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diff --git a/qemu-nbd.texi b/qemu-nbd.texi deleted file mode 100644 index 7f55657722..0000000000 --- a/qemu-nbd.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,214 +0,0 @@ -@example -@c man begin SYNOPSIS -@command{qemu-nbd} [OPTION]... @var{filename} - -@command{qemu-nbd} @option{-L} [OPTION]... - -@command{qemu-nbd} @option{-d} @var{dev} -@c man end -@end example - -@c man begin DESCRIPTION - -Export a QEMU disk image using the NBD protocol. - -Other uses: -@itemize -@item -Bind a /dev/nbdX block device to a QEMU server (on Linux). -@item -As a client to query exports of a remote NBD server. -@end itemize - -@c man end - -@c man begin OPTIONS -@var{filename} is a disk image filename, or a set of block -driver options if @option{--image-opts} is specified. - -@var{dev} is an NBD device. - -@table @option -@item --object type,id=@var{id},...props... -Define a new instance of the @var{type} object class identified by @var{id}. -See the @code{qemu(1)} manual page for full details of the properties -supported. The common object types that it makes sense to define are the -@code{secret} object, which is used to supply passwords and/or encryption -keys, and the @code{tls-creds} object, which is used to supply TLS -credentials for the qemu-nbd server or client. -@item -p, --port=@var{port} -The TCP port to listen on as a server, or connect to as a client -(default @samp{10809}). -@item -o, --offset=@var{offset} -The offset into the image. -@item -b, --bind=@var{iface} -The interface to bind to as a server, or connect to as a client -(default @samp{0.0.0.0}). -@item -k, --socket=@var{path} -Use a unix socket with path @var{path}. -@item --image-opts -Treat @var{filename} as a set of image options, instead of a plain -filename. If this flag is specified, the @var{-f} flag should -not be used, instead the '@code{format=}' option should be set. -@item -f, --format=@var{fmt} -Force the use of the block driver for format @var{fmt} instead of -auto-detecting. -@item -r, --read-only -Export the disk as read-only. -@item -P, --partition=@var{num} -Deprecated: Only expose MBR partition @var{num}. Understands physical -partitions 1-4 and logical partition 5. New code should instead use -@option{--image-opts} with the raw driver wrapping a subset of the -original image. -@item -B, --bitmap=@var{name} -If @var{filename} has a qcow2 persistent bitmap @var{name}, expose -that bitmap via the ``qemu:dirty-bitmap:@var{name}'' context -accessible through NBD_OPT_SET_META_CONTEXT. -@item -s, --snapshot -Use @var{filename} as an external snapshot, create a temporary -file with backing_file=@var{filename}, redirect the write to -the temporary one. -@item -l, --load-snapshot=@var{snapshot_param} -Load an internal snapshot inside @var{filename} and export it -as an read-only device, @var{snapshot_param} format is -'snapshot.id=[ID],snapshot.name=[NAME]' or '[ID_OR_NAME]' -@item -n, --nocache -@itemx --cache=@var{cache} -The cache mode to be used with the file. See the documentation of -the emulator's @code{-drive cache=...} option for allowed values. -@item --aio=@var{aio} -Set the asynchronous I/O mode between @samp{threads} (the default) -and @samp{native} (Linux only). -@item --discard=@var{discard} -Control whether @dfn{discard} (also known as @dfn{trim} or @dfn{unmap}) -requests are ignored or passed to the filesystem. @var{discard} is one of -@samp{ignore} (or @samp{off}), @samp{unmap} (or @samp{on}). The default is -@samp{ignore}. -@item --detect-zeroes=@var{detect-zeroes} -Control the automatic conversion of plain zero writes by the OS to -driver-specific optimized zero write commands. @var{detect-zeroes} is one of -@samp{off}, @samp{on} or @samp{unmap}. @samp{unmap} -converts a zero write to an unmap operation and can only be used if -@var{discard} is set to @samp{unmap}. The default is @samp{off}. -@item -c, --connect=@var{dev} -Connect @var{filename} to NBD device @var{dev} (Linux only). -@item -d, --disconnect -Disconnect the device @var{dev} (Linux only). -@item -e, --shared=@var{num} -Allow up to @var{num} clients to share the device (default -@samp{1}). Safe for