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" } }
497 .args_type
= "detach:-d,blk:-b,inc:-i,uri:s",
498 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_migrate
,
509 - "blk": block migration
, full disk
copy (json
-bool
, optional
)
510 - "inc": incremental disk
copy (json
-bool
, optional
)
511 - "uri": Destination
URI (json
-string
)
515 -> { "execute": "migrate", "arguments": { "uri": "tcp:0:4446" } }
520 (1) The
'query-migrate' command should be used to check migration
's progress
521 and final result (this information is provided by the 'status
' member)
522 (2) All boolean arguments default to false
523 (3) The user Monitor's
"detach" argument is invalid
in QMP and should not
529 .name
= "migrate_cancel",
531 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_migrate_cancel
,
538 Cancel the current migration
.
544 -> { "execute": "migrate_cancel" }
549 .name
= "migrate-set-cache-size",
550 .args_type
= "value:o",
551 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_migrate_set_cache_size
,
555 migrate
-set
-cache
-size
556 ---------------------
558 Set cache size to be used by XBZRLE migration
, the cache size will be rounded
559 down to the nearest power of
2
563 - "value": cache size
in bytes (json
-int
)
567 -> { "execute": "migrate-set-cache-size", "arguments": { "value": 536870912 } }
572 .name
= "query-migrate-cache-size",
574 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_migrate_cache_size
,
578 query
-migrate
-cache
-size
579 ---------------------
581 Show cache size to be used by XBZRLE migration
583 returns a json
-object with the following information
:
588 -> { "execute": "query-migrate-cache-size" }
589 <- { "return": 67108864 }
594 .name
= "migrate_set_speed",
595 .args_type
= "value:o",
596 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_migrate_set_speed
,
603 Set maximum speed
for migrations
.
607 - "value": maximum speed
, in bytes per
second (json
-int
)
611 -> { "execute": "migrate_set_speed", "arguments": { "value": 1024 } }
617 .name
= "migrate_set_downtime",
618 .args_type
= "value:T",
619 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_migrate_set_downtime
,
626 Set maximum tolerated
downtime (in seconds
) for migrations
.
630 - "value": maximum
downtime (json
-number
)
634 -> { "execute": "migrate_set_downtime", "arguments": { "value": 0.1 } }
640 .name
= "client_migrate_info",
641 .args_type
= "protocol:s,hostname:s,port:i?,tls-port:i?,cert-subject:s?",
642 .params
= "protocol hostname port tls-port cert-subject",
643 .help
= "send migration info to spice/vnc client",
644 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
645 .mhandler
.cmd_async
= client_migrate_info
,
646 .flags
= MONITOR_CMD_ASYNC
,
653 Set the spice
/vnc connection info
for the migration target
. The spice
/vnc
654 server will ask the spice
/vnc client to automatically reconnect
using the
655 new parameters (if specified
) once the vm migration finished successfully
.
659 - "protocol": protocol
: "spice" or
"vnc" (json
-string
)
660 - "hostname": migration target
hostname (json
-string
)
661 - "port": spice
/vnc tcp port
for plaintext
channels (json
-int
, optional
)
662 - "tls-port": spice tcp port
for tls
-secured
channels (json
-int
, optional
)
663 - "cert-subject": server certificate
subject (json
-string
, optional
)
667 -> { "execute": "client_migrate_info",
668 "arguments": { "protocol": "spice",
669 "hostname": "virt42.lab.kraxel.org",
676 .name
= "dump-guest-memory",
677 .args_type
= "paging:b,protocol:s,begin:i?,end:i?",
678 .params
= "-p protocol [begin] [length]",
679 .help
= "dump guest memory to file",
680 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
681 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_dump_guest_memory
,
688 Dump guest memory to file
. The file can be processed with crash or gdb
.
692 - "paging": do paging to get guest
's memory mapping (json-bool)
693 - "protocol": destination file(started with "file:") or destination file
694 descriptor (started with "fd:") (json-string)
695 - "begin": the starting physical address. It's optional
, and should be specified
696 with length
together (json
-int
)
697 - "length": the memory size
, in bytes
. It
's optional, and should be specified
698 with begin together (json-int)
702 -> { "execute": "dump-guest-memory", "arguments": { "protocol": "fd:dump" } }
707 (1) All boolean arguments default to false
712 .name = "netdev_add",
713 .args_type = "netdev:O",
714 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_netdev_add,
721 Add host network device.
725 - "type": the device type, "tap", "user", ... (json-string)
726 - "id": the device's ID
, must be
unique (json
-string
)
731 -> { "execute": "netdev_add", "arguments": { "type": "user", "id": "netdev1" } }
734 Note
: The supported device options are the same ones supported by the
'-net'
735 command
-line argument
, which are listed
in the
'-help' output or QEMU
's
741 .name = "netdev_del",
743 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_netdev_del,
750 Remove host network device.
754 - "id": the device's ID
, must be
unique (json
-string
)
758 -> { "execute": "netdev_del", "arguments": { "id": "netdev1" } }
765 .name
= "block_resize",
766 .args_type
= "device:B,size:o",
767 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_block_resize
,
774 Resize a block image
while a guest is running
.
