TPM models
.
3094 -> { "execute": "query-tpm-models" }
3095 <- { "return": [ "tpm-tis" ] }
3100 .name
= "query-tpm-types",
3102 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_tpm_types
,
3109 Return a list of supported TPM types
.
3115 -> { "execute": "query-tpm-types" }
3116 <- { "return": [ "passthrough" ] }
3121 .name
= "chardev-add",
3122 .args_type
= "id:s,backend:q",
3123 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_chardev_add
,
3134 - "id": the chardev
's ID, must be unique (json-string)
3135 - "backend": chardev backend type + parameters
3139 -> { "execute" : "chardev-add",
3140 "arguments" : { "id" : "foo",
3141 "backend" : { "type" : "null", "data" : {} } } }
3144 -> { "execute" : "chardev-add",
3145 "arguments" : { "id" : "bar",
3146 "backend" : { "type" : "file",
3147 "data" : { "out" : "/tmp/bar.log" } } } }
3150 -> { "execute" : "chardev-add",
3151 "arguments" : { "id" : "baz",
3152 "backend" : { "type" : "pty", "data" : {} } } }
3153 <- { "return": { "pty" : "/dev/pty/42" } }
3158 .name = "chardev-remove",
3159 .args_type = "id:s",
3160 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_chardev_remove,
3172 - "id": the chardev's ID
, must exist and not be
in use (json
-string
)
3176 -> { "execute": "chardev-remove", "arguments": { "id" : "foo" } }
3181 .name
= "query-rx-filter",
3182 .args_type
= "name:s?",
3183 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_rx_filter
,
3190 Show rx
-filter information
.
3192 Returns a json
-array of rx
-filter information
for all
NICs (or
for the
3193 given NIC
), returning an error
if the given NIC doesn
't exist, or
3194 given NIC doesn't support rx
-filter querying
, or given net client
3197 The query will clear the event notification flag of each NIC, then qemu
3198 will start to emit event to QMP monitor.
3200 Each array entry contains the following:
3202 - "name": net client name (json-string)
3203 - "promiscuous": promiscuous mode is enabled (json-bool)
3204 - "multicast": multicast receive state (one of 'normal
', 'none
', 'all
')
3205 - "unicast": unicast receive state (one of 'normal
', 'none
', 'all
')
3206 - "broadcast-allowed": allow to receive broadcast (json-bool)
3207 - "multicast-overflow": multicast table is overflowed (json-bool)
3208 - "unicast-overflow": unicast table is overflowed (json-bool)
3209 - "main-mac": main macaddr string (json-string)
3210 - "vlan-table": a json-array of active vlan id
3211 - "unicast-table": a json-array of unicast macaddr string
3212 - "multicast-table": a json-array of multicast macaddr string
3216 -> { "execute": "query-rx-filter", "arguments": { "name": "vnet0" } }
3219 "promiscuous": true,
3221 "main-mac": "52:54:00:12:34:56",
3222 "unicast": "normal",
3229 "multicast": "normal",
3230 "multicast-overflow": false,
3231 "unicast-overflow": false,
3232 "multicast-table": [
3233 "01:00:5e:00:00:01",
3234 "33:33:00:00:00:01",
3237 "broadcast-allowed": false
3245 .name = "blockdev-add",
3246 .args_type = "options:q",
3247 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_blockdev_add,
3258 - "options": block driver options
3262 -> { "execute": "blockdev-add",
3263 "arguments": { "options" : { "driver": "qcow2",
3264 "file": { "driver": "file",
3265 "filename": "test.qcow2" } } } }
3270 -> { "execute": "blockdev-add",
3282 "filename": "/tmp/test.qcow2"
3288 "filename": "/dev/fdset/4"