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 .params = "[-f] device",
88 .help = "eject a removable medium (use -f to force it)",
89 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
90 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_eject,
97 Eject a removable medium.
101 - force: force ejection (json-bool, optional)
102 - device: device name (json-string)
106 -> { "execute": "eject", "arguments": { "device": "ide1-cd0" } }
109 Note: The "force" argument defaults to false.
115 .args_type = "device:B,target:F,arg:s?",
116 .params = "device filename [format]",
117 .help = "change a removable medium, optional format",
118 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
119 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_change,
126 Change a removable medium or VNC configuration.
130 - "device": device name (json-string)
131 - "target": filename or item (json-string)
132 - "arg": additional argument (json-string, optional)
136 1. Change a removable medium
138 -> { "execute": "change",
139 "arguments": { "device": "ide1-cd0",
140 "target": "/srv/images/Fedora-12-x86_64-DVD.iso" } }
143 2. Change VNC password
145 -> { "execute": "change",
146 "arguments": { "device": "vnc", "target": "password",
153 .name = "screendump",
154 .args_type = "filename:F",
155 .params = "filename",
156 .help = "save screen into PPM image 'filename'",
157 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
158 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_screen_dump,
165 Save screen into PPM image.
169 - "filename": file path (json-string)
173 -> { "execute": "screendump", "arguments": { "filename": "/tmp/image" } }
182 .help = "stop emulation",
183 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
184 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_stop,
197 -> { "execute": "stop" }
206 .help = "resume emulation",
207 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
208 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_cont,
221 -> { "execute": "cont" }
227 .name = "system_reset",
230 .help = "reset the system",
231 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
232 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_system_reset,
245 -> { "execute": "system_reset" }
251 .name = "system_powerdown",
254 .help = "send system power down event",
255 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
256 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_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",
315 .help = "remove device",
316 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
317 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_device_del,
328 - "id": the device's ID (json-string)
332 -> { "execute": "device_del", "arguments": { "id": "net1" } }
339 .args_type = "index:i",
341 .help = "set the default CPU",
342 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
343 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_cpu_set,
354 - "index": the CPU's index (json-int)
358 -> { "execute": "cpu", "arguments": { "index": 0 } }
361 Note: CPUs' indexes are obtained with the 'query-cpus' command.
367 .args_type = "val:l,size:i,filename:s",
368 .params = "addr size file",
369 .help = "save to disk virtual memory dump starting at 'addr' of size 'size'",
370 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
371 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_memory_save,
378 Save to disk virtual memory dump starting at 'val' of size 'size'.
382 - "val": the starting address (json-int)
383 - "size": the memory size, in bytes (json-int)
384 - "filename": file path (json-string)
388 -> { "execute": "memsave",
389 "arguments": { "val": 10,
391 "filename": "/tmp/virtual-mem-dump" } }
394 Note: Depends on the current CPU.
400 .args_type = "val:l,size:i,filename:s",
401 .params = "addr size file",
402 .help = "save to disk physical memory dump starting at 'addr' of size 'size'",
403 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
404 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_physical_memory_save,
411 Save to disk physical memory dump starting at 'val' of size 'size'.
415 - "val": the starting address (json-int)
416 - "size": the memory size, in bytes (json-int)
417 - "filename": file path (json-string)
421 -> { "execute": "pmemsave",
422 "arguments": { "val": 10,
424 "filename": "/tmp/physical-mem-dump" } }
430 .name = "inject-nmi",
434 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
435 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_inject_nmi,
442 Inject an NMI on guest's CPUs.
448 -> { "execute": "inject-nmi" }
451 Note: inject-nmi is only supported for x86 guest currently, it will
452 returns "Unsupported" error for non-x86 guest.