778 - "device": the device
's ID, must be unique (json-string)
783 -> { "execute": "block_resize", "arguments": { "device": "scratch", "size": 1073741824 } }
789 .name = "block-stream",
790 .args_type = "device:B,base:s?,speed:o?",
791 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_stream,
795 .name = "block-commit",
796 .args_type = "device:B,base:s?,top:s,speed:o?",
797 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_commit,
801 .name = "block-job-set-speed",
802 .args_type = "device:B,speed:o",
803 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_job_set_speed,
807 .name = "block-job-cancel",
808 .args_type = "device:B",
809 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_job_cancel,
812 .name = "transaction",
813 .args_type = "actions:q",
814 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_transaction,
821 Atomically operate on one or more block devices. The only supported
822 operation for now is snapshotting. If there is any failure performing
823 any of the operations, all snapshots for the group are abandoned, and
824 the original disks pre-snapshot attempt are used.
826 A list of dictionaries is accepted, that contains the actions to be performed.
827 For snapshots this is the device, the file to use for the new snapshot,
828 and the format. The default format, if not specified, is qcow2.
830 Each new snapshot defaults to being created by QEMU (wiping any
831 contents if the file already exists), but it is also possible to reuse
832 an externally-created file. In the latter case, you should ensure that
833 the new image file has the same contents as the current one; QEMU cannot
834 perform any meaningful check. Typically this is achieved by using the
835 current image file as the backing file for the new image.
840 - "type": the operation to perform. The only supported
841 value is "blockdev-snapshot-sync". (json-string)
842 - "data": a dictionary. The contents depend on the value
843 of "type". When "type" is "blockdev-snapshot-sync":
844 - "device": device name to snapshot (json-string)
845 - "snapshot-file": name of new image file (json-string)
846 - "format": format of new image (json-string, optional)
847 - "mode": whether and how QEMU should create the snapshot file
848 (NewImageMode, optional, default "absolute-paths")
852 -> { "execute": "transaction",
853 "arguments": { "actions": [
854 { 'type
': 'blockdev
-snapshot
-sync
', 'data
' : { "device": "ide-hd0",
855 "snapshot-file": "/some/place/my-image",
856 "format": "qcow2" } },
857 { 'type
': 'blockdev
-snapshot
-sync
', 'data
' : { "device": "ide-hd1",
858 "snapshot-file": "/some/place/my-image2",
860 "format": "qcow2" } } ] } }
866 .name = "blockdev-snapshot-sync",
867 .args_type = "device:B,snapshot-file:s,format:s?,mode:s?",
868 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_blockdev_snapshot_sync,
872 blockdev-snapshot-sync
873 ----------------------
875 Synchronous snapshot of a block device. snapshot-file specifies the
876 target of the new image. If the file exists, or if it is a device, the
877 snapshot will be created in the existing file/device. If does not
878 exist, a new file will be created. format specifies the format of the
879 snapshot image, default is qcow2.
883 - "device": device name to snapshot (json-string)
884 - "snapshot-file": name of new image file (json-string)
885 - "mode": whether and how QEMU should create the snapshot file
886 (NewImageMode, optional, default "absolute-paths")
887 - "format": format of new image (json-string, optional)
891 -> { "execute": "blockdev-snapshot-sync", "arguments": { "device": "ide-hd0",
893 "/some/place/my-image",
894 "format": "qcow2" } }
901 .args_type = "value:M",
902 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_balloon,
909 Request VM to change its memory allocation (in bytes).
913 - "value": New memory allocation (json-int)
917 -> { "execute": "balloon", "arguments": { "value": 536870912 } }
924 .args_type = "name:s,up:b",
925 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_set_link,
932 Change the link status of a network adapter.
936 - "name": network device name (json-string)
937 - "up": status is up (json-bool)
941 -> { "execute": "set_link", "arguments": { "name": "e1000.0", "up": false } }
948 .args_type = "fdname:s",
949 .params = "getfd name",
950 .help = "receive a file descriptor via SCM rights and assign it a name",
951 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_getfd,
958 Receive a file descriptor via SCM rights and assign it a name.
962 - "fdname": file descriptor name (json-string)
966 -> { "execute": "getfd", "arguments": { "fdname": "fd1" } }
971 (1) If the name specified by the "fdname" argument already exists,
972 the file descriptor assigned to it will be closed and replaced
973 by the received file descriptor.
