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1                    QEMU Monitor Protocol Events
2                    ============================
4 BLOCK_IO_ERROR
5 --------------
7 Emitted when a disk I/O error occurs.
9 Data:
11 - "device": device name (json-string)
12 - "operation": I/O operation (json-string, "read" or "write")
13 - "action": action that has been taken, it's one of the following (json-string):
14     "ignore": error has been ignored
15     "report": error has been reported to the device
16     "stop": error caused VM to be stopped
18 Example:
20 { "event": "BLOCK_IO_ERROR",
21     "data": { "device": "ide0-hd1",
22               "operation": "write",
23               "action": "stop" },
24     "timestamp": { "seconds": 1265044230, "microseconds": 450486 } }
26 Note: If action is "stop", a STOP event will eventually follow the
27 BLOCK_IO_ERROR event.
29 DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED
30 -----------------
32 It's emitted whenever the tray of a removable device is moved by the guest
33 or by HMP/QMP commands.
35 Data:
37 - "device": device name (json-string)
38 - "tray-open": true if the tray has been opened or false if it has been closed
39                (json-bool)
41 { "event": "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED",
42   "data": { "device": "ide1-cd0",
43             "tray-open": true
44   },
45   "timestamp": { "seconds": 1265044230, "microseconds": 450486 } }
47 RESET
48 -----
50 Emitted when the Virtual Machine is reseted.
52 Data: None.
54 Example:
56 { "event": "RESET",
57     "timestamp": { "seconds": 1267041653, "microseconds": 9518 } }
59 RESUME
60 ------
62 Emitted when the Virtual Machine resumes execution.
64 Data: None.
66 Example:
68 { "event": "RESUME",
69     "timestamp": { "seconds": 1271770767, "microseconds": 582542 } }
71 RTC_CHANGE
72 ----------
74 Emitted when the guest changes the RTC time.
76 Data:
78 - "offset": delta against the host UTC in seconds (json-number)
80 Example:
82 { "event": "RTC_CHANGE",
83     "data": { "offset": 78 },
84     "timestamp": { "seconds": 1267020223, "microseconds": 435656 } }
86 SHUTDOWN
87 --------
89 Emitted when the Virtual Machine is powered down.
91 Data: None.
93 Example:
95 { "event": "SHUTDOWN",
96     "timestamp": { "seconds": 1267040730, "microseconds": 682951 } }
98 Note: If the command-line option "-no-shutdown" has been specified, a STOP
99 event will eventually follow the SHUTDOWN event.
101 STOP
102 ----
104 Emitted when the Virtual Machine is stopped.
106 Data: None.
108 Example:
110 { "event": "STOP",
111     "timestamp": { "seconds": 1267041730, "microseconds": 281295 } }
113 VNC_CONNECTED
114 -------------
116 Emitted when a VNC client establishes a connection.
118 Data:
120 - "server": Server information (json-object)
121   - "host": IP address (json-string)
122   - "service": port number (json-string)
123   - "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
124   - "auth": authentication method (json-string, optional)
125 - "client": Client information (json-object)
126   - "host": IP address (json-string)
127   - "service": port number (json-string)
128   - "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
130 Example:
132 { "event": "VNC_CONNECTED",
133     "data": {
134         "server": { "auth": "sasl", "family": "ipv4",
135                     "service": "5901", "host": "0.0.0.0" },
136         "client": { "family": "ipv4", "service": "58425",
137                     "host": "127.0.0.1" } },
138     "timestamp": { "seconds": 1262976601, "microseconds": 975795 } }
141 Note: This event is emitted before any authentication takes place, thus
142 the authentication ID is not provided.
144 VNC_DISCONNECTED
145 ----------------
147 Emitted when the connection is closed.
149 Data:
151 - "server": Server information (json-object)
152   - "host": IP address (json-string)
153   - "service": port number (json-string)
154   - "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
155   - "auth": authentication method (json-string, optional)
156 - "client": Client information (json-object)
157   - "host": IP address (json-string)
158   - "service": port number (json-string)
159   - "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
160   - "x509_dname": TLS dname (json-string, optional)
161   - "sasl_username": SASL username (json-string, optional)
163 Example:
165 { "event": "VNC_DISCONNECTED",
166     "data": {
167         "server": { "auth": "sasl", "family": "ipv4",
168                     "service": "5901", "host": "0.0.0.0" },
169         "client": { "family": "ipv4", "service": "58425",
170                     "host": "127.0.0.1", "sasl_username": "luiz" } },
171     "timestamp": { "seconds": 1262976601, "microseconds": 975795 } }
173 VNC_INITIALIZED
174 ---------------
176 Emitted after authentication takes place (if any) and the VNC session is
177 made active.