458 .args_type = "detach:-d,blk:-b,inc:-i,uri:s",
459 .params = "[-d] [-b] [-i] uri",
460 .help = "migrate to URI (using -d to not wait for completion)"
461 "\n\t\t\t -b for migration without shared storage with"
462 " full copy of disk\n\t\t\t -i for migration without "
463 "shared storage with incremental copy of disk "
464 "(base image shared between src and destination)",
465 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
466 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_migrate,
477 - "blk": block migration, full disk copy (json-bool, optional)
478 - "inc": incremental disk copy (json-bool, optional)
479 - "uri": Destination URI (json-string)
483 -> { "execute": "migrate", "arguments": { "uri": "tcp:0:4446" } }
488 (1) The 'query-migrate' command should be used to check migration's progress
489 and final result (this information is provided by the 'status' member)
490 (2) All boolean arguments default to false
491 (3) The user Monitor's "detach" argument is invalid in QMP and should not
497 .name = "migrate_cancel",
500 .help = "cancel the current VM migration",
501 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
502 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_migrate_cancel,
509 Cancel the current migration.
515 -> { "execute": "migrate_cancel" }
521 .name = "migrate_set_speed",
522 .args_type = "value:o",
524 .help = "set maximum speed (in bytes) for migrations",
525 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
526 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_migrate_set_speed,
533 Set maximum speed for migrations.
537 - "value": maximum speed, in bytes per second (json-int)
541 -> { "execute": "migrate_set_speed", "arguments": { "value": 1024 } }
547 .name = "migrate_set_downtime",
548 .args_type = "value:T",
550 .help = "set maximum tolerated downtime (in seconds) for migrations",
551 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
552 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_migrate_set_downtime,
559 Set maximum tolerated downtime (in seconds) for migrations.
563 - "value": maximum downtime (json-number)
567 -> { "execute": "migrate_set_downtime", "arguments": { "value": 0.1 } }
573 .name = "client_migrate_info",
574 .args_type = "protocol:s,hostname:s,port:i?,tls-port:i?,cert-subject:s?",
575 .params = "protocol hostname port tls-port cert-subject",
576 .help = "send migration info to spice/vnc client",
577 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
578 .mhandler.cmd_new = client_migrate_info,
585 Set the spice/vnc connection info for the migration target. The spice/vnc
586 server will ask the spice/vnc client to automatically reconnect using the
587 new parameters (if specified) once the vm migration finished successfully.
591 - "protocol": protocol: "spice" or "vnc" (json-string)
592 - "hostname": migration target hostname (json-string)
593 - "port": spice/vnc tcp port for plaintext channels (json-int, optional)
594 - "tls-port": spice tcp port for tls-secured channels (json-int, optional)
595 - "cert-subject": server certificate subject (json-string, optional)
599 -> { "execute": "client_migrate_info",
600 "arguments": { "protocol": "spice",
601 "hostname": "virt42.lab.kraxel.org",
608 .name = "netdev_add",
609 .args_type = "netdev:O",
610 .params = "[user|tap|socket],id=str[,prop=value][,...]",
611 .help = "add host network device",
612 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
613 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_netdev_add,
620 Add host network device.
624 - "type": the device type, "tap", "user", ... (json-string)
625 - "id": the device's ID, must be unique (json-string)
630 -> { "execute": "netdev_add", "arguments": { "type": "user", "id": "netdev1" } }
633 Note: The supported device options are the same ones supported by the '-net'
634 command-line argument, which are listed in the '-help' output or QEMU's
640 .name = "netdev_del",
643 .help = "remove host network device",
644 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
645 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_netdev_del,
652 Remove host network device.
656 - "id": the device's ID, must be unique (json-string)
660 -> { "execute": "netdev_del", "arguments": { "id": "netdev1" } }
667 .name = "block_resize",
668 .args_type = "device:B,size:o",
669 .params = "device size",
670 .help = "resize a block image",
671 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
672 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_block_resize,
679 Resize a block image while a guest is running.
683 - "device": the device's ID, must be unique (json-string)
688 -> { "execute": "block_resize", "arguments": { "device": "scratch", "size": 1073741824 } }
694 .name = "blockdev-snapshot-sync",
695 .args_type = "device:B,snapshot-file:s?,format:s?",
696 .params = "device [new-image-file] [format]",
697 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
698 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_snapshot_blkdev,
702 blockdev-snapshot-sync
703 ----------------------
705 Synchronous snapshot of a block device. snapshot-file specifies the
706 target of the new image. If the file exists, or if it is a device, the
707 snapshot will be created in the existing file/device. If does not
708 exist, a new file will be created. format specifies the format of the
709 snapshot image, default is qcow2.