974 (2) The 'closefd
' command can be used to explicitly close the file
975 descriptor when it is no longer needed.
981 .args_type = "fdname:s",
982 .params = "closefd name",
983 .help = "close a file descriptor previously passed via SCM rights",
984 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_closefd,
991 Close a file descriptor previously passed via SCM rights.
995 - "fdname": file descriptor name (json-string)
999 -> { "execute": "closefd", "arguments": { "fdname": "fd1" } }
1006 .args_type = "fdset-id:i?,opaque:s?",
1007 .params = "add-fd fdset-id opaque",
1008 .help = "Add a file descriptor, that was passed via SCM rights, to an fd set",
1009 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_add_fd,
1016 Add a file descriptor, that was passed via SCM rights, to an fd set.
1020 - "fdset-id": The ID of the fd set to add the file descriptor to.
1021 (json-int, optional)
1022 - "opaque": A free-form string that can be used to describe the fd.
1023 (json-string, optional)
1025 Return a json-object with the following information:
1027 - "fdset-id": The ID of the fd set that the fd was added to. (json-int)
1028 - "fd": The file descriptor that was received via SCM rights and added to the
1033 -> { "execute": "add-fd", "arguments": { "fdset-id": 1 } }
1034 <- { "return": { "fdset-id": 1, "fd": 3 } }
1038 (1) The list of fd sets is shared by all monitor connections.
1039 (2) If "fdset-id" is not specified, a new fd set will be created.
1044 .name = "remove-fd",
1045 .args_type = "fdset-id:i,fd:i?",
1046 .params = "remove-fd fdset-id fd",
1047 .help = "Remove a file descriptor from an fd set",
1048 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_remove_fd,
1055 Remove a file descriptor from an fd set.
1059 - "fdset-id": The ID of the fd set that the file descriptor belongs to.
1061 - "fd": The file descriptor that is to be removed. (json-int, optional)
1065 -> { "execute": "remove-fd", "arguments": { "fdset-id": 1, "fd": 3 } }
1070 (1) The list of fd sets is shared by all monitor connections.
1071 (2) If "fd" is not specified, all file descriptors in "fdset-id" will be
1077 .name = "query-fdsets",
1079 .help = "Return information describing all fd sets",
1080 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_fdsets,
1087 Return information describing all fd sets.
1093 -> { "execute": "query-fdsets" }
1099 "opaque": "rdonly:/path/to/file"
1103 "opaque": "rdwr:/path/to/file"
1122 Note: The list of fd sets is shared by all monitor connections.
1127 .name = "block_passwd",
1128 .args_type = "device:B,password:s",
1129 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_passwd,
1136 Set the password of encrypted block devices.
1140 - "device": device name (json-string)
1141 - "password": password (json-string)
1145 -> { "execute": "block_passwd", "arguments": { "device": "ide0-hd0",
1146 "password": "12345" } }
1152 .name = "block_set_io_throttle",
1153 .args_type = "device:B,bps:l,bps_rd:l,bps_wr:l,iops:l,iops_rd:l,iops_wr:l",
1154 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_set_io_throttle,
1158 block_set_io_throttle
1161 Change I/O throttle limits for a block drive.
1165 - "device": device name (json-string)
1166 - "bps": total throughput limit in bytes per second(json-int)
1167 - "bps_rd": read throughput limit in bytes per second(json-int)
1168 - "bps_wr": read throughput limit in bytes per second(json-int)
1169 - "iops": total I/O operations per second(json-int)
1170 - "iops_rd": read I/O operations per second(json-int)
1171 - "iops_wr": write I/O operations per second(json-int)
1175 -> { "execute": "block_set_io_throttle", "arguments": { "device": "virtio0",
1187 .name = "set_password",
1188 .args_type = "protocol:s,password:s,connected:s?",
1189 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_set_password,
1196 Set the password for vnc/spice protocols.
1200 - "protocol": protocol name (json-string)
1201 - "password": password (json-string)
1202 - "connected": [ keep | disconnect | fail ] (josn-string, optional)