readers, but for now, consistency is not -guaranteed between multiple writers. -@item -t, --persistent -Don't exit on the last connection. -@item -x, --export-name=@var{name} -Set the NBD volume export name (default of a zero-length string). -@item -D, --description=@var{description} -Set the NBD volume export description, as a human-readable -string. -@item -L, --list -Connect as a client and list all details about the exports exposed by -a remote NBD server. This enables list mode, and is incompatible -with options that change behavior related to a specific export (such as -@option{--export-name}, @option{--offset}, ...). -@item --tls-creds=ID -Enable mandatory TLS encryption for the server by setting the ID -of the TLS credentials object previously created with the --object -option; or provide the credentials needed for connecting as a client -in list mode. -@item --fork -Fork off the server process and exit the parent once the server is running. -@item --pid-file=PATH -Store the server's process ID in the given file. -@item --tls-authz=ID -Specify the ID of a qauthz object previously created with the ---object option. This will be used to authorize connecting users -against their x509 distinguished name. -@item -v, --verbose -Display extra debugging information. -@item -h, --help -Display this help and exit. -@item -V, --version -Display version information and exit. -@item -T, --trace [[enable=]@var{pattern}][,events=@var{file}][,file=@var{file}] -@findex --trace -@include qemu-option-trace.texi -@end table - -@c man end - -@c man begin EXAMPLES -Start a server listening on port 10809 that exposes only the -guest-visible contents of a qcow2 file, with no TLS encryption, and -with the default export name (an empty string). The command is -one-shot, and will block until the first successful client -disconnects: - -@example -qemu-nbd -f qcow2 file.qcow2 -@end example - -Start a long-running server listening with encryption on port 10810, -and whitelist clients with a specific X.509 certificate to connect to -a 1 megabyte subset of a raw file, using the export name 'subset': - -@example -qemu-nbd \ - --object tls-creds-x509,id=tls0,endpoint=server,dir=/path/to/qemutls \ - --object 'authz-simple,id=auth0,identity=CN=laptop.example.com,,\ - O=Example Org,,L=London,,ST=London,,C=GB' \ - --tls-creds tls0 --tls-authz auth0 \ - -t -x subset -p 10810 \ - --image-opts driver=raw,offset=1M,size=1M,file.driver=file,file.filename=file.raw -@end example - -Serve a read-only copy of just the first MBR partition of a guest -image over a Unix socket with as many as 5 simultaneous readers, with -a persistent process forked as a daemon: - -@example -qemu-nbd --fork --persistent --shared=5 --socket=/path/to/sock \ - --partition=1 --read-only --format=qcow2 file.qcow2 -@end example - -Expose the guest-visible contents of a qcow2 file via a block device -/dev/nbd0 (and possibly creating /dev/nbd0p1 and friends for -partitions found within), then disconnect the device when done. -Access to bind qemu-nbd to an /dev/nbd device generally requires root -privileges, and may also require the execution of @code{modprobe nbd} -to enable the kernel NBD client module. @emph{CAUTION}: Do not use -this method to mount filesystems from an untrusted guest image - a -malicious guest may have prepared the image to attempt to trigger -kernel bugs in partition probing or file system mounting. - -@example -qemu-nbd -c /dev/nbd0 -f qcow2 file.qcow2 -qemu-nbd -d /dev/nbd0 -@end example - -Query a remote server to see details about what export(s) it is -serving on port 10809, and authenticating via PSK: - -@example -qemu-nbd \ - --object tls-creds-psk,id=tls0,dir=/tmp/keys,username=eblake,endpoint=client \ - --tls-creds tls0 -L -b remote.example.com -@end example - -@c man end - -@ignore - -@setfilename qemu-nbd -@settitle QEMU Disk Network Block Device Server - -@c man begin AUTHOR -Copyright (C) 2006 Anthony Liguori <anthony@codemonkey.ws>. -This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO -warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. -@c man end - -@c man begin SEEALSO -qemu(1), qemu-img(1) -@c man end - -@end ignore |