713 - "device": device name to snapshot (json-string)
714 - "snapshot-file": name of new image file (json-string)
715 - "format": format of new image (json-string, optional)
719 -> { "execute": "blockdev-snapshot", "arguments": { "device": "ide-hd0",
721 "/some/place/my-image",
722 "format": "qcow2" } }
729 .args_type = "value:M",
731 .help = "request VM to change its memory allocation (in MB)",
732 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
733 .mhandler.cmd_async = do_balloon,
734 .flags = MONITOR_CMD_ASYNC,
741 Request VM to change its memory allocation (in bytes).
745 - "value": New memory allocation (json-int)
749 -> { "execute": "balloon", "arguments": { "value": 536870912 } }
756 .args_type = "name:s,up:b",
757 .params = "name on|off",
758 .help = "change the link status of a network adapter",
759 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
760 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_set_link,
767 Change the link status of a network adapter.
771 - "name": network device name (json-string)
772 - "up": status is up (json-bool)
776 -> { "execute": "set_link", "arguments": { "name": "e1000.0", "up": false } }
783 .args_type = "fdname:s",
784 .params = "getfd name",
785 .help = "receive a file descriptor via SCM rights and assign it a name",
786 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
787 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_getfd,
794 Receive a file descriptor via SCM rights and assign it a name.
798 - "fdname": file descriptor name (json-string)
802 -> { "execute": "getfd", "arguments": { "fdname": "fd1" } }
809 .args_type = "fdname:s",
810 .params = "closefd name",
811 .help = "close a file descriptor previously passed via SCM rights",
812 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
813 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_closefd,
820 Close a file descriptor previously passed via SCM rights.
824 - "fdname": file descriptor name (json-string)
828 -> { "execute": "closefd", "arguments": { "fdname": "fd1" } }
834 .name = "block_passwd",
835 .args_type = "device:B,password:s",
836 .params = "block_passwd device password",
837 .help = "set the password of encrypted block devices",
838 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
839 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_block_set_passwd,
846 Set the password of encrypted block devices.
850 - "device": device name (json-string)
851 - "password": password (json-string)
855 -> { "execute": "block_passwd", "arguments": { "device": "ide0-hd0",
856 "password": "12345" } }
862 .name = "set_password",
863 .args_type = "protocol:s,password:s,connected:s?",
864 .params = "protocol password action-if-connected",
865 .help = "set spice/vnc password",
866 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
867 .mhandler.cmd_new = set_password,
874 Set the password for vnc/spice protocols.
878 - "protocol": protocol name (json-string)
879 - "password": password (json-string)
880 - "connected": [ keep | disconnect | fail ] (josn-string, optional)
884 -> { "execute": "set_password", "arguments": { "protocol": "vnc",
885 "password": "secret" } }
891 .name = "expire_password",
892 .args_type = "protocol:s,time:s",
893 .params = "protocol time",
894 .help = "set spice/vnc password expire-time",
895 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
896 .mhandler.cmd_new = expire_password,
903 Set the password expire time for vnc/spice protocols.
907 - "protocol": protocol name (json-string)
908 - "time": [ now | never | +secs | secs ] (json-string)
912 -> { "execute": "expire_password", "arguments": { "protocol": "vnc",
919 .name = "add_client",
920 .args_type = "protocol:s,fdname:s,skipauth:b?",
921 .params = "protocol fdname skipauth",
922 .help = "add a graphics client",
923 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
924 .mhandler.cmd_new = add_graphics_client,
931 Add a graphics client
935 - "protocol": protocol name (json-string)
936 - "fdname": file descriptor name (json-string)
940 -> { "execute": "add_client", "arguments": { "protocol": "vnc",
941 "fdname": "myclient" } }
946 .name = "qmp_capabilities",
949 .help = "enable QMP capabilities",
950 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
951 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_qmp_capabilities,
958 Enable QMP capabilities.
964 -> { "execute": "qmp_capabilities" }
967 Note: This command must be issued before issuing any other command.
972 .name = "human-monitor-command",
973 .args_type = "command-line:s,cpu-index:i?",
976 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
977 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_hmp_passthrough,
981 human-monitor-command
982 ---------------------
984 Execute a Human Monitor command.
988 - command-line: the command name and its arguments, just like the
989 Human Monitor's shell (json-string)
990 - cpu-index: select the CPU number to be used by commands which access CPU
991 data, like 'info registers'. The Monitor selects CPU 0 if this
992 argument is not provided (json-int, optional)
996 -> { "execute": "human-monitor-command", "arguments": { "command-line": "info kvm" } }
997 <- { "return": "kvm support: enabled\r\n" }
1001 (1) The Human Monitor is NOT an stable interface, this means that command
1002 names, arguments and responses can change or be removed at ANY time.