1206 -> { "execute": "set_password", "arguments": { "protocol": "vnc",
1207 "password": "secret" } }
1213 .name = "expire_password",
1214 .args_type = "protocol:s,time:s",
1215 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_expire_password,
1222 Set the password expire time for vnc/spice protocols.
1226 - "protocol": protocol name (json-string)
1227 - "time": [ now | never | +secs | secs ] (json-string)
1231 -> { "execute": "expire_password", "arguments": { "protocol": "vnc",
1238 .name = "add_client",
1239 .args_type = "protocol:s,fdname:s,skipauth:b?,tls:b?",
1240 .params = "protocol fdname skipauth tls",
1241 .help = "add a graphics client",
1242 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
1243 .mhandler.cmd_new = add_graphics_client,
1250 Add a graphics client
1254 - "protocol": protocol name (json-string)
1255 - "fdname": file descriptor name (json-string)
1256 - "skipauth": whether to skip authentication (json-bool, optional)
1257 - "tls": whether to perform TLS (json-bool, optional)
1261 -> { "execute": "add_client", "arguments": { "protocol": "vnc",
1262 "fdname": "myclient" } }
1267 .name = "qmp_capabilities",
1270 .help = "enable QMP capabilities",
1271 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
1272 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_qmp_capabilities,
1279 Enable QMP capabilities.
1285 -> { "execute": "qmp_capabilities" }
1288 Note: This command must be issued before issuing any other command.
1293 .name = "human-monitor-command",
1294 .args_type = "command-line:s,cpu-index:i?",
1295 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_human_monitor_command,
1299 human-monitor-command
1300 ---------------------
1302 Execute a Human Monitor command.
1306 - command-line: the command name and its arguments, just like the
1307 Human Monitor's
shell (json
-string
)
1308 - cpu
-index
: select the CPU number to be used by commands which access CPU
1309 data
, like
'info registers'. The Monitor selects CPU
0 if this
1310 argument is not
provided (json
-int
, optional
)
1314 -> { "execute": "human-monitor-command", "arguments": { "command-line": "info kvm" } }
1315 <- { "return": "kvm support: enabled\r\n" }
1319 (1) The Human Monitor is NOT an stable
interface, this means that command
1320 names
, arguments and responses can change or be removed at ANY time
.
1321 Applications that rely on long term stability guarantees should NOT
1326 o This command is stateless
, this means that commands that depend
1327 on state
information (such as getfd
) might not work
1329 o Commands that prompt the user
for data (eg
. 'cont' when the block
1330 device is encrypted
) don
't currently work
1335 HXCOMM Each query command below is inside a SQMP/EQMP section, do NOT change
1336 HXCOMM this! We will possibly move query commands definitions inside those
1337 HXCOMM sections, just like regular commands.
1347 Return a json-object with the following information:
1349 - "qemu": A json-object containing three integer values:
1350 - "major": QEMU's major
version (json
-int
)
1351 - "minor": QEMU
's minor version (json-int)
1352 - "micro": QEMU's micro
version (json
-int
)
1353 - "package": package's version (json-string)
1357 -> { "execute": "query-version" }
1372 .name = "query-version",
1374 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_version,
1381 List QMP available commands.
1383 Each command is represented by a json-object, the returned value is a json-array
1386 Each json-object contain:
1388 - "name": command's
name (json
-string
)
1392 -> { "execute": "query-commands" }
1396 "name":"query-balloon"
1399 "name":"system_powerdown"
1404 Note
: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long
.
1409 .name
= "query-commands",
1411 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_commands
,
1418 List QMP available events
.
1420 Each event is represented by a json
-object
, the returned value is a json
-array
1423 Each json
-object contains
:
1425 - "name": event
's name (json-string)
1429 -> { "execute": "query-events" }
1441 Note: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long.
1446 .name = "query-events",
1448 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_events,
1455 Each device is represented by a json-object. The returned value is a json-array
1458 Each json-object contain the following:
1460 - "label": device's
label (json
-string
)
1461 - "filename": device
's file (json-string)
1465 -> { "execute": "query-chardev" }
1482 .name = "query-chardev",
1484 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_chardev,
1491 Show the block devices.
1493 Each block device information is stored in a json-object and the returned value
1494 is a json-array of all devices.