179 Data:
181 - "server": Server information (json-object)
182   - "host": IP address (json-string)
183   - "service": port number (json-string)
184   - "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
185   - "auth": authentication method (json-string, optional)
186 - "client": Client information (json-object)
187   - "host": IP address (json-string)
188   - "service": port number (json-string)
189   - "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
190   - "x509_dname": TLS dname (json-string, optional)
191   - "sasl_username": SASL username (json-string, optional)
193 Example:
195 { "event": "VNC_INITIALIZED",
196     "data": {
197         "server": { "auth": "sasl", "family": "ipv4",
198                     "service": "5901", "host": "0.0.0.0"},
199         "client": { "family": "ipv4", "service": "46089",
200                     "host": "127.0.0.1", "sasl_username": "luiz" } },
201         "timestamp": { "seconds": 1263475302, "microseconds": 150772 } }
203 SPICE_CONNECTED, SPICE_DISCONNECTED
204 -----------------------------------
206 Emitted when a SPICE client connects or disconnects.
208 Data:
210 - "server": Server information (json-object)
211   - "host": IP address (json-string)
212   - "port": port number (json-string)
213   - "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
214 - "client": Client information (json-object)
215   - "host": IP address (json-string)
216   - "port": port number (json-string)
217   - "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
219 Example:
221 { "timestamp": {"seconds": 1290688046, "microseconds": 388707},
222   "event": "SPICE_CONNECTED",
223   "data": {
224     "server": { "port": "5920", "family": "ipv4", "host": "127.0.0.1"},
225     "client": {"port": "52873", "family": "ipv4", "host": "127.0.0.1"}
229 SPICE_INITIALIZED
230 -----------------
232 Emitted after initial handshake and authentication takes place (if any)
233 and the SPICE channel is up'n'running
235 Data:
237 - "server": Server information (json-object)
238   - "host": IP address (json-string)
239   - "port": port number (json-string)
240   - "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
241   - "auth": authentication method (json-string, optional)
242 - "client": Client information (json-object)
243   - "host": IP address (json-string)
244   - "port": port number (json-string)
245   - "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
246   - "connection-id": spice connection id.  All channels with the same id
247                      belong to the same spice session (json-int)
248   - "channel-type": channel type.  "1" is the main control channel, filter for
249                     this one if you want track spice sessions only (json-int)
250   - "channel-id": channel id.  Usually "0", might be different needed when
251                   multiple channels of the same type exist, such as multiple
252                   display channels in a multihead setup (json-int)
253   - "tls": whevener the channel is encrypted (json-bool)
255 Example:
257 { "timestamp": {"seconds": 1290688046, "microseconds": 417172},
258   "event": "SPICE_INITIALIZED",
259   "data": {"server": {"auth": "spice", "port": "5921",
260                       "family": "ipv4", "host": "127.0.0.1"},
261            "client": {"port": "49004", "family": "ipv4", "channel-type": 3,
262                       "connection-id": 1804289383, "host": "127.0.0.1",
263                       "channel-id": 0, "tls": true}
267 WATCHDOG
268 --------
270 Emitted when the watchdog device's timer is expired.
272 Data:
274 - "action": Action that has been taken, it's one of the following (json-string):
275             "reset", "shutdown", "poweroff", "pause", "debug", or "none"
277 Example:
279 { "event": "WATCHDOG",
280      "data": { "action": "reset" },
281      "timestamp": { "seconds": 1267061043, "microseconds": 959568 } }
283 Note: If action is "reset", "shutdown", or "pause" the WATCHDOG event is
284 followed respectively by the RESET, SHUTDOWN, or STOP events.
287 BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED
288 -------------------
290 Emitted when a block job has completed.
292 Data:
294 - "type":     Job type ("stream" for image streaming, json-string)
295 - "device":   Device name (json-string)
296 - "len":      Maximum progress value (json-int)
297 - "offset":   Current progress value (json-int)
298               On success this is equal to len.
299               On failure this is less than len.
300 - "speed":    Rate limit, bytes per second (json-int)
301 - "error":    Error message (json-string, optional)
302               Only present on failure.  This field contains a human-readable
303               error message.  There are no semantics other than that streaming
304               has failed and clients should not try to interpret the error
305               string.
307 Example:
309 { "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED",
310      "data": { "type": "stream", "device": "virtio-disk0",
311                "len": 10737418240, "offset": 10737418240,
312                "speed": 0 },
313      "timestamp": { "seconds": 1267061043, "microseconds": 959568 } }
316 BLOCK_JOB_CANCELLED
317 -------------------
319 Emitted when a block job has been cancelled.
321 Data:
323 - "type":     Job type ("stream" for image streaming, json-string)
324 - "device":   Device name (json-string)
325 - "len":      Maximum progress value (json-int)
326 - "offset":   Current progress value (json-int)
327               On success this is equal to len.
328               On failure this is less than len.
329 - "speed":    Rate limit, bytes per second (json-int)
331 Example:
333 { "event": "BLOCK_JOB_CANCELLED",
334      "data": { "type": "stream", "device": "virtio-disk0",
335                "len": 10737418240, "offset": 134217728,
336                "speed": 0 },
337      "timestamp": { "seconds": 1267061043, "microseconds": 959568 } }