1003 Applications that rely on long term stability guarantees should NOT
1008 o This command is stateless, this means that commands that depend
1009 on state information (such as getfd) might not work
1011 o Commands that prompt the user for data (eg. 'cont' when the block
1012 device is encrypted) don't currently work
1017 HXCOMM Each query command below is inside a SQMP/EQMP section, do NOT change
1018 HXCOMM this! We will possibly move query commands definitions inside those
1019 HXCOMM sections, just like regular commands.
1029 Return a json-object with the following information:
1031 - "qemu": A json-object containing three integer values:
1032 - "major": QEMU's major version (json-int)
1033 - "minor": QEMU's minor version (json-int)
1034 - "micro": QEMU's micro version (json-int)
1035 - "package": package's version (json-string)
1039 -> { "execute": "query-version" }
1054 .name = "query-version",
1056 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_version,
1063 List QMP available commands.
1065 Each command is represented by a json-object, the returned value is a json-array
1068 Each json-object contain:
1070 - "name": command's name (json-string)
1074 -> { "execute": "query-commands" }
1078 "name":"query-balloon"
1081 "name":"system_powerdown"
1086 Note: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long.
1091 .name = "query-commands",
1093 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_commands,
1100 Each device is represented by a json-object. The returned value is a json-array
1103 Each json-object contain the following:
1105 - "label": device's label (json-string)
1106 - "filename": device's file (json-string)
1110 -> { "execute": "query-chardev" }
1127 .name = "query-chardev",
1129 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_chardev,
1136 Show the block devices.
1138 Each block device information is stored in a json-object and the returned value
1139 is a json-array of all devices.
1141 Each json-object contain the following:
1143 - "device": device name (json-string)
1144 - "type": device type (json-string)
1145 - deprecated, retained for backward compatibility
1146 - Possible values: "unknown"
1147 - "removable": true if the device is removable, false otherwise (json-bool)
1148 - "locked": true if the device is locked, false otherwise (json-bool)
1149 - "tray-open": only present if removable, true if the device has a tray,
1150 and it is open (json-bool)
1151 - "inserted": only present if the device is inserted, it is a json-object
1152 containing the following:
1153 - "file": device file name (json-string)
1154 - "ro": true if read-only, false otherwise (json-bool)
1155 - "drv": driver format name (json-string)
1156 - Possible values: "blkdebug", "bochs", "cloop", "cow", "dmg",
1157 "file", "file", "ftp", "ftps", "host_cdrom",
1158 "host_device", "host_floppy", "http", "https",
1159 "nbd", "parallels", "qcow", "qcow2", "raw",
1160 "tftp", "vdi", "vmdk", "vpc", "vvfat"
1161 - "backing_file": backing file name (json-string, optional)
1162 - "encrypted": true if encrypted, false otherwise (json-bool)
1166 -> { "execute": "query-block" }
1170 "device":"ide0-hd0",
1177 "file":"disks/test.img"
1182 "device":"ide1-cd0",
1208 Show block device statistics.
1210 Each device statistic information is stored in a json-object and the returned
1211 value is a json-array of all devices.