1496 Each json-object contain the following:
1498 - "device": device name (json-string)
1499 - "type": device type (json-string)
1500 - deprecated, retained for backward compatibility
1501 - Possible values: "unknown"
1502 - "removable": true if the device is removable, false otherwise (json-bool)
1503 - "locked": true if the device is locked, false otherwise (json-bool)
1504 - "tray-open": only present if removable, true if the device has a tray,
1505 and it is open (json-bool)
1506 - "inserted": only present if the device is inserted, it is a json-object
1507 containing the following:
1508 - "file": device file name (json-string)
1509 - "ro": true if read-only, false otherwise (json-bool)
1510 - "drv": driver format name (json-string)
1511 - Possible values: "blkdebug", "bochs", "cloop", "cow", "dmg",
1512 "file", "file", "ftp", "ftps", "host_cdrom",
1513 "host_device", "host_floppy", "http", "https",
1514 "nbd", "parallels", "qcow", "qcow2", "raw",
1515 "tftp", "vdi", "vmdk", "vpc", "vvfat"
1516 - "backing_file": backing file name (json-string, optional)
1517 - "backing_file_depth": number of files in the backing file chain (json-int)
1518 - "encrypted": true if encrypted, false otherwise (json-bool)
1519 - "bps": limit total bytes per second (json-int)
1520 - "bps_rd": limit read bytes per second (json-int)
1521 - "bps_wr": limit write bytes per second (json-int)
1522 - "iops": limit total I/O operations per second (json-int)
1523 - "iops_rd": limit read operations per second (json-int)
1524 - "iops_wr": limit write operations per second (json-int)
1526 - "io-status": I/O operation status, only present if the device supports it
1527 and the VM is configured to stop on errors. It's always reset
1528 to
"ok" when the
"cont" command is
issued (json_string
, optional
)
1529 - Possible values
: "ok", "failed", "nospace"
1533 -> { "execute": "query-block" }
1538 "device":"ide0-hd0",
1545 "file":"disks/test.img",
1546 "backing_file_depth":0,
1558 "device":"ide1-cd0",
1581 .name
= "query-block",
1583 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_block
,
1590 Show block device statistics
.
1592 Each device statistic information is stored
in a json
-object and the returned
1593 value is a json
-array of all devices
.
1595 Each json
-object contain the following
:
1597 - "device": device
name (json
-string
)
1598 - "stats": A json
-object with the statistics information
, it contains
:
1599 - "rd_bytes": bytes
read (json
-int
)
1600 - "wr_bytes": bytes
written (json
-int
)
1601 - "rd_operations": read
operations (json
-int
)
1602 - "wr_operations": write
operations (json
-int
)
1603 - "flush_operations": cache flush
operations (json
-int
)
1604 - "wr_total_time_ns": total time spend on writes
in nano
-seconds (json
-int
)
1605 - "rd_total_time_ns": total time spend on reads
in nano
-seconds (json
-int
)
1606 - "flush_total_time_ns": total time spend on cache flushes
in nano
-seconds (json
-int
)
1607 - "wr_highest_offset": Highest offset of a sector written since the
1608 BlockDriverState has been
opened (json
-int
)
1609 - "parent": Contains recursively the statistics of the underlying
1610 protocol (e
.g
. the host file
for a qcow2 image
). If there is
1611 no underlying protocol
, this field is omitted
1612 (json
-object
, optional
)
1616 -> { "execute": "query-blockstats" }
1620 "device":"ide0-hd0",
1623 "wr_highest_offset":3686448128,
1625 "wr_operations":751,
1626 "rd_bytes":122567168,
1627 "rd_operations":36772
1628 "wr_total_times_ns":313253456
1629 "rd_total_times_ns":3465673657
1630 "flush_total_times_ns":49653
1631 "flush_operations":61,
1635 "wr_highest_offset":2821110784,
1637 "wr_operations":692,
1638 "rd_bytes":122739200,
1639 "rd_operations":36604
1640 "flush_operations":51,
1641 "wr_total_times_ns":313253456
1642 "rd_total_times_ns":3465673657
1643 "flush_total_times_ns":49653
1647 "device":"ide1-cd0",
1649 "wr_highest_offset":0,
1654 "flush_operations":0,
1655 "wr_total_times_ns":0
1656 "rd_total_times_ns":0
1657 "flush_total_times_ns":0
1663 "wr_highest_offset":0,
1668 "flush_operations":0,
1669 "wr_total_times_ns":0
1670 "rd_total_times_ns":0
1671 "flush_total_times_ns":0
1677 "wr_highest_offset":0,
1682 "flush_operations":0,
1683 "wr_total_times_ns":0
1684 "rd_total_times_ns":0
1685 "flush_total_times_ns":0
1694 .name
= "query-blockstats",
1696 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_blockstats
,
1703 Show CPU information
.
1705 Return a json
-array
. Each CPU is represented by a json
-object
, which contains
:
1707 - "CPU": CPU
index (json
-int
)
1708 - "current": true if this is the current CPU
, false otherwise (json
-bool
)
1709 - "halted": true if the cpu is halted
, false otherwise (json
-bool
)
1710 - Current program counter
. The key
's name depends on the architecture:
1711 "pc": i386/x86_64 (json-int)
1712 "nip": PPC (json-int)
1713 "pc" and "npc": sparc (json-int)
1714 "PC": mips (json-int)
1715 - "thread_id": ID of the underlying host thread (json-int)
1719 -> { "execute": "query-cpus" }
1742 .name = "query-cpus",
1744 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_cpus,
1751 PCI buses and devices information.
1753 The returned value is a json-array of all buses. Each bus is represented by
1754 a json-object, which has a key with a json-array of all PCI devices attached
1755 to it. Each device is represented by a json-object.