1213 Each json-object contain the following:
1215 - "device": device name (json-string)
1216 - "stats": A json-object with the statistics information, it contains:
1217 - "rd_bytes": bytes read (json-int)
1218 - "wr_bytes": bytes written (json-int)
1219 - "rd_operations": read operations (json-int)
1220 - "wr_operations": write operations (json-int)
1221 - "flush_operations": cache flush operations (json-int)
1222 - "wr_total_time_ns": total time spend on writes in nano-seconds (json-int)
1223 - "rd_total_time_ns": total time spend on reads in nano-seconds (json-int)
1224 - "flush_total_time_ns": total time spend on cache flushes in nano-seconds (json-int)
1225 - "wr_highest_offset": Highest offset of a sector written since the
1226 BlockDriverState has been opened (json-int)
1227 - "parent": Contains recursively the statistics of the underlying
1228 protocol (e.g. the host file for a qcow2 image). If there is
1229 no underlying protocol, this field is omitted
1230 (json-object, optional)
1234 -> { "execute": "query-blockstats" }
1238 "device":"ide0-hd0",
1241 "wr_highest_offset":3686448128,
1243 "wr_operations":751,
1244 "rd_bytes":122567168,
1245 "rd_operations":36772
1246 "wr_total_times_ns":313253456
1247 "rd_total_times_ns":3465673657
1248 "flush_total_times_ns":49653
1249 "flush_operations":61,
1253 "wr_highest_offset":2821110784,
1255 "wr_operations":692,
1256 "rd_bytes":122739200,
1257 "rd_operations":36604
1258 "flush_operations":51,
1259 "wr_total_times_ns":313253456
1260 "rd_total_times_ns":3465673657
1261 "flush_total_times_ns":49653
1265 "device":"ide1-cd0",
1267 "wr_highest_offset":0,
1272 "flush_operations":0,
1273 "wr_total_times_ns":0
1274 "rd_total_times_ns":0
1275 "flush_total_times_ns":0
1281 "wr_highest_offset":0,
1286 "flush_operations":0,
1287 "wr_total_times_ns":0
1288 "rd_total_times_ns":0
1289 "flush_total_times_ns":0
1295 "wr_highest_offset":0,
1300 "flush_operations":0,
1301 "wr_total_times_ns":0
1302 "rd_total_times_ns":0
1303 "flush_total_times_ns":0
1315 Show CPU information.
1317 Return a json-array. Each CPU is represented by a json-object, which contains:
1319 - "CPU": CPU index (json-int)
1320 - "current": true if this is the current CPU, false otherwise (json-bool)
1321 - "halted": true if the cpu is halted, false otherwise (json-bool)
1322 - Current program counter. The key's name depends on the architecture:
1323 "pc": i386/x86_64 (json-int)
1324 "nip": PPC (json-int)
1325 "pc" and "npc": sparc (json-int)
1326 "PC": mips (json-int)
1327 - "thread_id": ID of the underlying host thread (json-int)
1331 -> { "execute": "query-cpus" }
1357 PCI buses and devices information.
1359 The returned value is a json-array of all buses. Each bus is represented by
1360 a json-object, which has a key with a json-array of all PCI devices attached
1361 to it. Each device is represented by a json-object.
1363 The bus json-object contains the following:
1365 - "bus": bus number (json-int)
1366 - "devices": a json-array of json-objects, each json-object represents a
1369 The PCI device json-object contains the following:
1371 - "bus": identical to the parent's bus number (json-int)
1372 - "slot": slot number (json-int)
1373 - "function": function number (json-int)
1374 - "class_info": a json-object containing:
1375 - "desc": device class description (json-string, optional)
1376 - "class": device class number (json-int)
1377 - "id": a json-object containing:
1378 - "device": device ID (json-int)
1379 - "vendor": vendor ID (json-int)
1380 - "irq": device's IRQ if assigned (json-int, optional)
1381 - "qdev_id": qdev id string (json-string)
1382 - "pci_bridge": It's a json-object, only present if this device is a
1383 PCI bridge, contains:
1384 - "bus": bus number (json-int)
1385 - "secondary": secondary bus number (json-int)
1386 - "subordinate": subordinate bus number (json-int)
1387 - "io_range": I/O memory range information, a json-object with the
1389 - "base": base address, in bytes (json-int)
1390 - "limit": limit address, in bytes (json-int)
1391 - "memory_range": memory range information, a json-object with the
1393 - "base": base address, in bytes (json-int)
1394 - "limit": limit address, in bytes (json-int)
1395 - "prefetchable_range": Prefetchable memory range information, a
1396 json-object with the following members:
1397 - "base": base address, in bytes (json-int)
1398 - "limit": limit address, in bytes (json-int)
1399 - "devices": a json-array of PCI devices if there's any attached, each
1400 each element is represented by a json-object, which contains
1401 the same members of the 'PCI device json-object' described
1403 - "regions": a json-array of json-objects, each json-object represents a
1404 memory region of this device
1406 The memory range json-object contains the following:
1408 - "base": base memory address (json-int)
1409 - "limit": limit value (json-int)
1411 The region json-object can be an I/O region or a memory region, an I/O region
1412 json-object contains the following:
1414 - "type": "io" (json-string, fixed)
1415 - "bar": BAR number (json-int)
1416 - "address": memory address (json-int)
1417 - "size": memory size (json-int)
1419 A memory region json-object contains the following:
1421 - "type": "memory" (json-string, fixed)
1422 - "bar": BAR number (json-int)
1423 - "address": memory address (json-int)
1424 - "size": memory size (json-int)
1425 - "mem_type_64": true or false (json-bool)
1426 - "prefetch": true or false (json-bool)
1430 -> { "execute": "query-pci" }
1442 "desc":"Host bridge"
1476 "desc":"IDE controller"
1498 "desc":"VGA controller"
1508 "mem_type_64":false,
1511 "address":4026531840,
1516 "mem_type_64":false,
1519 "address":4060086272,
1524 "mem_type_64":false,
1539 "desc":"RAM controller"
1560 Note: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long.
1568 Show KVM information.
1570 Return a json-object with the following information:
1572 - "enabled": true if KVM support is enabled, false otherwise (json-bool)
1573 - "present": true if QEMU has KVM support, false otherwise (json-bool)
1577 -> { "execute": "query-kvm" }
1578 <- { "return": { "enabled": true, "present": true } }
1583 .name = "query-kvm",
1585 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_kvm,
1592 Return a json-object with the following information:
1594 - "running": true if the VM is running, or false if it is paused (json-bool)
1595 - "singlestep": true if the VM is in single step mode,
1596 false otherwise (json-bool)
1597 - "status": one of the following values (json-string)
1598 "debug" - QEMU is running on a debugger
1599 "inmigrate" - guest is paused waiting for an incoming migration
1600 "internal-error" - An internal error that prevents further guest
1601 execution has occurred
1602 "io-error" - the last IOP has failed and the device is configured
1603 to pause on I/O errors
1604 "paused" - guest has been paused via the 'stop' command
1605 "postmigrate" - guest is paused following a successful 'migrate'
1606 "prelaunch" - QEMU was started with -S and guest has not started
1607 "finish-migrate" - guest is paused to finish the migration process
1608 "restore-vm" - guest is paused to restore VM state
1609 "running" - guest is actively running
1610 "save-vm" - guest is paused to save the VM state
1611 "shutdown" - guest is shut down (and -no-shutdown is in use)
1612 "watchdog" - the watchdog action is configured to pause and
1617 -> { "execute": "query-status" }
1618 <- { "return": { "running": true, "singlestep": false, "status": "running" } }
1623 .name = "query-status",
1625 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_status,
1632 Show VM mice information.
1634 Each mouse is represented by a json-object, the returned value is a json-array
1637 The mouse json-object contains the following:
1639 - "name": mouse's name (json-string)
1640 - "index": mouse's index (json-int)
1641 - "current": true if this mouse is receiving events, false otherwise (json-bool)
1642 - "absolute": true if the mouse generates absolute input events (json-bool)
1646 -> { "execute": "query-mice" }
1650 "name":"QEMU Microsoft Mouse",
1656 "name":"QEMU PS/2 Mouse",
1670 Show VNC server information.
1672 Return a json-object with server information. Connected clients are returned
1673 as a json-array of json-objects.
1675 The main json-object contains the following:
1677 - "enabled": true or false (json-bool)
1678 - "host": server's IP address (json-string)
1679 - "family": address family (json-string)
1680 - Possible values: "ipv4", "ipv6", "unix", "unknown"
1681 - "service": server's port number (json-string)
1682 - "auth": authentication method (json-string)
1683 - Possible values: "invalid", "none", "ra2", "ra2ne", "sasl", "tight",
1684 "tls", "ultra", "unknown", "vencrypt", "vencrypt",
1685 "vencrypt+plain", "vencrypt+tls+none",
1686 "vencrypt+tls+plain", "vencrypt+tls+sasl",
1687 "vencrypt+tls+vnc", "vencrypt+x509+none",
1688 "vencrypt+x509+plain", "vencrypt+x509+sasl",
1689 "vencrypt+x509+vnc", "vnc"
1690 - "clients": a json-array of all connected clients
1692 Clients are described by a json-object, each one contain the following:
1694 - "host": client's IP address (json-string)
1695 - "family": address family (json-string)
1696 - Possible values: "ipv4", "ipv6", "unix", "unknown"
1697 - "service": client's port number (json-string)
1698 - "x509_dname": TLS dname (json-string, optional)
1699 - "sasl_username": SASL username (json-string, optional)
1703 -> { "execute": "query-vnc" }
1727 Show SPICE server information.
1729 Return a json-object with server information. Connected clients are returned
1730 as a json-array of json-objects.