1757 The bus json-object contains the following:
1759 - "bus": bus number (json-int)
1760 - "devices": a json-array of json-objects, each json-object represents a
1763 The PCI device json-object contains the following:
1765 - "bus": identical to the parent's bus
number (json
-int
)
1766 - "slot": slot
number (json
-int
)
1767 - "function": function number (json
-int
)
1768 - "class_info": a json
-object containing
:
1769 - "desc": device
class description (json
-string
, optional
)
1770 - "class": device
class number (json
-int
)
1771 - "id": a json
-object containing
:
1772 - "device": device
ID (json
-int
)
1773 - "vendor": vendor
ID (json
-int
)
1774 - "irq": device
's IRQ if assigned (json-int, optional)
1775 - "qdev_id": qdev id string (json-string)
1776 - "pci_bridge": It's a json
-object
, only present
if this device is a
1777 PCI bridge
, contains
:
1778 - "bus": bus
number (json
-int
)
1779 - "secondary": secondary bus
number (json
-int
)
1780 - "subordinate": subordinate bus
number (json
-int
)
1781 - "io_range": I
/O memory range information
, a json
-object with the
1783 - "base": base address
, in bytes (json
-int
)
1784 - "limit": limit address
, in bytes (json
-int
)
1785 - "memory_range": memory range information
, a json
-object with the
1787 - "base": base address
, in bytes (json
-int
)
1788 - "limit": limit address
, in bytes (json
-int
)
1789 - "prefetchable_range": Prefetchable memory range information
, a
1790 json
-object with the following members
:
1791 - "base": base address
, in bytes (json
-int
)
1792 - "limit": limit address
, in bytes (json
-int
)
1793 - "devices": a json
-array of PCI devices
if there
's any attached, each
1794 each element is represented by a json-object, which contains
1795 the same members of the 'PCI device json
-object
' described
1797 - "regions": a json-array of json-objects, each json-object represents a
1798 memory region of this device
1800 The memory range json-object contains the following:
1802 - "base": base memory address (json-int)
1803 - "limit": limit value (json-int)
1805 The region json-object can be an I/O region or a memory region, an I/O region
1806 json-object contains the following:
1808 - "type": "io" (json-string, fixed)
1809 - "bar": BAR number (json-int)
1810 - "address": memory address (json-int)
1811 - "size": memory size (json-int)
1813 A memory region json-object contains the following:
1815 - "type": "memory" (json-string, fixed)
1816 - "bar": BAR number (json-int)
1817 - "address": memory address (json-int)
1818 - "size": memory size (json-int)
1819 - "mem_type_64": true or false (json-bool)
1820 - "prefetch": true or false (json-bool)
1824 -> { "execute": "query-pci" }
1836 "desc":"Host bridge"
1870 "desc":"IDE controller"
1892 "desc":"VGA controller"
1902 "mem_type_64":false,
1905 "address":4026531840,
1910 "mem_type_64":false,
1913 "address":4060086272,
1918 "mem_type_64":false,
1933 "desc":"RAM controller"
1954 Note: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long.
1959 .name = "query-pci",
1961 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_pci,
1968 Show KVM information.
1970 Return a json-object with the following information:
1972 - "enabled": true if KVM support is enabled, false otherwise (json-bool)
1973 - "present": true if QEMU has KVM support, false otherwise (json-bool)
1977 -> { "execute": "query-kvm" }
1978 <- { "return": { "enabled": true, "present": true } }
1983 .name = "query-kvm",
1985 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_kvm,
1992 Return a json-object with the following information:
1994 - "running": true if the VM is running, or false if it is paused (json-bool)
1995 - "singlestep": true if the VM is in single step mode,
1996 false otherwise (json-bool)
1997 - "status": one of the following values (json-string)
1998 "debug" - QEMU is running on a debugger
1999 "inmigrate" - guest is paused waiting for an incoming migration
2000 "internal-error" - An internal error that prevents further guest
2001 execution has occurred
2002 "io-error" - the last IOP has failed and the device is configured
2003 to pause on I/O errors
2004 "paused" - guest has been paused via the 'stop
' command
2005 "postmigrate" - guest is paused following a successful 'migrate
'
2006 "prelaunch" - QEMU was started with -S and guest has not started
2007 "finish-migrate" - guest is paused to finish the migration process
2008 "restore-vm" - guest is paused to restore VM state
2009 "running" - guest is actively running
2010 "save-vm" - guest is paused to save the VM state
2011 "shutdown" - guest is shut down (and -no-shutdown is in use)
2012 "watchdog" - the watchdog action is configured to pause and
2017 -> { "execute": "query-status" }
2018 <- { "return": { "running": true, "singlestep": false, "status": "running" } }
2023 .name = "query-status",
2025 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_status,
2032 Show VM mice information.
2034 Each mouse is represented by a json-object, the returned value is a json-array
2037 The mouse json-object contains the following:
2039 - "name": mouse's
name (json
-string
)
2040 - "index": mouse
's index (json-int)
2041 - "current": true if this mouse is receiving events, false otherwise (json-bool)
2042 - "absolute": true if the mouse generates absolute input events (json-bool)
2046 -> { "execute": "query-mice" }
2050 "name":"QEMU Microsoft Mouse",
2056 "name":"QEMU PS/2 Mouse",
2067 .name = "query-mice",
2069 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_mice,
2076 Show VNC server information.
2078 Return a json-object with server information. Connected clients are returned
2079 as a json-array of json-objects.
2081 The main json-object contains the following:
2083 - "enabled": true or false (json-bool)
2084 - "host": server's IP
address (json
-string
)
2085 - "family": address
family (json
-string
)
2086 - Possible values
: "ipv4", "ipv6", "unix", "unknown"
2087 - "service": server
's port number (json-string)
2088 - "auth": authentication method (json-string)
2089 - Possible values: "invalid", "none", "ra2", "ra2ne", "sasl", "tight",
2090 "tls", "ultra", "unknown", "vencrypt", "vencrypt",
2091 "vencrypt+plain", "vencrypt+tls+none",
2092 "vencrypt+tls+plain", "vencrypt+tls+sasl",
2093 "vencrypt+tls+vnc", "vencrypt+x509+none",
2094 "vencrypt+x509+plain", "vencrypt+x509+sasl",
2095 "vencrypt+x509+vnc", "vnc"
2096 - "clients": a json-array of all connected clients
2098 Clients are described by a json-object, each one contain the following:
2100 - "host": client's IP
address (json
-string
)
2101 - "family": address
family (json
-string
)
2102 - Possible values
: "ipv4", "ipv6", "unix", "unknown"
2103 - "service": client
's port number (json-string)
2104 - "x509_dname": TLS dname (json-string, optional)
2105 - "sasl_username": SASL username (json-string, optional)
2109 -> { "execute": "query-vnc" }
2130 .name = "query-vnc",
2132 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_vnc,
2139 Show SPICE server information.
2141 Return a json-object with server information. Connected clients are returned
2142 as a json-array of json-objects.
2144 The main json-object contains the following:
2146 - "enabled": true or false (json-bool)
2147 - "host": server's IP
address (json
-string
)
2148 - "port": server
's port number (json-int, optional)
2149 - "tls-port": server's port
number (json
-int
, optional
)
2150 - "auth": authentication
method (json
-string
)
2151 - Possible values
: "none", "spice"
2152 - "channels": a json
-array of all active channels clients
2154 Channels are described by a json
-object
, each one contain the following
:
2156 - "host": client
's IP address (json-string)
2157 - "family": address family (json-string)
2158 - Possible values: "ipv4", "ipv6", "unix", "unknown"
2159 - "port": client's port
number (json
-string
)
2160 - "connection-id": spice connection id
. All channels with the same id
2161 belong to the same spice
session (json
-int
)
2162 - "channel-type": channel type
. "1" is the main control channel
, filter
for
2163 this one
if you want track spice sessions
only (json
-int
)
2164 - "channel-id": channel id
. Usually
"0", might be different needed when
2165 multiple channels of the same type exist
, such as multiple
2166 display channels
in a multihead
setup (json
-int
)
2167 - "tls": whevener the channel is
encrypted (json
-bool
)
2171 -> { "execute": "query-spice" }
2184 "connection-id": 1804289383,
2185 "host": "127.0.0.1",
2193 "connection-id": 1804289383,
2194 "host": "127.0.0.1",
2198 [ ... more channels follow
... ]
2205 #
if defined(CONFIG_SPICE
)
2207 .name
= "query-spice",
2209 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= qmp_marshal_input_query_spice
,
2219 Return a json
-object with the following information
:
2221 - "name": VM
's name (json-string, optional)
2225 -> { "execute": "query-name" }
2226 <- { "return": { "name": "qemu-name" } }
2231 .name = "query-name",
2233 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_name,
2242 Return a json-object with the following information:
2244 - "UUID": Universally Unique Identifier (json-string)
2248 -> { "execute": "query-uuid" }
2249 <- { "return": { "UUID": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000" } }
2254 .name = "query-uuid",
2256 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_uuid,
2265 Return a json-object. If migration is active there will be another json-object
2266 with RAM migration status and if block migration is active another one with
2267 block migration status.