1732 The main json-object contains the following:
1734 - "enabled": true or false (json-bool)
1735 - "host": server's IP address (json-string)
1736 - "port": server's port number (json-int, optional)
1737 - "tls-port": server's port number (json-int, optional)
1738 - "auth": authentication method (json-string)
1739 - Possible values: "none", "spice"
1740 - "channels": a json-array of all active channels clients
1742 Channels are described by a json-object, each one contain the following:
1744 - "host": client's IP address (json-string)
1745 - "family": address family (json-string)
1746 - Possible values: "ipv4", "ipv6", "unix", "unknown"
1747 - "port": client's port number (json-string)
1748 - "connection-id": spice connection id. All channels with the same id
1749 belong to the same spice session (json-int)
1750 - "channel-type": channel type. "1" is the main control channel, filter for
1751 this one if you want track spice sessions only (json-int)
1752 - "channel-id": channel id. Usually "0", might be different needed when
1753 multiple channels of the same type exist, such as multiple
1754 display channels in a multihead setup (json-int)
1755 - "tls": whevener the channel is encrypted (json-bool)
1759 -> { "execute": "query-spice" }
1772 "connection-id": 1804289383,
1773 "host": "127.0.0.1",
1781 "connection-id": 1804289383,
1782 "host": "127.0.0.1",
1786 [ ... more channels follow ... ]
1799 Return a json-object with the following information:
1801 - "name": VM's name (json-string, optional)
1805 -> { "execute": "query-name" }
1806 <- { "return": { "name": "qemu-name" } }
1811 .name = "query-name",
1813 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_name,
1822 Return a json-object with the following information:
1824 - "UUID": Universally Unique Identifier (json-string)
1828 -> { "execute": "query-uuid" }
1829 <- { "return": { "UUID": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000" } }
1834 .name = "query-uuid",
1836 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_uuid,
1845 Return a json-object. If migration is active there will be another json-object
1846 with RAM migration status and if block migration is active another one with
1847 block migration status.
1849 The main json-object contains the following:
1851 - "status": migration status (json-string)
1852 - Possible values: "active", "completed", "failed", "cancelled"
1853 - "ram": only present if "status" is "active", it is a json-object with the
1854 following RAM information (in bytes):
1855 - "transferred": amount transferred (json-int)
1856 - "remaining": amount remaining (json-int)
1857 - "total": total (json-int)
1858 - "disk": only present if "status" is "active" and it is a block migration,
1859 it is a json-object with the following disk information (in bytes):
1860 - "transferred": amount transferred (json-int)
1861 - "remaining": amount remaining (json-int)
1862 - "total": total (json-int)
1866 1. Before the first migration
1868 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
1871 2. Migration is done and has succeeded
1873 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
1874 <- { "return": { "status": "completed" } }
1876 3. Migration is done and has failed
1878 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
1879 <- { "return": { "status": "failed" } }
1881 4. Migration is being performed and is not a block migration:
1883 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
1895 5. Migration is being performed and is a block migration:
1897 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
1903 "remaining":1053304,
1908 "remaining":20880384,
1920 Show balloon information.
1922 Make an asynchronous request for balloon info. When the request completes a
1923 json-object will be returned containing the following data:
1925 - "actual": current balloon value in bytes (json-int)
1926 - "mem_swapped_in": Amount of memory swapped in bytes (json-int, optional)
1927 - "mem_swapped_out": Amount of memory swapped out in bytes (json-int, optional)
1928 - "major_page_faults": Number of major faults (json-int, optional)
1929 - "minor_page_faults": Number of minor faults (json-int, optional)
1930 - "free_mem": Total amount of free and unused memory in
1931 bytes (json-int, optional)
1932 - "total_mem": Total amount of available memory in bytes (json-int, optional)
1936 -> { "execute": "query-balloon" }
1939 "actual":1073741824,
1941 "mem_swapped_out":0,
1942 "major_page_faults":142,
1943 "minor_page_faults":239245,
1944 "free_mem":1014185984,
1945 "total_mem":1044668416