2269 The main json-object contains the following:
2271 - "status": migration status (json-string)
2272 - Possible values: "active", "completed", "failed", "cancelled"
2273 - "total-time": total amount of ms since migration started. If
2274 migration has ended, it returns the total migration
2276 - "ram": only present if "status" is "active", it is a json-object with the
2277 following RAM information (in bytes):
2278 - "transferred": amount transferred (json-int)
2279 - "remaining": amount remaining (json-int)
2280 - "total": total (json-int)
2281 - "duplicate": number of duplicated pages (json-int)
2282 - "normal" : number of normal pages transferred (json-int)
2283 - "normal-bytes" : number of normal bytes transferred (json-int)
2284 - "disk": only present if "status" is "active" and it is a block migration,
2285 it is a json-object with the following disk information (in bytes):
2286 - "transferred": amount transferred (json-int)
2287 - "remaining": amount remaining (json-int)
2288 - "total": total (json-int)
2289 - "xbzrle-cache": only present if XBZRLE is active.
2290 It is a json-object with the following XBZRLE information:
2291 - "cache-size": XBZRLE cache size
2292 - "bytes": total XBZRLE bytes transferred
2293 - "pages": number of XBZRLE compressed pages
2294 - "cache-miss": number of cache misses
2295 - "overflow": number of XBZRLE overflows
2298 1. Before the first migration
2300 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2303 2. Migration is done and has succeeded
2305 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2307 "status": "completed",
2315 "normal-bytes":123456
2320 3. Migration is done and has failed
2322 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2323 <- { "return": { "status": "failed" } }
2325 4. Migration is being performed and is not a block migration:
2327 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2338 "normal-bytes":123456
2343 5. Migration is being performed and is a block migration:
2345 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2351 "remaining":1053304,
2356 "normal-bytes":123456
2360 "remaining":20880384,
2366 6. Migration is being performed and XBZRLE is active:
2368 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2372 "capabilities" : [ { "capability": "xbzrle", "state" : true } ],
2375 "remaining":1053304,
2380 "normal-bytes":3412992
2383 "cache-size":67108864,
2395 .name = "query-migrate",
2397 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_migrate,
2401 migrate-set-capabilities
2404 Enable/Disable migration capabilities
2406 - "xbzrle": xbzrle support
2412 -> { "execute": "migrate-set-capabilities" , "arguments":
2413 { "capabilities": [ { "capability": "xbzrle", "state": true } ] } }
2418 .name = "migrate-set-capabilities",
2419 .args_type = "capabilities:O",
2420 .params = "capability:s,state:b",
2421 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_migrate_set_capabilities,
2424 query-migrate-capabilities
2427 Query current migration capabilities
2429 - "capabilities": migration capabilities state
2430 - "xbzrle" : XBZRLE state (json-bool)
2436 -> { "execute": "query-migrate-capabilities" }
2438 "capabilities" : [ { "capability" : "xbzrle", "state" : false } ]
2444 .name = "query-migrate-capabilities",
2446 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_migrate_capabilities,
2453 Show balloon information.
2455 Make an asynchronous request for balloon info. When the request completes a
2456 json-object will be returned containing the following data:
2458 - "actual": current balloon value in bytes (json-int)
2459 - "mem_swapped_in": Amount of memory swapped in bytes (json-int, optional)
2460 - "mem_swapped_out": Amount of memory swapped out in bytes (json-int, optional)
2461 - "major_page_faults": Number of major faults (json-int, optional)
2462 - "minor_page_faults": Number of minor faults (json-int, optional)
2463 - "free_mem": Total amount of free and unused memory in
2464 bytes (json-int, optional)
2465 - "total_mem": Total amount of available memory in bytes (json-int, optional)
2469 -> { "execute": "query-balloon" }
2472 "actual":1073741824,
2474 "mem_swapped_out":0,
2475 "major_page_faults":142,
2476 "minor_page_faults":239245,
2477 "free_mem":1014185984,
2478 "total_mem":1044668416
2485 .name = "query-balloon",
2487 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_balloon,
2491 .name = "query-block-jobs",
2493 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_block_jobs,
2498 .args_type = "path:s",
2499 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_qom_list,
2504 .args_type = "path:s,property:s,value:q",
2505 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_qom_set,
2510 .args_type = "path:s,property:s",
2511 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_qom_get,
2515 .name = "change-vnc-password",
2516 .args_type = "password:s",
2517 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_change_vnc_password,
2520 .name = "qom-list-types",
2521 .args_type = "implements:s?,abstract:b?",
2522 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_qom_list_types,
2526 .name = "device-list-properties",
2527 .args_type = "typename:s",
2528 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_device_list_properties,
2532 .name = "query-machines",
2534 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_machines,
2538 .name = "query-cpu-definitions",
2540 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_cpu_definitions,
2544 .name = "query-target",
2546 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_target,